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Developers lead cross-government collaboration on GOV.UK Notify
How it started A mission team in the Digital, Data and Technology team (DDaT) at the Department for International Trade (DIT), supporting Data Hub (DIT’s customer relationship management system), has...
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As social media changes, so does GDS’s Playbook
Our last update to GDS’s Social Media Playbook was in 2018. Since then, new entities have emerged (TikTok only came to the UK in August of that year), and existing players have evolved. We wanted to...
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Introducing GOV.UK Accounts
I last posted back in June about our plans for GOV.UK. We want to help people navigate GOV.UK as quickly and easily as possible, and ensure we can proactively support their needs, without them needing...
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Podcast: The Data Standards Authority
https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20201111121323/https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/vjm7sk/DSA_Podcast_v6_FINAL__mixdownbszrq.mp3 The September episode of the Government Digital Service (GDS)...
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Leading GDS through the expected and unexpected
When I accepted the role of Director General at the Government Digital Service (GDS), I knew it would be both rewarding and challenging. I knew GDS was full of incredibly talented people. And, I knew...
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What happened when we stopped having meetings and sending emails
At GDS, we’ve always promoted the benefits of working in multidisciplinary teams, being co-located as much as possible. Bringing together specialists to work on problems in the same building has clear...
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UK claims number 2 spot in OECD digital government rankings
I’m delighted to share that the UK has come second in the Digital Government Index (DGI) of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The rankings were announced at the OECD’s...
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Buying digitally, with social purpose
Improving procurement globally has benefits for citizens, civil servants and governments around the world. It helps tackle corruption and improves services for users. With the global cost of...
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Podcast: Celebrating Black Excellence in Tech
https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20201111121323/https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/jhgvg5/Black_Excellence_Podcast_v4ax6lr.mp3 The October episode of the Government Digital Service (GDS)...
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New approaches to GOV.UK content
Over the past year we’ve been writing about the ways in which GOV.UK will develop, in order to continue meeting user needs, as expectations around how and where to receive information evolve. We’ve...
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