Walk-in’ the Talk - piloting assisted digital support at convenient times and places

Richard Palfery, analyst in the GDS Assisted Digital Team, describes a recent research pilot testing walk-in assisted digital support.
Richard Palfery, analyst in the GDS Assisted Digital Team, describes a recent research pilot testing walk-in assisted digital support.
GDS assisted digital lead Alan Rider shares a few thoughts on preparing to have your support assessed against the digital service standard
Catherine Obradovic, a GDS assessor, talks about what to look for when assessing support for digital services.
Catherine Obradovic, a GDS assessor, talks about what to look for when assessing support for digital services.
...picked out the key points at which assisted digital support is now integrated. Points 1 & 2: Understanding user needs. Ongoing user research and user testing must now explicitly aim...
GDS assisted digital lead Alan Rider reflects on some of the best examples he has seen of services' assisted digital support.
Jessica Gough, user research manager for the Find an Apprenticeship exemplar service talks about how they approached the challenges of researching with offline users of a service aimed at a younger demographic.
...match the updates. The guidance now includes new information and definitions around assisted digital provision, as agreed through our cross-government work. For example, the guidance now explains; when services don’t...
Put appropriate assisted digital support in place that’s aimed towards those who genuinely need it. - Point 10 in the Digital by Default Service Standard
...into user needs ensures that nobody is excluded from the service and that taxpayers’ money is used to best effect. Whether a service does or doesn’t pass, we usually make...