New website test version launched

The government moved a step closer to its new single website last week, when gov.uk was launched: a ‘beta’ test version of the replacement for the directgov and businesslink sites, the site contains information on 667 common requests or services such as bank holiday dates or maternity leave entitlement.


By Civil Service World

08 Feb 2012

The site builds on the Government Digital Service’s work developing Alphagov.uk, an earlier prototype, which was tested last year.

The new site uses ‘open-coding’, which means that members of the public can see the code behind the website and suggest improvements.

Meanwhile, in the next few weeks the team will begin testing a single, cross-government publishing platform, which aims to replace most of the information currently hosted by individual departments.

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