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.
Onwards!
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Mike Bracken - former Executive Director, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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GDS team
...staff who’ve been generous with their time as I poked around their services, to the digital teams in departments and agencies who’ve knuckled down and redesigned their services around their...
Same, but different: a common international approach to digital government
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Mike Bracken - former Executive Director, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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GDS team, Transformation
A few weeks ago, we welcomed some friends from America to our office in London, members of the United States Digital Service (USDS) and 18F.
Building on the steel thread
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Graham Farrant - former Chief Executive, HM Land Registry and Mike Bracken - former Executive Director, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Digital Service Platforms
As part of the work we’re doing to prepare for government as a platform, we’ve been investigating ways to help government agencies use shared platforms and data registers to build better services.
Hire the head and the body will follow
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Mike Bracken - former Executive Director, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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People and skills
Part of building government as a platform is people.
Making payments more convenient and efficient
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Till Wirth - former Lead Product Manager for GOV.UK Pay, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Digital Service Platforms
Most people have to pay government money at some point or another. For example, when you pay tax, or renew your passport, or get a new driver’s licence, or buy an environmental permit.
Fail them faster
The other day, while driving along a local shortcut, I was faced with a ‘road closed’ sign and had to u-turn. Beyond the sign, there was no road where road had been yesterday.
Meet the content design team
If you’ve ever wondered what the difference is between a ‘content designer’ and an ‘editor’, here Holly Challenger and Beck Thompson reveal all.
Let's talk about permissions
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Stephen Blackmore and Lou Downe - former Director for Design and Service Standards, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Digital Service Platforms
Licence, permit, registration, certification, accreditation - government has lots of different ways for people to get permission to do something.
You can’t be half agile
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Mike Bracken - former Executive Director, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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GDS team
A little rant, if you’ll forgive the indulgence. It includes a confession, to make up for the ranting.
Learning by doing: to GDS and back again
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution max_d80 A few months ago I decided to take my experience as a communications manager in the Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) and go on secondment to GOV.UK
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