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When ‘efficient’ processes make us less efficient

Posted by: David Thomas, Posted on: 22 November 2018 - Categories: Defra digital
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We’ve all been there - you have to deal with a problem by calling a large organisation, and you end up being put through to a call centre. You explain the problem to one person, who puts you through to someone else, so you explain it all over again.

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Come and meet Defra at the Silicon Milk Roundabout

Posted by: Helen Eden, Posted on: 14 November 2018 - Categories: Defra digital
'Government is hiring' stand

With the next Silicon Milk Roundabout job fair fast approaching, Helen Eden, Defra Digital Delivery Manager, reflects on her experience of attending the Women of Silicon Roundabout event earlier this year.

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Teaching civil servants to code

Posted by: Chris Dennett, Digital Strategy Lead, Posted on: 7 November 2018 - Categories: Defra digital
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Over the last six months, a small group of Civil Service Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) Fast Streamers have been using some of our time to build a prototype learning and development tool for colleagues across the Civil Service.

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