1. 1. Cabinet Office Government as a Platform: New foundations for a digital state Tom Loosemore @tomskitomski 25 June 2015 GDS
2. 2. Im from the Government Digital Service GDS
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4. 4. GDS What is Government as a platform? What are its principles? What will it allow? Tom Loosemore
5. 5. GDS What is Government as a platform? Tom Loosemore
6. 6. GDS A new, shared infrastructure the whole of government can use to transform services Tom Loosemore
7. 7. GDS What is Government as a platform? Tom Loosemore
8. 8. GDS New foundations for a digital state. Tom Loosemore
9. 9. GDS What is Government as a platform? What are its principles? What will it allow? Tom Loosemore
10. 10. 1. Simplicity GDS
11. 11. Simplicity is the end. Digital is just the means. GDS
12. 12. 2. Iteration GDS
13. 13. Iteration has profound implications for policy design. GDS
14. 14. 3. Transformation GDS
15. 15. Weve had a paper-based government since around the 12th century. GDS
16. 16. Now, for the first time, we are in a position to build digital foundations: made of data not paper, holding up platforms not silos. GDS
17. 17. GDS These new digital foundations are Government as a Platform. Tom Loosemore
18. 18. GDS new foundations comprise of shared tools, well-managed data, all glued together by open standards. Tom Loosemore
19. 19. GDS What is Government as a platform? What are its principles? What will it allow? Tom Loosemore
20. 20. GDS < show the thing > Tom Loosemore
21. 21. GDSTom Loosemore
22. 22. GDS Or starting a company? Tom Loosemore
23. 23. GDS Heres how simple it could be to start a company Tom Loosemore
24. 24. < pause > GDS
25. 25. This is our chance to build a new state. Crafted around the needs of the user. To cut costs and improve services. GDS
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27. 27. GDS Thank You @tomskitomski Tom Loosemore