What is the
GOV.UK beta?

The frst step on our
journey to improve publishing across Government

(Transactions etc
will follow)

GOV.UK

Simpler, Clearer, Faster services for Users
Savings and Innovation for Government

In 2004 the government web
went from a loosely coordinated collection of websites...

directgov businesslink to something a
bit simpler...

A tremendous achievement, directgov businesslink
which brought enormous benefts, but it’s time to move on again

The web is now mainstream
Users expect high quality service experiences And businesses know how to deliver them

Small teams of world-class developers,
designers and managers Tight control of experience design Iterative, agile, user-focused product development

directgov businesslink directgov businesslink We’re
going from this...

GOV.UK Mainstream Users & Needs
...to a single domain Specialist Users & Needs

GOV.UK previously Mainstream covered by
Users & Directgov & Needs Business Link Specialist Users & Needs

GOV.UK previously Mainstream covered by
Users & Directgov & Needs Business Link ‘Whitehall’ & Specialist specialist & Users & technical Needs

Mainstream Users & ‘Learn it
Needs once’ design Specialist Users & Needs

Mainstream Users & Easy to
fnd Needs what you want Specialist Users & Needs

Mainstream Users & Get things
Needs done quickly Specialist Users & Needs

Simpler, Clearer, Faster Mainstream Services
for Users & Users Needs Savings and Specialist Innovation Users & for Needs Government

That’s the vision Mainstream Right
now, Users & we’ve Needs completed the beta of a Specialist signifcant Users & subset of the Needs content

Onwards!