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.
Thank you Stephen Kelly
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Mike Bracken - former Executive Director, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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GDS team
Our boss Stephen Kelly, the Chief Operating Officer of HM Government, has announced today that he will be leaving government in a few months. He will go on to lead...
This is what transformation looks like
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Mike Bracken - former Executive Director, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Transformation
...can prototype a digital alternative and test it with real people in just a couple of days. Follow Mike on Twitter, and don't forget to sign up for email alerts....
A new digital hub on the Tyne
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Mike Bracken - former Executive Director, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Transformation
...days where departments work in separate silos. Now teams are encouraged to get together and share data, research, knowledge and experience. You read a lot of nonsense in the press...
GOV.UK - it's all in the name
...domain to instil confidence in your users, who use your website for advice/information or a service, or when communicating with them. A gov.uk domain makes clear that your organisation is...
Doing the hard work to make things simple
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Mike Bracken - former Executive Director, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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GOV.UK, Transformation
...print, along with clear instructions on what to do with it next. There’s been some positive feedback from users during user research sessions. In terms of finding the form and...
The unsung heroes of voter registration
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Mike Bracken - former Executive Director, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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GOV.UK, Transformation
...designed to meet their needs. Here are some things users have said about it during user research sessions: That was really easy. Really straightforward. The questions on each page are...
Meet the IT network team
...for braving the camera. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmZt9jGV9_0 Join the conversation on Twitter, and don't forget to sign up for email alerts. Transcript Meet the IT network team Paul Collman, Internal Network Team...
Making things open, making things better
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Mike Bracken - former Executive Director, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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GOV.UK
...existing software doesn’t understand them, you can download software that does for free. We're making this switch because we want: users to have a choice about the software they use...
What’s the design process at GDS?
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Ben Terrett - former Director of Design, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Content design, GDS team, Service design
...embedded within product teams alongside developers, product managers, content designers, user researchers and others. A delivery manager runs their day-to-day workload. Designers are involved in discussions about the product and...
Prison visit booking: using digital analytics to inform alpha development
...of the average number of slots selected per booking. The figures showed that people using the early beta design of the slot picker (below) selected an average of 1.4 slots...
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