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Martha’s vision taking shape
[blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/Marthalanefox/status/47206064797659136"] Monday saw a meeting of the ministerial working group tasked with considering Martha Lane Fox's vision of a 'single domain...
View ArticleLoosemore leads Lane Fox vision work
Confirmation on the Cabinet Office's blog of something that's been known within the Whitehall webby world for a little while now: Tom Loosemore (ex BBC, Channel 4, Ofcom, Show Us A Better Way, etc etc)...
View ArticleNew govt IT strategy published
The new Government ICT Strategy has been published on the Cabinet Office website - and to their great credit, it's been published: primarily for web consumption, with the downloadable versions a click...
View ArticleDirectgov meets 95% convergence target
A significant milestone in the evolution of UK e-government was passed last week - very, very quietly. The Cabinet Office had a Departmental Strategic Objective for the 2008-11 spending round, DSO4 if...
View ArticlePermanent Executive Director Digital post advertised
Just posted on the Civil Service jobs website: the recruitment notice for the permanent position of Executive Director Digital, as proposed in the Martha Lane Fox review. It's the position currently...
View ArticleGuardian man is government’s new digital director
I have it on very good authority indeed It's now been confirmed that the new (£142k pa) Executive Director Digital, filling the post currently held by Chris Chant on an interim basis, and advertised...
View ArticlePublic services white paper promises GDS ‘app store’
With all the tabloid shenanigans going on yesterday, you'd be forgiven for missing the publication of the new White Paper on Open Public Services - launched complete with a WordPress-based consultation...
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New gov.uk website hits beta
The GDS project to build a 'single government domain' website passed from alpha to beta phase in the final few hours of January 2012. And as with the alpha, it's all open to the public - you'll find...
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Directgov’s days are numbered
We knew it was coming, but here's definitive public confirmation: Directgov will hand over to GOV.UK on 17 October.
View Article‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’
If you have any interest in the Directgov->GovUK transition, you are hereby ordered to make a cuppa and read this by veteran (sorry!) e-government blogger Alan Mather for a bit of historical...
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