The GDS Academy is here
...the Civil Service. As a result, the Academy transferred to Government Digital Service (GDS) on 1 May 2017. Annette Sweeney, Head of GDS Academy This is a really exciting time...
Building capability and community through the Government Data Science Partnership
...Prisons and Probations Service has taken to set up data science and analytics capability. Our colleagues from Defence Science and Technology Laboratory spoke about how they’re embracing open source and...
Taking care of business on GOV.UK
...pain points with existing content with ‘cognitive walkthroughs’ develop content plans review, redesign and rewrite content check the facts plan for major changes (unpublishing, redirecting) establish evaluation frameworks ‘We’ included...
Building digital, data and technology capability for government
...challenge. Strategically addressing the capability challenge and building common solutions for common challenges is an enormous enabler for government. Departments should be able to focus on delivery rather than the...
Designed for users and their designs: the latest service from IPO
...assessment for our new digital application service for registered designs. Whilst IPO already has a number of core transactional online services, the ‘Apply to register a design’ service is the...
Working in the open: why being inclusive matters
...able to fully express myself means not only feeling comfortable at work, but also being able to fully achieve my potential. Alan Maddrell, Senior Content Designer I want the people...
Finding things: how we’re breaking down the silos on GOV.UK
...all of government’s content and makes that content clear, easy to find and easy to navigate around. Follow Holly on Twitter, and don’t forget to sign up for email alerts....
New minister pays a visit to GDS’s new HQ
...more people to go online, so they can access the guidance and services they need – as well as reducing the cost of delivering public services. The Government Digital Service...
Breaking in a new generation of public speakers
Creative writer Lucy Carey discusses a new peer-led initiative we’ve been developing at GDS to usher more women towards the podium – Break into Public Speaking.
The pre-election period
...21 April and the general election on Thursday 8 June is the pre-election period. This means that we only communicate essential information, in line with the general election guidance for...
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