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.
Marking one year since the Inside Government beta
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Neil Williams - former Head of GOV.UK, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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GDS team, GOV.UK
A year ago today we launched the beta of Inside Government on GOV.UK - a working, public demo of a product which to many people had previously seemed unimaginable. The site was a live test of what multiple departments sharing …
Giving it to us straight
With the number of ministerial departments, public bodies and agencies on Inside Government increasing each month and features being released or adjusted daily, it is important to gauge the success of each iteration. That way, we can make sure that …
This week at GDS
...when they can decide whether it is a good idea or not. What about visitors to GDS this week? We have had three Governments in this week. Sweden, Bulgaria and...
Sharing across borders
As the GDS story has travelled around the world, it’s not surprising that some of the world has wanted to come and find out more. This week, for example, we’re meeting the Swedish Social Insurance Agency, the Swedish Companies Registration …
Cabinet Office move turns Inside Government up to 11
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Neil Williams - former Head of GOV.UK, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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GOV.UK
Cabinet Office has become the ninth department to move its corporate and policy information to GOV.UK. The Cabinet Office move brings with it the Offices of the Leaders of the Houses of Commons and Lords, two ministerial departments in their …
The journey in the Cloud has just begun
A year ago today we launched the first G-Cloud framework and started the journey to provide a new way for the public sector to commission and buy technology-based services. And what a journey it’s been.
The Performance Platform is recruiting
Last summer we built a prototype of a tool designed to help departments make better use of their data to improve public services. In October that prototype became the first GOV.UK dashboard and by December a second dashboard had been …
This week at GDS
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Mike Bracken - former Executive Director, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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GDS team
...meetings with the National Audit Office and the Efficiency and Reform Board. We welcomed visitors from the Croatian Government and have been preparing for the move of the Cabinet Office...
GOV.UK accessibility: beyond box-ticking
Last year we decided to drop the accessibility statement from GOV.UK. This week I was asked whether this decision sent out the wrong message to organisations wanting to make a public commitment to becoming accessible. So now seems like a good …
This week at GDS
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Mike Bracken - former Executive Director, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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GDS team
...Tara Stockford and Lana Gibson and the team for the SEO work they’ve done and all the content work they’ve done. So yes, we’ve got a lot of work to...
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