GOV.UK not ’appy, the web's enough

The government will prioritise mobile web over native apps to provide greater mobile access to its public services, according to Tom Loosemore, deputy director at government digital service.

In a blog post about the ongoing change in how people use government digital services, Loosemore said that smartphone and tablet use is rapidly increasing and users “now expect to be able to change the date of their driving test while on the bus, or pay their VAT while lying in bed”.

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