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.
Some interesting things about digital transformation
...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0l8HauO_PM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmaE-12KqEQ The way we work The departments we work with often ask us how to govern agile service delivery. We’ve taken what we’ve learnt and combined them with our...
Making prison visits easier to book
Posted by:
Mike Bracken - former Executive Director, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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GOV.UK
...was handled badly and the value for money achieved by the project was poor. Many of the causes of the delays and cost overruns could have been avoided with better...
What we mean when we say "service transformation"
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Mike Bracken - former Executive Director, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Transformation
...week. Inside seven weeks we had a properly coded prototype. They're making decisions with data. They're keen to build up a portfolio of user research and user statistics. The more...
How we make films at GDS
We've made quite a few films in the last year or two. Recently, a few people have got in touch to ask how we do it. The long answer to that is very long.
Find us elsewhere online
As well as this blog, GDS has a small selection of accounts on various social media networks and other web services, and we thought it would be useful to publish a list of them here.
The tricky topic of governance
When we're working with the 25 exemplar services, the transformation team often get asked how to govern service delivery in an agile world.
I fought the law and the users won: delivering online voter registration
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Pete Herlihy - former Lead Product Manager for GOV.UK Notify, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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GOV.UK, Transformation
Last week we launched a new online service allowing people to register to vote. This is a big deal.
Improving the Norwegian user experience
I’ve just got back from speaking at a workshop for Norwegian government web editors on how GOV.UK keeps its focus on user needs and maintains content quality. I thought I’d share some reflections on the visit.
Meeting the standard regardless of size
In April 2014 the Digital by Default Service Standard went live, and since then all new or redesigned services have had to be assessed against all 26 points in the standard.
Some interesting things about how we do content design
...subject of content design, starting with a short video interview with our own Padma Gillen, in which he explains what makes good content design and what makes a good content...
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