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title: Getting started with Public Sector Digital Services
description: Getting started.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/government-industry/getting-started-with-psds.html
release: australia
topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Set up your environment, Configure, Public Sector Digital Services \(PSDS\)]
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# Getting started with Public Sector Digital Services

Getting started.

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[Activate Public Sector Core](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/government-industry/configure-psds-core.md)

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As an admin, activate the Public Sector Digital Services Core plugin. The PSDS Core application provides data models, workflows, and experiences that enable the development of public sector customized applications, which deliver digital services to the government constituents.

This plugin includes demo data and activates related plugins. For information on the plugins activated with Public Sector Digital Services Core, see [Plugins installed with Public Sector Digital Services Core](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/government-industry/plugins-installed-with-psds.md).

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[Plugins installed with Public Sector Digital Services Core](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/government-industry/plugins-installed-with-psds.md)

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Review the list of plugins that are activated after installing and activating the Public Sector Digital Services Core application.

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[Configure foundation data](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/government-industry/configure-psds-foundation-data.md)

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Import customer information including names, addresses, and phone numbers; accounts, contacts, consumers, users, groups, group members, product models, and assets.Assign roles to groups or to individual users. Create service contracts and entitlements. Create customer relationships, asset relationships, and account teams.

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