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Introducing the next chapter of the GDS Story

Posted by: Caroline Nokes, Posted on: 7 December 2017 - Categories: GDS team
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...teams' confidence and skills through a series of accessibility-focused learning opportunities. Ashley Stephens, Programme Director, Government as a Platform Reaching 100 adopters was a significant milestone for Government as a...

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How Government as a Platform is helping to transform the Department for International Trade

Posted by: Michelle Thorp, Posted on: 4 December 2017 - Categories: Digital Service Platforms
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...going live. We’re proud of what we’ve already accomplished and excited about what we’ll do next. We work in an agile way, meaning that we’re committed to evaluating user feedback,...

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Building end-to-end services into GOV.UK

Posted by: Kate Ivey-Williams and Sam Dub - Senior Product Manager for GOV.UK, Government Digital Service, Posted on: 30 November 2017 - Categories: Content design, GOV.UK, Transformation
Kate Ivey-Williams talking about building service journeys into GOV.UK

...build a service journey on GOV.UK. Driving change on the driving page To pilot this work, we looked at some services that we knew a lot about and that we...

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Updating the Data Science Ethical Framework

Posted by: Sarah Gates, Posted on: 27 November 2017 - Categories: Data
policy team standup with a poster of the framework principles in the background

...data to improve services. They are investigating whether they can develop an approach to predicting risk which might enable early intervention. Liz Ridler, Delivery and Evaluation Lead in Public Service...

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How GOV.UK Notify is helping the DVSA remind motorists to renew their MOTs

Posted by: Neil Barlow, Posted on: 16 November 2017 - Categories: Digital Service Platforms, GOV.UK Notify
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  DVSA’s MOT reminder service has just passed its beta service assessment. As the name suggests, the service reminds people that they need to have an MOT test for their...

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A user research lab for all of government

Posted by: Jonathan Rodriguez, Posted on: 14 November 2017 - Categories: User research
GDS user research lab

...still have another lab available. We’ve added some new functionality to the user research labs, in response to user needs. Research can now be streamed to both internal and external...

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We’re iterating the Supplier Standard

Posted by: Warren Smith - former Director for the Global Digital Marketplace Programme, Government Digital Service, Posted on: 13 November 2017 - Categories: Digital Marketplace
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...Supplier Standard can ensure that the procurement process allows for balanced judgement between a series of factors, including the service offering itself, the quality of the service, the ethics of...

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ConCon6: Informative. Engaging. Collaborative.

Posted by: Laura Billings - former Communities Lead, Government Digital Service and John-Paul Dickie, Posted on: 8 November 2017 - Categories: Content design
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...the agenda included: using agile teams to test policy options, from Ministry of Justice (MoJ) product management tactics for content designers, from GDS and Home Office problem-solving with design sprints,...

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We’ve updated the Technology Code of Practice

Posted by: John Strudwick, Posted on: 7 November 2017 - Categories: Technology
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...looking forward to working with them again in this next phase of developing the Technology Code of Practice. Read the new Technology Code of Practice and follow GDS on Twitter....

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Bringing policy and digital together to deliver contracts

Posted by: Cath Rooney and Francesca Pomlett, Posted on: 2 November 2017 - Categories: Digital Marketplace
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...and Norwich. Helping buyers and suppliers use the new contract Phase 1 of the renewal of the Facilities Management Services framework is due to open for supplier applications in December...

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