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Our next cross-government API event on 13 November with DWP

Group discussion during API event

Our next cross-government API event on 13 November with DWP

We’ve got our next API and data exchange meet-up coming up in Newcastle on 13 November. It’s being hosted by DWP, and is open to suppliers as well as those from central and local government.

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Cloud First is here to stay

Posted by: Rhiannon Lawson, GDS, Head of Technology Policy and Tom March, GDS Lead Technology Advisor, Posted on: 31 October 2019 - Categories: News, Transformation
Cloud First policy

GDS has completed a cross-government review of the Cloud First policy. The policy is not being revised, reissued or renamed. Instead, we’re looking at ways to better meet users' needs around cloud, predominantly by providing more detailed guidance and support.

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Sharing knowledge at the GDS chatbot and webchat event

Posted by: Amina Omar, GDS Technology Policy Advisor, Posted on: 24 October 2019 - Categories: Event, GOV.UK, Tools
Attendees listen to a presentation at the GDS chatbot event

Over 30 people from across government attended Government Digital Service’s chatbot and webchat event to discuss user journeys, development and service design, test services and network.

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Add your API to the cross-government catalogue

Posted by: Rosalie Marshall, GDS, Lead Technology Advisor, Posted on: 11 October 2019 - Categories: GOV.UK, Open Source, Open Standards, Tools

The Government Digital Service (GDS) has created an API catalogue on GitHub to increase transparency across government, start conversations and improve data sharing.

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Relaunching the .gov.uk domain name application process

Posted by: Khidr Suleman, GDS Technical Writer, Posted on: 7 October 2019 - Categories: GOV.UK, News, Transformation
Apply for a .gov.uk domain name on smartphone browser

The .gov.uk domain name application guidance is the first piece of government technology content to use the new step-by-step pattern. Here’s how we made it happen and the benefits of displaying the content in this way for users.

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Improve CSVs and API descriptions with these Open Standards Board recommendations

Posted by: Lawrence Greenwood, GDS Technical Adviser, Posted on: 2 October 2019 - Categories: News, Open Standards
Make things open it makes them better

The Open Standards Board is recommending the RFC 4180 standard and OpenAPI 3 specification to improve data sharing across government. Find out why these are recommended and how you can submit proposals.

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The vision for the Future Networks for Government (FN4G) programme

Posted by: Mark Smith, GDS Head of PSN and Cyber Compliance, Posted on: 9 September 2019 - Categories: News, Transformation
FN4G phase 1 and phase 2 description

The Future Networks for Government (FN4G) programme started in 2018 to look at the role of the Public Services Network (PSN). Here’s an update of what we’ve done so far and what we expect to achieve by March 2020.

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Finding out what government organisations need to consider when using cloud

Posted by: Tom March, GDS Lead Technology Advisor, Posted on: 30 August 2019 - Categories: Transformation

Our initial research shows that government organisations are facing challenges balancing capabilities and lock-in when using the cloud.

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What I like about being a developer at GDS

Posted by: Chris Ashton, GDS Developer, Posted on: 14 August 2019 - Categories: GOV.UK, Jobs, Tools
Chris Ashton, GDS developer

From new development processes to cultural practices, Chris gives the lowdown on how developing at GDS is different from other organisations.

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What HM Land Registry learned building its first register in 90 years

Posted by: Mark Edwards, Service Manager at HM Land Registry, Posted on: 12 August 2019 - Categories: HM Land Registry, Tools, Transformation
The Local Land Charges team

Find out how the Local Land Charges team at HM Land Registry has helped local authorities in England to standardise and migrate local land charges register information to one central, accessible place.

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You can now get .api.gov.uk domain names

Posted by: Rosalie Marshall, GDS, Lead Technology Advisor, Posted on: 1 August 2019 - Categories: News, Transformation
Get-an-API-domain-name

Find out how you can get an API domain on GOV.UK and what updates we’ve made to the API and data standards.

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