Activities estimated to take weeks were completed in hours. Automated test coverage increased from 0% to 96%, meaning almost all code in a legacy application could be checked automatically before making changes. These findings from our pilots show how AI assisted approaches can help organisations analyse legacy systems faster and modernise them with greater confidence.
The cross-government testing community’s Quality Engineering Principles have been developed to help teams build quality throughout the lifecycle of a digital service.
Architects came together for our first ‘Architects Assemble’, to create firmer foundations for technology and data, and ultimately better outcomes for communities.
The first joint Cloud, FinOps, and AI community event brought together professionals from across government and academia to discuss AI in cloud technology.
We recently launched a pilot for NDX:Try to help local councils try new and innovative digital and AI services for free before deciding whether to buy them. You can access the service here: ndx.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk The platform will provide secure, time-limited …
GDS Local’s sourcing the stack initiative is part of our commitment to co-create a vision for local government technology. We’ve been looking closely at how councils describe their technology to gain a better understanding of technical architecture across local government, and one of our findings …
Five years ago, a handful of individuals across government started chatting about the challenges we faced with low code tools. What began as informal conversations which were often sparked by questions such as ‘does anyone know how to do this?’, grew organically into …
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