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Our approach to updating Open Standards
Why we keep track of Open Standards using static versioning instead of automatically updating them.
collaboration
Get advice to help solve technology challenges at our monthly drop-in clinic
We held our first Consulting Technical Architects (CTA) drop-in at the GDS offices in Whitechapel at the start August. The half-day session was attended by technologists from a range of government departments and we plan to run this drop-in clinic …
We’ve combined the Technology Leaders and Digital Leaders Networks
The Technology Leaders Network (TLN) and the Digital Leaders Network (DLN) recently merged.
Understanding legacy technology in government
We recently finished a discovery to help us learn more about some of the biggest legacy problems across government.
How we load-tested our email notification system when moving to GOV.UK Notify
This post explains how our GOV.UK Email team used load testing and code profiling when migrating to GOV.UK Notify to make sure we could continue to send out 1 million emails per hour during peak times.
Discovering the future for government networks
It’s part of our role as the Government Digital Service to set the standards needed for digital government to be successful.
Develop API best practice with the cross-government community
We’ve been working with the cross-government community to set standards in APIs.
Introducing the GDS Consulting Technical Architects
The Consulting Technical Architect team is part of the Service Design and Assurance group at GDS. Read on to find out who we are, what we do and how we can help your organisation.
Help us open up UK election data
The Local Government Association (LGA) contacted the Open Standards Team and asked for our help to increase accessibility of election results.
StackTech3: 10 topics that need cross-government collaboration
StackTech is an unconference that brings together technologists from departments across the country. Unlike a traditional conference, attendees pitch ideas on the day and then run sessions. The third StackTech took place at the end of October this year. Summarising an …