Hey GOV.UK, what are you doing about voice?
With almost a quarter of all search queries on Android devices currently spoken, here's more detail on the work we've been doing to meet the emerging needs of voice assistant users and make government more accessible.
We’ve updated our Social Media Playbook
...platforms have developed, meant the playbook was due another update. We deliberately kept this published as a playbook, “a notional range of possible tactics in any sphere of activity”, so...
Building a cross-government service design community
There are around 50 service designers currently working across government. Here's how we set up our community to talk about our work, share ideas and spot opportunities for collaboration - and how you can join in.
How we use Instagram at GDS
...Readers can ask our team questions to find out more about their role. You can follow this series on the GDS Instagram page. Subscribe to this blog for updates. ...
Engaging UK suppliers in the Global Digital Marketplace
...looking for a small team to help create content for the launch of the playbook, to be showcased at the annual OECD conference in October in Seoul. The playbook will...
Why GOV.UK content should be published in HTML and not PDF
We're not huge fans of PDFs on GOV.UK. We hope this post will help publishers explain to colleagues the problems with using them and support moving towards an HTML-first culture.
Creating a single, shared content standard for the Department for Work and Pensions
...and improving content: old technology, legacy content and the lack of a system capturing changes to offline content such as letters. Changes can also be hard and expensive to make....
The importance of content designers in government
"Content designers translate difficult concepts into easy to understand content." "We help people get the information they need, in the way they need it." "Without content designers, government would be...
GDS across the globe: Where our alumni are now
Former GDS staff who now work for foreign governments share what they’ve learnt working abroad, what they’ve contributed and discuss GDS’ impact.
How GDS is saving money and thousands of hours through departments' digital transformations
...to DWP Digital delivery is the reduced overhead and time costs of governance and assurance for our digital teams. That enables faster achievement of business outcomes, accelerates digital transformation and...
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