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.
GDS blogs round-up
As well as this blog, GDS has 14 other blogs about particular specialisms or programmes of work. Here are some stand-out posts from recent weeks. The basic elements of a...
Registered Traveller service goes live
...ePassport gates at participating UK international ports if they have a biometric passport Making life easier for business travellers helps to keep the UK competitive. And by allowing travellers that...
China tourist visas: user research
...don't forget to sign up to email alerts. Transcript: Apply for a UK tourist visa from China - user research case study Home Office user researcher Katy Arnold talks about...
That was 400 days of delivery
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Mike Bracken - former Executive Director, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Digital strategy, GDS team, People and skills, Sprint, Transformation
Last week, we held an event: Sprint 15. It marked the culmination of the two-year transformation project that began with Sprint 13, when we made our plan clear: there were 400 days to transform government.
Exemplars making examples of themselves
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Mike Bracken - former Executive Director, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Transformation
...The people I met down in Newport can see what's wrong, and they're keen to fix it. So work has begun on a new design applications alpha. They’re using agile...
Sprint 15 round-up
...talk about what comes next. We welcomed guests from France, Estonia and the United States, as well as Minister for the Cabinet Office Francis Maude, Martha Lane Fox, and the...
Sprint 15 next week
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Mike Bracken - former Executive Director, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Sprint
...panel discussion Host: Gerard Grech CEO Tech City Panel members: Jen Pahlka, Executive Director Code for America Mark Thompson, Senior Lecturer University of Cambridge, Joint Owner & Strategy Director Methods...
Simpler, clearer, Australia
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Mike Bracken - former Executive Director, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Transformation
...and businesses." The emphasis there is on transformation, this is about changing the government to better serve citizens. One of the first items on the DTO's todo list will be...
This is a vision you should see
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Mike Bracken - former Executive Director, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Digital strategy
Vince Cable, the Secretary of State for Business, gave a speech in Brussels the other day and took digital by default one step further: right across Europe.
GDS, USDS and sharing expertise
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Liam Maxwell and Mike Bracken - former Executive Director, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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GOV.UK, Transformation
One of our design principles at GDS is “Make things open: it makes them better.” Since GDS was set up in 2012, working in the open has been a big part of who we are. It’s great for us to …
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