GOV.UK Wallet: Building momentum, working in partnership
GOV.UK Wallet: Building momentum, working in partnership
An update about GOV.UK Wallet and our engagement with the technology sector.
The move to GOV.UK: training 1,000 writers
...We’ve provided training, support and access to more than 1,000 writers across government, who have published more than 120,000 pieces of content to the site. The word about user needs...
It's all about trust - auditing local government domains
...used for - we will also never allow a non-public sector organisation to register with our gov.uk domain. As part of this and if an authority has a number of...
Happy birthday GOV.UK
Posted by:
Mike Bracken - former Executive Director, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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GDS team, GOV.UK
...when we needed it. And of course there's Martha Lane Fox. Not just because she wrote the report that started it all, but because she's been a constant source of...
Building digital civic infrastructure from the ground up
Posted by:
Mike Bracken - former Executive Director, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Transformation
...the process before can’t figure out what they need to do. The existing form needs three pages of complicated explanation for a six page form, and people still can’t work...
Combining user research and analytics to improve the user experience
Over the last year or so, we’ve been working on moving the websites of 311 government agencies and arms length bodies onto GOV.UK, as part of the transition towards a single online platform for all government services.
When is it ok not to open all source code?
To meet the Digital By Default Service Standard, digital services have to ‘make all new source code open and reusable, and publish it under appropriate licences.
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
Posted by:
Mike Bracken - former Executive Director, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Digital strategy
...browser, every time you plan a journey, switch on your satnav, or buy a train ticket. Government should do only the things that only government can do. In this case,...
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
Posted by:
Mike Bracken - former Executive Director, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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GDS team
...as Chief Technology Officer for government until at least 2018. That's good news for all sorts of reasons. Liam is famous around government for waving his phone at people. Wrapped...
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