The Cabinet Office has appointed Emer Coleman as deputy director of digital engagement for the Government Digital Service (GDS), the team tasked with transforming the government's online services.

For the past two years Coleman has been director of digital projects at the Greater London Authority, where she helped open up transport data and launch the London Datastore, a website containing sets of public information that can be viewed by the public free of charge.

"I am grateful for the opportunity to be part of revolutionising government digital services, if not a little daunted to say the least," said Coleman.

"I hope that the collaboration with those interested in the public realm, which was the hallmark of my work in the London Datastore, continues and grows in my role in GDS. I look forward to continuing that conversation".