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Progress report on open central government websites with metrics providing usage, accessibility and satisfaction ratings data.
The government introduced a ‘Cloud First’ policy in 2013 for all technology decisions.
Sets out the role and approach of the DSA to improve the adoption of common data standards across government over the next 3 years.
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