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.
Government documents - understanding what users need
...government: Sharing or collaborating with government documents - proposal Viewing government document - proposal If you want to know more about what happens next, you can read about how we...
Browser, operating system and screen resolution data for GOV.UK
Posted by:
Tom Loosemore - former Deputy Director, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Data, GOV.UK, Technology
...share headline data on what browsers, operating systems and screen resolutions we've seen over the past month across the whole site. I hope it's useful. Rank Browser Jan-14 Jan-13 1...
Sprint 14 - Showcasing digital public services - simpler, clearer, faster
...on - making it easier for people to do things like register to vote, book driving tests, complete tax returns, or apply for a visa to visit the UK. These...
What is identity assurance?
Identity assurance is a new service that will give people a secure and convenient way to sign in to government services.
A new home for the GDS blog
...and how we could improve on it. You can comment below, send us a tweet or find our contact and email information here. However you want to get in touch,...
Going ‘live’ with the Service Standard
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Mark McLeod - former Senior Product Manager for GOV.UK, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Transformation
The Digital by Default Service Standard has been running as a beta for almost a year now, but formally comes into force in April. Now that we’ve run over 40 assessments, we thought it was time to summarise what we’ve …
A checklist for digital inclusion - if we do these things, we’re doing digital inclusion
As with most of our work at the Government Digital Service, we release things early for review and comment. The digital inclusion team, set up last year, would like to share and get your feedback on an alpha version of …
Iterating our support for service managers
...get to know each other and tackle issues as a team. We’ve also invited programme alumni back in to network and share their experiences with each cohort. For all new...
What are we doing about accessibility?
Joshua Marshall is Head of Accessibility at GDS. Just before Christmas, we sat him down for a short chat about his work. In Joshua’s opinion, the single most important thing GDS has done to improve accessibility across government is “change …
When will more people visit GOV.UK using a mobile or tablet than a PC?
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Tom Loosemore - former Deputy Director, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Categories:
GDS team, GOV.UK, Transformation
Yesterday the BBC published data showing more people accessing iPlayer via tablet than via computer. This prompted me to update some of the data I gathered for the government's agreed approach to mobile last this time last year. The objective of the UK government's digital …
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