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.
A new way to view your driving licence info online
View your driving licence information is a new digital service from DVLA. It's a simpler, clearer and faster way to view your driving information online.
New paths opened as Transport Direct closes down
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Mike Bracken - former Executive Director, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Digital strategy
...big fans of open data here at GDS. In fact, we're fans of open everything. One of our design principles is make things open, it makes them better. In this...
Self-assessment - training assessors across government
A few weeks ago GDS hosted the latest training session for Digital by Default (DbD) assessors. There were over 50 attendees from across government - the largest assessor training session we have run so far.
Liam Maxwell commits to CTO post until 2018
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Mike Bracken - former Executive Director, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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GDS team
...boards, and introduced governance by browser wherever possible.) Liam's made it simpler, which has made it better. Technology governance - before... ...and after Gradually, we’re saying goodbye to the days...
The Public Guardian on agile development
...fan. Anyway, here's the film of what Alan had to say: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-0zRifYo-s&feature=youtu.be It’s interesting to hear is how agile methods have influenced the whole culture at the Office of the...
Here's what we mean by building for inclusion
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Mike Bracken - former Executive Director, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Transformation
...by starting with user research, which helped them concentrate their efforts on specific changes: They simplified the search input - the old system asks people to pick a search type...
Visas: user research from 5,000 miles
...task. Unable to travel to China in the early stages, our user researchers came up with innovative alternatives: Several late nights and early mornings conducting remote research. Forging links with...
You can now book a prison visit online
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Jake Barlow - former Director for GOV.UK, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Transformation
Booking a prison visit should be simple and straightforward. Until now that was far from the case.
Time for tea: the EE Techy Tea Party
Yesterday mobile network operator EE, in partnership with Age UK, held the first ever Techy Tea Party day to promote digital inclusion. EE staff held free sessions in over 500...
Please release me: building a new statistical release calendar
Image courtesy of Simon Cunningham under a Creative Commons license. Sam Hall is Head of Publishing Operations at the Office for National Statistics. Statistics may be defined as "a body...
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