How we’re making it easier to access government forms online
How we’re making it easier to access government forms online
What we learned from user research with the public on completing PDF and online forms.
Half a billion views on GOV.UK
What a great way to say goodbye to 2013 - we exceeded 500,000,000 views on GOV.UK recently - which tells us that you're finding loads of ways to access our services. We'll keep working tirelessly to make things better, and …
Accessing GOV.UK information for the gaming generation
Transactions Explorer: latest release of data
Today, we updated the Transactions Explorer, our tool for tracking performance data for the government’s transactional services.
Strategy and delivery, one year on
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Mike Bracken - former Executive Director, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Digital strategy, GDS team, Transformation
We’ve published a couple of big updates, both to the Digital Strategy and to the transformation programme. Between them, they’ll give you a picture of just how much we’ve achieved in the last twelve months.
The search is over ... almost!
When it comes to improving our offering, looking at what people search for on GOV.UK is one of the best ways we can understand what you want from government information. The search box allows you to articulate what you want …
GDS this week: GOV.UK meets Ontario.ca and Digital Services Store now open
This week GDS Head of Content Design Sarah Richards talks about meeting our counterparts from Canada, Ontario.ca, and their exciting One Site project, and Josh Russell and Warren Smith explain how the new Digital Services Store will make make it easier for government …
Setting open standards for government documents
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Linda Humphries - former Senior Technology Adviser, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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GDS team, Technology
When I ran the open standards consultation, I heard first hand the effect that government's choice of technology was having on people. Take documents, for example. You might think sending something to a department online is an easy thing, but …
Breaking barriers and opening doors
Today is the 2013 International Day of Persons with Disabilities. This year's theme, “Break Barriers, Open Doors: for an inclusive society and development for all”, resonates deeply with me. My work at the GDS since I became a Civil Servant …
Thank you, Martha
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Mike Bracken - former Executive Director, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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GDS team
It's just been announced that Martha Lane Fox is stepping down from her role as the UK’s Digital Champion. Martha’s been an inspiration to us here at GDS, and the tremendous impact she’s had right across the civil service is …
Opening the doors of the Digital Services Store
A couple of weeks ago, the Digital Services framework went live. Today we’re opening up the Digital Services Store. Buyers in government can browse the suppliers on the framework, and then filter on their capabilities to create a list of …
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