Digital delivery

Identifying the environmental impacts of digital services: lessons from the 'Get air quality data’ service

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an aerial view of a farm and a road Data Centre in Coleraine

This is the second blog in a series on product managing the design of sustainable services written by Lucy Stewart and Katie Marcus, product managers working in air quality improvement at Defra. Digital services have environmental impact. Every search query, …

Using AI sustainably: how Defra’s Action Finder tool has shown a net positive impact is possible

Two Defra product managers talk about a recent project exploring sustainable AI development and its potential to reduce the impact our digital services have on the world around us.

How our digital teams supported innovation in flood risk services

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Helen Eden, Programme Delivery Manager for Flood at Defra, celebrates the success of our Flood Digital Team, who have been recognised for their innovative work in delivering crucial flood risk information to help protect communities across the UK and plan for the future.

Rolling out digital delivery at scale in Defra

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Deputy Director for Digital Delivery Richard Baines reflects on designing environments for digital delivery. Moving away from hierarchical culture and change frameworks, he outlines Defra's emerging 'outcome delivery groups' model and how it's being rolled out across the group. If …