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Hey GOV.UK, what are you doing about voice?
Over the past few years, more and more people have been adding voice assistants like Alexa, Siri and Google Assistant to their homes and using them on their smartphones. The most popular way to use...
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Tips on how to set up and maintain your own community
Product People started off as just myself and one other person in 2015. Today we have more than 450 members across government. We’re a community of product managers and other people from delivery...
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Second round of GovTech Catalyst challenges revealed
It’s been almost a year since the GovTech Catalyst was announced - the £20 million fund set up to help private sector innovators tackle public sector problems. There are 3 rounds of the Catalyst and...
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What’s happening with the service standard?
We first talked about updating the service standard around a year ago. Since then, we’ve talked to hundreds of people in central and local government. It’s still a work in progress, but we think we’re...
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Accessibility advice when creating a UK government consultation
The GDS accessibility team has had a busy few months preparing for an influential upcoming law. The Accessibility of public sector websites and apps: new duties and regulations, which comes into...
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We’ve updated the GDS YouTube channel
YouTube has more than one billion users, almost one third of the internet. With all these potential users, it’s important the Government Digital Service (GDS) YouTube channel has accessible, useful...
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Apply for the Digital, Data and Technology Fast Stream and become a future...
The Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) Fast Stream has been running for 4 years now. Our fast streamers work in an unparalleled range of roles from enabling businesses to trade, to improving access...
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How we’re helping public sector websites meet accessibility requirements
New regulations have just come into force which means from next year, every new public sector website and app will need to meet certain accessibility standards and publish a statement saying they have...
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Why we’re taking a strategic approach to communication
Recently, we’ve blogged about what we’re doing to make it easier to blog at the Government Digital Service, (GDS) our GDS YouTube channel refresh and our use of Instagram. All of these changes are part...
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Podcast: Head of GOV.UK Neil Williams looks back on his time at GDS
https://governmentdigitalservice.podbean.com/mf/web/umna4j/Podcast_Ep01_Mixdown_2018-09-27_1_.mp3 In the first episode of a new series of GDS podcasts, senior writer Angus Montgomery talks with the...
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Defra’s experience running a GovTech challenge
Defra is committed to getting to zero avoidable waste in the UK by 2050. We want to move towards a circular economy - where waste can be reused and moved back into the production cycle, rather than...
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Marking World Mental Health Day at GDS
Some of the Mental Health Network posters around GDS Today is World Mental Health Day and at the Government Digital Service (GDS) we’re joining in with a number of activities to break down taboos and...
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Taking GOV.UK Verify to the next stage
At GDS our mission is to help government work better for everyone. Through digital transformation we want to put more power in the hands of citizens. And by helping government be more effective and...
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Building a better GOV.UK, step by step
The 'Apply for your first provisional driving licence' step by step navigation page Since GOV.UK launched 6 years ago it has been the home of government’s online content and the starting point for...
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GDS Academy: Expanding our international reach with the Canadian government
Beverley Smith during a GDS Academy class in Ottawa I’m a facilitator and the Head of the Digital Faculty at the GDS Academy. I’ve been part of the team for more than 4 years, helping the UK government...
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Digital transformation: from cinema to government
Just over 10 years ago nearly every cinema-goer in the UK saw their favourite films projected on scratched 35mm film. There were only 2 digital projectors in the whole of the United Kingdom. Fast...
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Take part in the first Services Week
We’re planning the first ever Services Week – a series of cross-government events that will look at how we can work together to deliver end-to-end user-focused services. At GDS, we’ve been doing a lot...
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Visit GDS at the Public Sector Show Manchester
GDS is returning to the Public Sector Show Manchester on Tuesday 20 November 2018. A day of learning, discussion and inspiration, the event is aimed at those looking to deliver smarter, better and more...
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Digital Marketplace turns 4: what we've achieved
The Digital Marketplace has transformed the way the public sector buys IT and digital services since its launch 4 years ago. By opening up the procurement market to suppliers of all sizes, rather than...
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How we’re developing an innovation strategy for government
Minister for Implementation Oliver Dowden at the first innovation morning event At GDS, we want to help all of government use emerging technologies in the right way to address the right problems. The...
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