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.
Weekend links: more Lego, lessons learned, DVSA and more
...it comes to sharing code between projects. We liked this post about using graphic design to make learning maths easier. The guys from FutureGov have written about their local government...
When to use caps around GOV.UK
Why do we write GOV.UK in capitals? And why is the URL written lower-case? You may well have heard the reasons, but we've never actually written them down. Let's fix that now.
Just doodling: telling the story with a few pen strokes
One thing visitors to the GDS office can't help noticing is the colourful selection of cartoons and doodles stuck on the walls.
Weekend links: hackathons, time travel, glow-in-the-dark motorways and more
...busy helping anglers report their catch to the government - and they've been using agile to do it. Some clever folks in the Netherlands have developed light-absorbing glow-in-the-dark road markings...
User needs and revolutions
In 2010, Martha Lane Fox (the UK’s Digital Champion at the time) completed her review of the government’s web offering.
Weekend links: Next Generation Testing, UK Trade and Investment, and more
...interesting speakers at the Data Storytelling event at the National Audit Office this week. The BIS Internal Communications team were in attendance. Don't forget to sign up to email alerts....
GOV.UK hosting - simpler, clearer, faster
...Walker: @rjw1 Anna Shipman: @annashipman Brad Wright: @bradwright Carl Massa: @massacarl Albert Massa (Operations Manager for GOV.UK): @awmassa Don't forget to sign up for email alerts. Transcript On 25 March...
Digital Inclusion Strategy launches today
...civil servants the digital capabilities to use and improve government services 4. Agree a common definition of digital skills and capabilities 5. Boost Go ON UK's Partnership Programme across the...
Getting approval for agile spending
Today, GDS and HM Treasury publish new clarification of business case guidance. We needed to explain how government organisations get permission to spend money on agile work.
The Performance Platform: open for business
The Performance Platform is a tool for government to answer the question ‘how are we doing?’. At present, the important facts are not accessible to the right people, at the right time, in the right way.
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