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Digital marches on: rising take-up, falling costs

Posted by: Richard Sargent, Posted on: 2 April 2014 - Categories: Data, Digital strategy
Cost per transaction down 10% in real terms

The Transactions Explorer has enabled government to track progress on its key performance indicators for the first time.

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Walking the talk in New York

Posted by: Richard Sargent, Posted on: 5 November 2013 - Categories: Data, GDS team

Today is the election for the next Mayor of New York City. Mike Bloomberg cannot stand for a third term, and there are more than a dozen challengers competing to take his place. Whoever wins, I hope they support the …

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Getting up to Standard

Posted by: Richard Sargent, Posted on: 7 June 2013 - Categories: Service design, Transformation

The Government Digital Strategy says that all new or redesigned digital services will meet the Digital by Default Service Standard from April 2014. Before then, GDS is using the standard to support the Cabinet Office spending controls, to deepen knowledge of …

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Government transaction costs - the story behind the data

Posted by: Richard Sargent, Posted on: 17 January 2013 - Categories: Data, Digital strategy

Last July, GDS published a full list of all the transactional services that the Government offers to citizens and business, along with their annual volume of activity. It was the first time the Government had ever done this.

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