Yes. We did it in the UK. The Government Digital Service is essentially a startup within the government, providing services for other government departments. Si

Yes. We did it in the UK. The Government Digital Service is essentially a startup within the government, providing services for other government departments. Since 2011, a relatively small team have completely transformed the government's online presence. Government services are now digital by default and open by default; GDS maintains over 1,100 repos on GitHub. It helps that tech salaries are generally lower in the UK, but it's mainly about attitude. GDS enjoy a very high level of autonomy and are free to use modern tools and methodologies. Working at GDS is legitimately cool. https://gds.blog.gov.uk/about/ https://gds.blog.gov.uk/about/ https://github.com/alphagov https://github.com/alphagov