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The policy design community is for anyone who wants to discuss and learn about the role of policy design in government.
How to reduce the number of suppliers you need to evaluate by shortlisting or ‘sifting’.
Overview of the digital transformation programme, including details of the 25 exemplar projects.
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Find out how to manage a user research session you've booked at the GDS lab, including dealing with participants and recording your session.
A description of what GDS Technical Architect job interviews are like, and how the interview process works.
How to suggest an addition or improvement to the Service Manual.
Descriptions of team capabilities on the Digital Outcomes and Specialists framework.
This sets out the standards you can expect from the Government Digital Service (GDS) when we collect, hold or use your personal information.
Agile ways of working require service teams to measure and report continuously so they always have the data they need to improve their work.
How to use pre-production environments to build and test software: development, integration, staging, shared environments.
Information about how to contact the Government Digital Service (GDS) to request or report something.
The government technology and service design standards that GovTech Catalyst funded challenges must meet.
How government organisations can work with the Government Digital Service (GDS) to close government websites and move content to GOV.UK.
How to determine meaningful findings from your observations of user research.
Find a supplier who can provide a user research studio through the Digital Outcomes and Specialists framework.
Find out how GDS uses a VPN to allow users to get access to services on the Public Services Network (PSN).
Find out what GovTech Catalyst does, the kind of problems it solves and who can apply for funding.
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