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Podcast: GDS in 2019
Podcast: GDS in 2019
The final episode of the Government Digital Service Podcast in 2019 is a look back at what has happened over the past 12 months at GDS.
Learning to code at GDS
We recently ran a series of learning sessions where we taught people who’d never written any code before how to build a simple website using Ruby, HTML and CSS. Here's how we did it and what our students learned.
Spend controls: saving money and making things better
Through the spend controls process, GDS works with departments to ensure they (and the taxpayer) are getting the best value from anything they’re building or buying. Here are some of the things we’ve achieved over the past 12 months.
What we’ve learned so far at our Sprint events and how to register for the next one
As we prepare for our Sprint 19 event in London in September, here are 4 things we’ve learned from the 4 Sprint events we’ve held so far this year. You will also find information about how to register for the London event.
Podcast: Improving government services with GOV.UK step by step navigation
Listen to this month’s episode of the GDS podcast to hear about the award winning step by step work on GOV.UK. Kate Ivey-Williams and Sam Dub, from the GOV.UK team, explain why and how the navigation was created, and its impact on users.
Goodbye GDS, “Hello, World!”
When I joined GDS as Director General nearly 3 years ago, I said I wanted to strengthen and accelerate our work to help transform government and improve public services for citizens. For me personally, it’s mission accomplished.
What the multi-disciplinary GovTech Catalyst team has learned one year on
It’s been one year since the first GovTech Catalyst competition was launched. We share what we’ve discovered through working with a huge range of suppliers and organisations across the UK.
People, not technology, enable innovation
The Government Technology Innovation Strategy has been launched. GDS Director General Kevin Cunnington shares what it means for our people.
Crowdsourcing guidance on what good services look like
In this post, we talk about how we crowdsourced knowledge, ideas and expertise to define what a good service looks like. Find out how we did it and why we need your feedback.
Guest post: Adapting the GOV.UK Design System for the NHS
In this guest post, Dean Vipond, lead designer at NHS Digital, describes how they adapted the GOV.UK Design System for use in their health and care services.
Podcast: How the Global Digital Marketplace is helping to tackle corruption, a $2.6 trillion problem
In the latest episode of the GDS podcast, senior writer Sarah Stewart talks to Chantal Donaldson-Foyer, Head of Product, and Warren Smith, Programme Director, about the Global Digital Marketplace.