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GDS

GDS

6.5
A UK government unit that creates and runs online public services
  • proper noun
  • UK
translation icon : Servicio Digital del Gobierno (Reino Unido)
  • The changes that the GDS Team made to how digital design is done in government are what enabled design like this to emerge.

Examples

  • As part of the GDS, we aim to set high standards for digital public services.

  • Many new initiatives are being launched by GDS to enhance user experiences in government websites.

  • I grew up watching, you know, GDS and folks talk about how they was down for each other.

  • He is a partner of GDS Associates, responsible for the overall engineering and design activities.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Information is also taken from the Global Distribution System (GDS) and direct feeds from the airports.

    Blog text (18)

  • Hotels were previously distributed to the public by the GDS (global distribution systems), through which travel agents could offer them to consumers through a commission.

    Blog text (30)

  • I just found out this: the school district is being forced to complete 115 feet of Damascus Trail at GDS.

    Blog text (11)

  • Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS).

    Academic text (2006)

  • Several instruments were used to assess the patients 3 to 5 days after surgery, including the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), the Organic Brain Syndrome (OBS) scale, and the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS).

    Academic text (2006)

  • The GDS has improved online services for citizens across the UK.

Surface Forms

GDS main

Etymology

GDS is short for Government Digital Service, where Government means 'the public authority', Digital means 'online', and Service means 'help for people', so GDS is the team that builds and runs government services on the web.