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Why we think online HTML forms are usually better than document-based forms...
In a previous blog post, we shared our ambition for every form on GOV.UK to be accessible, easy to use and quick to process. To support government to collectively work towards that vision, our team...
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Podcast: Maps in services
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/6s7m4s/Design_System_Maps_Podcast_FINAL_a0ql2.mp3 This month’s episode of the Government Digital Service (GDS) Podcast focuses on maps. Whether it’s to convey important...
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One Login for Government: December 2021 update
What’s happening now Right now, people have to register and share the same information, like their name, over and over again to be able to use different government services. That’s why we’ve made it...
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GDS is 10: we’re ready for our next chapter
You might think, given we’re celebrating our 10th anniversary, we’re going to tell you how much things have changed. In fact, we want to do the opposite because the purpose that underpins all of our...
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Join the user research panel for GDS products and services
We’re launching a new way for civil and public servants to help us iterate the Government Digital Service’s digital products and services. The Government Digital Service (GDS) builds platforms,...
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Podcast: How to start a career in tech
In this month’s episode of the Government Digital Service (GDS) Podcast, we’re going to be talking about careers in tech. Digital, data and technology roles in government - like the ones here at at...
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Podcast: Understanding the complexity of users' lives
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/b9n9fx/Digital_Identity_Podcast_January_2022_V4_FINALaljzb.mp3 In this month's episode of the Government Digital Service (GDS) Podcast, we're talking about user needs....
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Podcast: Improving navigation on GOV.UK
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/by5nvd/Podcast_February_2022_Improving_navigation_on_GOVUK_mixdown_V39q8n8.mp3 In this month’s episode of the Government Digital Service (GDS) Podcast, we explain why...
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The GOV.UK Design System is now live
At the end of last year, the GOV.UK Design System passed the live assessment and officially became a live service. Becoming a 'live' service shows that the GOV.UK Design System is a mature,...
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Using documentation-driven development for GOV.UK Sign In
Documentation-driven development, or docs-driven development, means documenting what you’re trying to build before you build it. You’d use docs-driven development to write down things like the...
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Why working with an agile approach matters across the globe
In the last 3 years of helping governments across the globe we’ve seen how agile approaches can help organisations and teams who want to start delivering better public services. One of the main things...
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Intern to data scientist: the Civil Service’s innovative tech talent pipeline
Summer Diversity Internship Programme (SDIP) graduate Jake Rutherford spent some of his internship collaborating with the Government Digital Service’s (GDS) Data Products team. Jake went on to be...
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GDS Advisory meets with suppliers in Manchester hub
Government Digital Service Advisory held an event with their commercial suppliers on 11 May at the Government Digital Service (GDS) offices in Manchester. The team at GDS Advisory used this...
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The GDS Fast-a-thon: how our Muslim community shared Ramadan
The Muslim Community at GDS hosted its third annual Ramadan Fast-a-thon. The Fast-a-thon started 3 years ago as an opportunity for people around GDS to experience and appreciate what Muslims do during...
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A day in the life of a GDS Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)
Site Reliability Engineers - or SREs - are primarily responsible for ensuring that the services provided by the UK Government (GOV.UK Pay, in my case) are working, continue to work, and that we spot...
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Climbing Kilimanjaro, GDS team’s charity work makes a difference
Naturally, I’ll be honest, I’m someone who avoids leaving their comfort zone. My daily life ordinarily consists of very little risk, and therefore very little personal growth outside of work. It is...
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How we are improving inclusion for digital identity in government
Building government services that are inclusive is a crucial part of our work. After all, not everyone can easily prove their identity and therefore not everyone can easily access the government...
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Building digital foundations globally with service standards
The GDSF (GDS + DSF) Team in Cyprus at an event showcasing our work and the Service Standard to suppliers. "Simple, clear purpose and principles give rise to complex intelligent behaviour. Complex...
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Why it’s important to add gender identity options to digital services
Diversity information, and particularly gender and sexual identity, is very personal information, but it is also complex and broad information about a person. Diversity data matters because it can...
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How GOV.UK Pay is making invoicing easier
GOV.UK Pay is the payments platform for the public sector. We want to make it easy for anyone to pay the public sector online and over the phone. We want to make it easier and cheaper for public...
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