Same name, new ambitions
Same name, new ambitions
A new chapter begins. We unveil the name and vision for the new digital centre for government.
How we’ve made things simpler for suppliers on G-Cloud 10
...services into G-Cloud 10. This makes things quicker and easier for those who want to move over from G-Cloud 9 to G-Cloud 10. Screenshot showing the copy process for existing...
GOV.UK: a journey in scaling agile
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Nick Tait - Head of Advisory, Government Digital Service, Alan Wright - former Lead Delivery Manager for GOV.UK, Government Digital Service and Jen Allum - former Head of GOV.UK, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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GOV.UK, Ways of working
Being agile doesn’t mean simply installing a methodology and then religiously sticking to that methodology. A little while ago we learned that we had a few challenges with GOV.UK delivery. So we had to adapt our approach. Here’s what we did and what we learned.
How GDS is enabling DCMS colleagues to break into coding
...with Codebar, a non-profit organisation that runs coding workshops for under-represented people in tech. We met to have a chat. DCMS wanted to run something similar – informal meet-ups for...
Refreshing the Open Standards Principles
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Terence Eden - former Open Standards Lead, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Digital strategy, Transformation
We have revised the Open Standards Principles to make it easier for departments to adopt open standards. The updated version of the principles uses clearer language and clarifies several important points.
What do we mean when we talk about services?
To a user, the definition of a service is simple. For those of us who work in government, though, it can be more complex. Before updating the Service Standard, we need to settle on a cross-government definition of an end-to-end service. So we carried out research to do this.
The GDS Academy foundation course: 1,000 graduates and counting
The GDS Academy has just celebrated the 1,000th graduate on its digital and agile foundation course. In this blog post we speak to 4 graduates about how the course helped them take their digital careers to the next level.
Help the Digital Marketplace go global
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Warren Smith - former Director for the Global Digital Marketplace Programme, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Digital Marketplace, Global Digital Marketplace
...deliver better public services and reform their digital and technology procurement. We’re holding another event next month to further refine how Global Digital Marketplace can work. Join us to help...
Celebrating International Women’s Day
...prioritisation and the design process. Still, my main responsibility is to write and maintain the code for the service together with my developer colleagues. I massively enjoy working for GDS....
What we need to do to support end-to-end services across government
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Stephen Gill - Content Lead for GOV.UK, Government Digital Service and Stephanie Marsh, Posted on:
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Service design, Transformation
...are no longer meeting user needs or serving a purpose for government. 2. Solve whole problems for users The new standard should help to align services to things that users...
GDS: proving what’s possible
Earlier this month I visited GDS staff in the White Chapel Building with my senior management team. I was last there in the summer – and it was great to see everyone now fully settled in. The office felt like …
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