Future of GOV.UK Verify looks bright, when the lockdown is over, argues Frank Joshi Having learned in January that Government Digital Service (GDS) had decided to place Verify on a ‘lockdown’ this quarter (January-March), the first part of 2018 looked like it would be a write-off in terms of any…

It doesn’t take a Chess grandmaster to see what moves need to come next, argues Frank Joshi Logjams are situations which appear irresolvable but frequently occur quite by accident. By contrast a stalemate is far more calculated, more planned, even more deliberate. In the past, I’ve been conciliatory, have given…

Brexit isn’t the only thing that needs a new era of cooperation and partnership, argues Frank Joshi The Prime Minister’s recent Florence speech was designed to reset the floundering Brexit negotiations. Indeed, the speech heralded a new era of cooperation and partnership between the UK and the EU. It rightly…

The hung Parliament might actually turn out to be the best possible outcome for advancing digital government, argues Frank Joshi The ability to pivot on a sixpence is a highly sought after skill in the commercial sector. Successful British entrepreneurs and properly agile businesses do it all the time. …

GOV.UK Verify must live on and be agile so it can be reset often and easily, argues Frank Joshi The Cabinet Office plan to have 25m citizen users of GOV.UK Verify by 2020 is an entirely right objective. Digital identity for citizens is essential. Delivering it as a government-assured identity…

Approaching digital identity as a ‘this for that’ arrangement is the only way the private sector and Government can live in cyber harmony, argues Frank Joshi. Government need not be fearful or resist distributed digital identities. …