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This blog is now archived
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Making the Technology Code of Practice better
We’re making the Technology Code of Practice better for users.
GDS’s next top model contract
Back in July 2016, we published a blog post setting out our vision for government contracts in the digital age. Here’s what we found during our discovery into model contracts.
How we’re connecting new services with legacy systems
Ministry of Justice Digital built ‘visit someone in prison’ as part of the GDS transformation programme in 2014. The service now handles around 1.3million visits a year. Find out how they recently integrated it with their back office systems.
Interoperability and security: learning from business
We kicked off 2017 with the third in our series of Tech, Digital and Data leaders Seminars. This time we discussed interoperability and security.
A secure future for PSN assurance
Technology Leaders have said that the government will eventually move away from the PSN, but the security actions built on its compliance process, and the ‘common trust’ tenet it is founded on remain crucial for the public sector. Mark Smith explains the thinking behind the evolution of PSN assurance.
Software as a Service: the 4 biggest myths
Last year the Technology Leaders Network met to look at the government’s use of Software as a Service (SaaS) and discussed the top 4 myths around the government’s use of SaaS.
How GCF public sector organisations will get their core services and DNS services
Tony Brown, Category Lead at Crown Commercial Service (CCS) updates us on what public sector customers need to do as their GCF contracts come to an end, and how they can pre-register for for the new UK public sector DNS service.
Making a common case for exiting IT contracts
Iain Patterson talks about the contractual opportunities to adopt common technology solutions and accelerate business transformation.
Join the business change community
We've recently established the Business Change through Common Technology community of interest and we're inviting you to join us.
Clarifying our Cloud First commitment
The government technology landscape has shifted significantly since we made our commitment to Cloud First nearly 4 years ago. Departments have become more mature in their uptake of cloud services; to support this need, we've added further clarification to our cloud guidance and policy.