Government Digital Service

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digital government unit government agency

Government Digital Service is a UK government unit responsible for transforming public services through digital technology, design standards, and user-focused online platforms.

Aliases (2)

GOV.UK Service Manual ×1
central government digital team ×1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	digital government unit → government agency →
appliesStandard	Digital Service Standard → GOV.UK Design System →
awardReceived	D&AD Black Pencil (for GOV.UK) → Design Museum Design of the Year Award 2013 (for GOV.UK) →
country	United Kingdom →
employs	product managers → service designers → software developers → user researchers →
fieldOfWork	IT governance → digital transformation → e-government → open standards → service design → user-centered design → web accessibility →
focusesOn	common digital platforms → digital capability in government → online public services → user needs →
foundedBy	UK Cabinet Office →
hasOrganizationalStructure	central government digital team →
headquartersLocation	Aviation House → London →
inception	2011 →
industry	public administration →
jurisdiction	Government of the United Kingdom →
mainWebsite	https://gds.blog.gov.uk →
missionStatement	to transform government services to make them simpler, clearer and faster to use →
motto	Digital by default →
notableWork	creation of single government domain GOV.UK →
operatesWebsite	https://www.gov.uk →
parentOrganization	Cabinet Office →
partOf	UK Civil Service →
replaced	Business Link → Directgov →
responsibleFor	Digital Marketplace → Digital Service Standard → G-Cloud framework → GOV.UK → GOV.UK Design System → GOV.UK Notify → GOV.UK Pay → GOV.UK Service Manual → GOV.UK Verify → Government as a Platform strategy → Service Standard assessments → Technology Code of Practice → cross-government digital identity policy (historically) →
usesLanguage	English →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Government Digital Service ("central government digital team") →	hasOrganizationalStructure
Cabinet Office →	oversees
Government Digital Service ("GOV.UK Service Manual") →	responsibleFor
Government Security Group →	worksWith