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The search is over … almost!
When it comes to improving our offering, looking at what people search for on GOV.UK is one of the best ways we can understand what you want from government information. The search box allows you to...
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Strategy and delivery, one year on
We’ve published a couple of big updates, both to the Digital Strategy and to the transformation programme. Between them, they’ll give you a picture of just how much we’ve achieved in the last twelve...
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Transactions Explorer: latest release of data
Today, we updated the Transactions Explorer, our tool for tracking performance data for the government’s transactional services. The Explorer covers 17 government departments, and now includes 766...
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Accessing GOV.UK information for the gaming generation
We love it that you are making GOV.UK work for you. We want the information you need to be easy to find, no matter how you choose to access our digital services. So, you can imagine how pleased we...
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Half a billion views on GOV.UK!
What a great way to say goodbye to 2013 – we exceeded 500,000,000 views on GOV.UK recently – which tells us that you’re finding loads of ways to access our services. We’ll keep working tirelessly to...
View ArticleStrategy and delivery, one year on
We’ve published a couple of big updates, both to the Digital Strategy and to the transformation programme. Between them, they’ll give you a picture of just how much we’ve achieved in the last twelve...
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Transactions Explorer: latest release of data
Today, we updated the Transactions Explorer, our tool for tracking performance data for the government’s transactional services. The Explorer covers 17 government departments, and now includes 766...
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Accessing GOV.UK information for the gaming generation
We love it that you are making GOV.UK work for you. We want the information you need to be easy to find, no matter how you choose to access our digital services. So, you can imagine how pleased we...
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Half a billion views on GOV.UK
What a great way to say goodbye to 2013 – we exceeded 500,000,000 views on GOV.UK recently – which tells us that you’re finding loads of ways to access our services. We’ll keep working tirelessly to...
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When will more people visit GOV.UK using a mobile or tablet than a PC?
Yesterday the BBC published data showing more people accessing iPlayer via tablet than via computer. This prompted me to update some of the data I gathered for the government’s agreed approach to...
View ArticleWhat are we doing about accessibility?
Joshua Marshall is Head of Accessibility at GDS. Just before Christmas, we sat him down for a short chat about his work. In Joshua’s opinion, the single most important thing GDS has done to improve...
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Iterating our support for service managers
Just before Christmas we released dates for the next four cohorts on GDS’s Service Manager Induction and Development Programme. During 2013, we took the programme through discovery, alpha, beta, and...
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A checklist for digital inclusion – if we do these things, we’re doing...
As with most of our work at the Government Digital Service, we release things early for review and comment. The digital inclusion team, set up last year, would like to share and get your feedback on...
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Going ‘live’ with the Service Standard
The Digital by Default Service Standard has been running as a beta for almost a year now, but formally comes into force in April. Now that we’ve run over 40 assessments, we thought it was time to...
View ArticleA new home for the GDS blog
This morning we moved the GDS blog over to the GOV.UK blogging platform. You might notice a few changes to the way the site looks and works, including a new URL. The move is an important one for us, as...
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What is identity assurance?
Identity assurance is a new service that will give people a secure and convenient way to sign in to government services. Why we need identity assurance The 25 exemplar services (the government services...
View ArticleGDS this week: Giving people the technology they really need
GDS this week looks at how technology trials with mobile solutions like iPads and Android tablets are helping people in the Cabinet Office share knowledge, and work faster and smarter. We also look at...
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SPRINT 14 – Showcasing digital public services – simpler,...
On Wednesday 29 January 2014, Sprint 14 will be taking place in London. We’ve invited Minsters, civil servants, suppliers and the media along to the event which will showcase some major new digital...
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Browser, operating system and screen resolution data for GOV.UK
(Image courtesy of Guy Moorhouse) Earlier this month I dug into the analytics data to better understand what devices people are using when visiting GOV.UK. I thought I’d also quickly share headline...
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Government documents – understanding what users need
Last December we asked for your help in selecting the standard formats for documents produced by the government. We published two challenges on the Standards Hub – challenges are problems that open...
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