Technology in government

Sharing knowledge at the GDS chatbot and webchat event

Amina Omar, GDS Technology Policy Advisor, 24 October 2019 - Event, GOV.UK, Tools

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.

Add your API to the cross-government catalogue

Rosalie Marshall, GDS, Lead Technology Advisor, 11 October 2019 - 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.

Relaunching the .gov.uk domain name application process

Khidr Suleman, GDS Technical Writer, 7 October 2019 - GOV.UK, News, Transformation

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.

Improve CSVs and API descriptions with these Open Standards Board recommendations

Lawrence Greenwood, GDS Technical Adviser, 2 October 2019 - News, Open Standards

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.

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

Mark Smith, GDS Head of PSN and Cyber Compliance, 9 September 2019 - News, Transformation

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.

What I like about being a developer at GDS

Chris Ashton, senior developer, GDS, 14 August 2019 - GOV.UK, Jobs, Tools

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

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

Mark Edwards, Service Manager at HM Land Registry, 12 August 2019 - HM Land Registry, Tools, Transformation

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.