GDS
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GDS
@GDSTeam
Setting, leading and delivering the vision for a modern digital government in the UK. Part of @SciTechgovuk.
- We’ll welcome @thommeread as Chief Executive Officer in February. Tom will oversee the operation of GDS's standards, controls and assurance functions, and enhance our focus on developing and delivering new digital products and services. Press release ⬇️ gov.uk/government/new…
- Just a little reminder that it's okay to...not know everything, to make mistakes and have a messy desk #WorldKindnessDay
- How many times a day do you refer to groups of people as 'guys'? Inclusive language matters: words have the power to include, or exclude. Why not #ChooseToChallenge gendered language by using these great inclusive alternatives (courtesy the GDS Women's Network)? #IWD2021
- Now in private beta, @GOVUK Forms will enable any government team to create simple, accessible digital forms in a few minutes. For insight, read more on how we've worked with @involvencygovuk on the new forms platform:
- The GOV.UK Design System is turning 3 years old! Here’s a thread about how it has helped services across government and beyond in the last 12 months ⬇️ [1/4] #DesignSystems #GovDesign #MakeThingsOpen
- It wouldn't be Christmas without a festive post-it note. Wishing everyone happy holidays from @gdsteam.
- GDS is 9 years old today 🎉 To celebrate, we asked team members - some long-standing and some recent joiners - about their time in digital government at GDS so far, telling us what they’re proud of now and what they’re excited about in the future. #GDSTurns9 THREAD ⬇️ [1/3]
00:00 - Announcing #GovTech - a funding programme for startups interested in using tech to fix public sector challenges: gov.uk/government/new… #TechNation
- Government as a Platform is now being used by over 200 services across government 🎉 . Ashley Stephens looks back on 3 years of transformation, and what’s next: governmentasaplatform.blog.gov.uk/2018/03/12/3-y… #GovPlatforms
- We're not huge fans of PDFs on GOV.UK. We hope this post will help publishers explain to colleagues the problems with using them and support moving towards an HTML-first culture. gds.blog.gov.uk/2018/07/16/why…
- Our job is to uncover user needs and build services that meet them. Our design principles: gov.uk/design-princip…
- We’re holding the first International Design in Government conference in London this July. Find out more about what we’re planning and how to attend if you work in design, content, user research or accessibility in government around the world: designnotes.blog.gov.uk/2018/02/16/wer… #govdesign
