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Now we are 5

Posted by: Kevin Cunnington - former Director General, Government Digital Service, Posted on: 8 December 2016 - Categories: Events, GDS team, Transformation
Illustration of GDS 5th birthday card with confetti

...the citizen. All of us here owe a great debt to the people who laid the foundations for the organisation we are today. One that is agile and iterative, in...

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Digital transformation: an update from down under

Posted by: Jordan Hatch, Posted on: 7 December 2016 - Categories: Transformation
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...Likewise, by making use of the UK Digital Marketplace code, we were able to release our beta version in just 5 weeks – months ahead of schedule. In July, GDS’s...

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Celebrating our 5th birthday

Posted by: The GDS Team, Posted on: 5 December 2016 - Categories: Events, GDS team
GDS staff in front of the Trust, users, delivery wall sign

...imminent publication of the strategy and his plans for 2017 and beyond. Anyway. Time for some cake. Follow GDS on Twitter, and don’t forget to sign up for email alerts....

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