How GOV.UK Changed Government

20 minute keynote for Github Universe. Some history of GOV.UK, some present day, and some reflections. May not make much sense without notes but a video will probably appear soon.

Transcript

1. James Stewart Chief Architect
 Government Digital Service
 @jystewart
2. I’m from the UK Government Digital Service (GDS)
3. A multidisciplinary team of developers, designers, writers, product managers, researchers, analysts, technical architects and others, based in London GDS
4. GDS
5. Revolution, not evolution
6. GDS: The (not so) secret origin
7. GDS
8. GDS
9. GDS
10. GDS
11. GDS No more contracts over £100m No more multi-year contracts
12. GDS
13. Change that’s worth making works from the outside in
14. GDS
15. GDS No more contracts over £100m No more multi-year contracts
16. GDS It’s better to beg for forgiveness than to ask for permission
17. GDS
18. GDS
19. Something on the breadth of GDS today
20. GDS “If plagiarism is the sincerest form of flattery, then [the UK Government] should feel very sincerely flattered…” Prime Minister of Australia
21. Recognising our responsibility
22. GDS “If plagiarism is the sincerest form of flattery, then [the UK Government] should feel very sincerely flattered…”
23. GDS
24. Software as a public service
25. GDS We have to move at internet speed Thank you @jystewart https://gds.blog.gov.uk