Share Homes for Ukraine data, our in-house system for managing Homes for Ukraine data turned one this week. In this blog post, we talk about how we recently open-sourced the code for the system and why it matters.
AI is becoming an important part of how we design and deliver digital services. To help product and delivery teams across MHCLG adopt AI more safely and effectively, our Technical Architecture team developed the AI Gateway, a single shared departmental platform that gives teams a secure, consistent and faster way to access approved AI technologies.
GovPrint is a cross-government cloud-based service that lets civil servants securely print documents from any enabled location. In this post, our Live Services team explains how it rolled out GovPrint across MHCLG offices, and how this shared solution supports our efficiency and sustainability ambitions.
MHCLG is the first department signed up to DSIT’s Reuse for Good charter – and we’re already making a difference. In this blog post, we share how old tech devices can provide quality second lives to digitally excluded people who urgently need them, and useful tips gathered by our Live Services team along the way.
Over the past year, the Funding Service has been building a new funding platform for the department based on an entirely new single codebase. This post outlines the technical choices and approach that guided the build of the platform, and how the functionality will support MHCLG to deliver grants faster, better and cheaper.
The recently launched Fire and Rescue Data Platform (FaRDaP) is one of the most critical digital services underpinning emergency response across England, Scotland and Wales. Learn how the FaRDaP team built and now run a nationwide service that helps record incident data more easily, keeps communities safer, and supports the future of the fire sector.
The Electoral registration officer portal (EROP) is used by local authority officials responsible for maintaining accurate electoral registers, and to process millions of applications directly affecting people’s ability to vote. Learn how the Elections Digital team transformed this service, making it more efficient and better equipped to support future electoral reforms.
The PropTech Innovation Challenge has revealed the potential for technology to revolutionise planning and housing delivery. Attracting 84 applications, with 225 partners, it demonstrates industry-wide commitment to finding innovative solutions which can help us meet our ambitious target of 1.5 million new homes.
Developers across government often face the challenge of building hundreds of data-rich web pages that are both accessible and easy to understand. Without a standardised solution, this can lead to duplicated effort and inconsistent results. A team in MHCLG is tackling this by developing a flexible toolkit that combines GOV.UK design standards with powerful data …
As a live services manager at MHCLG Digital, Poonam's role revolves around encouraging a more effective use of Software as a Service (SaaS) tools within the department. Find out more about Poonam's role, her team's mission as well as her journey from financial services to public services.
