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Providing access to datasets through APIs

Posted by: Robert Rees, Posted on: 3 February 2017 - Categories: Chat, GaaP
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In this blog post I’ll discuss our thoughts on providing access to datasets through APIs. My thoughts are based on experiences with the Registers team, who have been conducting user research into how people use data, and agree with the …

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How we represent data when developing APIs

Posted by: Terence Eden, Posted on: 6 December 2016 - Categories: Chat

At GDS, “make things open,” is something you hear on a daily basis. In my new role as the GDS Open Standards Lead, I’m helping to make sure we do this, ensuring we choose the best open standards, and promote …

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Holding our next cross-government StackTech

Posted by: Robert Rees, Posted on: 18 November 2016 - Categories: Chat

Back in 2014 we held an unconference aimed at creating a conversation between technologists across government. The event, dubbed StackTech, turned out to be a big success and led to discussions still going on today, like how to improve reuse …

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