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by HuangYuSan 2369 days ago
I really like the work of the UK's GDS (government digital service)
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toby- 2369 days ago
Me too. Focusing on digital services was, and remains, one of the few things the UK government has got right in recent years, IMHO - and excelled at.
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pbhjpbhj 2369 days ago
Is it anything to do with the government per se, or is it driven entirely by civil servants?
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tonyedgecombe 2369 days ago
Francis Maude was the MP responsible for a lot of that. He was the only politician I ever heard talk about lean practices in software.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Maude#Return_to_Govern...

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toby- 2369 days ago
Yeah -- look into Francis Maude, he's broadly responsible for the current gov't focus on (good) IT practices.
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