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First open standards selected

Posted by: Liam Maxwell, Posted on: 27 September 2013 - Categories: Technology

We set up an Open Standards Board last April to help us decide which open standards to use in government technology. Selecting and implementing open standards will make our services better and give us more flexibility in choosing our suppliers. …

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2012/13 Savings: Better for Less

Posted by: The GDS Team, Posted on: 10 June 2013 - Categories: Digital strategy

Last week the Efficiency and Reform Group (the part of the Cabinet Office that includes GDS) announced savings figures for the last financial year. In 2012/13 we helped departments save...

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Rebalancing technology across government

Posted by: Liam Maxwell, Posted on: 21 May 2013 - Categories: Technology

Today we are releasing a further iteration of the Government Service Design Manual. We’ve updated this with more guidance for service managers and, for the first time, information for Chief Technology Officers on how government is rebalancing its approach to …

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The Open Standards Board

Posted by: Liam Maxwell, Posted on: 15 April 2013 - Categories: Digital strategy

In the Open Standards Principles we said that we'd set up an Open Standards Board to help us to decide which open standards to use in government IT. Now that we've published the first 8 challenges on the Standards Hub, …

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The Northern Future Forum

Posted by: Liam Maxwell, Posted on: 7 March 2013 - Categories: Digital strategy, GDS team

In 2010 the Prime Minister established the Northern Future Forum (NFF) with a different angle on the typical international summit. Instead of the usual set piece speeches and behind-the-scenes trading, NFF is a forum for leaders to learn from experts …

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The journey in the Cloud has just begun

Posted by: Liam Maxwell, Posted on: 19 February 2013 - Categories: GDS team

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.

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250 companies in 2 days

Posted by: Liam Maxwell, Posted on: 7 February 2013 - Categories: Technology

I've just completed a lightning tour of four UK cities. I've been speaking, and more importantly listening, to some of the leading small and medium-sized (SME) business technology companies in the UK.

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Liam Maxwell and IT Reform Group join GDS

Posted by: Mike Bracken - former Executive Director, Government Digital Service, Posted on: 14 December 2012 - Categories: GDS team

...department is about to publish its own digital strategy, forming the roadmap for service transformation over the next year. This will create a new generation of digital public services where...

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