Transition
SPRINT GO took place on Thursday 30 January at the London Film Museum. Colleagues from across agencies and arm’s length bodies came together to talk, share and learn about GOV.UK. The SPRINT GO event was also a launch of a …
On Monday 3 February, content from the National Archives Official Documents website will move across to GOV.UK. This blog post sets out how organisations publishing to GOV.UK could be affected, and what you may need to do to prepare for …
We’re holding a SPRINT GO event next Thursday, 30 January, about the transition to GOV.UK of more than 300 agencies and arm’s length bodies (ALBs). This half-day event will bring together colleagues from government departments, agencies and ALBs across England …
What are they? Topics are the top-level groupings of information in the departments and policy area of GOV.UK. They give users an overview of government activity in a particular area, allowing them to understand what the government is doing without …
A quick way to start doing user research is to arrange for some telephone or Skype interviews with a few of your users. It won’t be comprehensive, but it’s a great way to get started at very little cost. This …
The information in this blogpost may now be out of date. See the current GOV.UK content and publishing guidance. Now that agencies and ALBs are beginning to create detailed guides, based on their validated user needs, we thought it would …
GDS places a lot of emphasis on user needs, and with good reason. Without knowing what our users’ needs are, how can we provide them with the right information and services? During transition we ask you to gather data from …
This is the first one of a series of blog posts to help you with your agency's transition by explaining some of the content principles of GOV.UK in practical terms. The first one is about how to avoid blurb in …
There’s lots to be grateful for when you work at a dynamic, pacy place like the Government Digital Service. But one thing I particularly love about being a GOV.UK transition manager is the opportunity I get to meet lots of …
We’ve created some new materials for you to use in communications about your transition to GOV.UK. Campaign posters and a graphic in 3 sizes promote a new campaign page - www.gov.uk/movingtogovuk - that provides context about the transition and gives …