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.
Getting the apprenticeship service through private beta
...GDS to get the apprenticeship service to this stage and how we’ll incorporate feedback in public beta. The apprenticeship service Apprenticeships raise skill levels and deliver strong returns for the...
Service Toolkit: everything you need to build a service in one place
Posted by:
Alexandre Liaume - former Senior Product Manager, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Digital Service Platforms, Service design
...very simple way of doing this. Building with the Government as a Platform principle The Service Toolkit currently features links to: standards: the Digital Service Standard, the Technology Code of...
Growing technical writing across government
...depending on which teams need help and work with technology experts to produce accessible, accurate content. As I type this, I’m sat with a content designer to my left and...
Making policy an integral part of digital delivery teams
...essence, the digital transformation of services relies on making policy an integral part of digital delivery teams and vice versa. This is pretty unique to government. So GDS, along with...
Exploring how government services get made
From a user’s point of view, the definition of a government service is simple: it helps you do something. But how services are designed and made across government is far...
2016 on the GDS blog
Posted by:
The GDS Team, Posted on:
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Categories:
Accessibility, GDS team, People and skills, Service design
...Doing the hard work to make accessibility simple In May, Alistair Duggin blogged about the work he’d started on making GOV.UK accessible. He explained how he wanted to ensure people...
Introducing the next stage of the Service Manual
Posted by:
Alice Noakes - former Product Manager for GOV.UK Design System, Government Digital Service and Ronan Fitzgerald, Posted on:
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Categories:
Service design
The Service Manual helps people across government build better services and prepare for service assessments. We've spent the past year updating the content and design of the manual. Here is some more detail on our most recent updates.
Polishing our medal content: a cross-government project
The GOV.UK content team has been working with the Ministry of Defence Medal Office and Directorate of Defence Communications to improve the medals content on GOV.UK. GOV.UK is where serving and previous armed forces personnel, and some civilians can find out if they’re eligible, and how to apply.
Looking sideways in the product and service manager community
...associate product manager. I’m now the full-time Head of the Product and Service Manager Community. I’m excited to be back at GDS to serve a community of product and service...
A problem shared is money saved
Posted by:
Chad Bond - former Deputy Director for Standards Assurance, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Categories:
Technology, Transformation
...make savings in the heart of government, the lessons learnt can be applied and borrowed to help elsewhere. Whether that may be healthcare or local councils or other areas entirely....
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