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GOV.UK Transition Workshop

Government Digital Service

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To view the video on this slide, click full-screen21GOV.UK is an online service for citizens and businesses where the content is:

* clearer* simpler * faster

GDSGOV.UK21GOV.UK has won awards for both its design and its writing style.GDSGOV.UK21 as neat and functional as the London Underground map. Evening Standard

perhaps I'd seen a glimpse of the future. BBC Technology News

The new Gov.uk website aims to combine all the UK Government's websites into a single site, saving millions of pounds in the process. Gizmodo

Government Digital Service's attempt to compile all the UK's governmental pages and web services in a convenient format WiredGDS21How does GOV.UK benefit users?GDS21All government information is in 1 place

Consistent and easy way to find and understand information

Content is focused on addressing user needsGDS21How does GOV.UK benefit you?GDS21Easy-to-use publishing tool

Cost and time savings

The most cutting edge technology

Learning from across governmentGDS21Dont just take my word for it GDS21GDS

transition.blog.gov.uk21Focus on user needsGDS21Content published on GOV.UK must be driven by an analysis of user needs.

So that people can find the information they want and complete tasks easily.

Example:As a citizen or business I want to find information about local risks of flooding So that I can take necessary actionsGDS21It's still your contentGDS21GOV.UK is a platform for you to publish on.

Your content must adhere to the style guide, but it is still your content.GDS21Update on progressGDS21The target transition date is April 2014.

We have prioritised all the agencies to be transitioned, and this is reviewed every 2 weeks.

We have projected our cycle goals for each stage.GDSJuly 201421Transition processGDS21GDSDiscoveryUser needsContent analysis, build and publishBusiness as usualRedirect and decommissionProgramme Stages21GDS

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21Cycle goalsGDS21GDSDiscoveryUser needsContent analysis, build and publishBusiness as usualSML1 week1 week1 week6 weeks6.5 weeks7 weeks4 weeks8 weeks12 weeksRedirect and decommission1 week2 weeks3 weeks12 wks17.5 wks22 wks21We are measuring cycles to see how were tracking against our goalsGDS21Well measure time elapsed between queued & done for each stage.GDSUser needsQueuedDone= 1 week

Well get average cycle times overall, per department & per size category (SML). 9/9/2013 16/9/2013 21All this info will be available on a dashboard for each DepartmentGDS21GDS

21ContentGDSInclude content that...

meets a user needgovernment has a statutory obligation to publish (eg transparency data, consultations)is guidance that helps people comply with the law (not general advice provided by third parties)explains the purpose of the organisation (eg About us, Our governance)is or relates to a government policy complies with the archiving timeframes

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Content types

Corporate information pages (eg About us, Publication scheme, Our governance)Announcements (eg news, speeches, press releases)Publications (eg guidance, research, corporate reports, FOI, statistics)Detailed guidance ConsultationsPolicy and policy detail pagesMainstream content (eg Smart answers)Potential new content types GDSGDSStyle

Text should be:

written in plain English - avoid jargon and clichesfocused on the user need and user journeyconcise, active and directin the correct content formatwritten with basic SEO principles in mind

* Know the GOV.UK style guide* GDS does spot check content for style and quality

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Things you can be doing now:

Background reading

Installing Google Analytics

Understanding the style guide

Review, archive and update your content

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21Any questionsGDS21Stay up to date with GOV.UK transition:

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