What a content designer does in alpha
What a content designer does in alpha
Kaitlin D'Avella explains what content designers do in the alpha stage of a project.
Maintaining quality of food imports on this World Food Day
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Tony Hunt, Posted on:
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Defra digital, Defra Science and Innovation, Defra services, Digital transformation
Tony Hunt, imports delivery lead in the Digital Data and Technology Services Major Projects team, has been looking at how food comes into the UK this World Food Day.
User panel is key to success for the waste tracking service
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Laura McNulty, Posted on:
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Defra content design, Defra digital, Defra interaction, Defra services, Digital transformation, User centred design, User research
Laura McNulty, from the Resources and Waste team, explains how users are helping to design a digital waste tracking service, and the benefits of creating a user panel.
Celebrating Libraries Week with the Defra library team
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Kimberley Stansfield and Laura Graydon, Posted on:
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Data Transformation, Defra digital, Defra services, Open data
To celebrate Libraries Week, Library Officers Laura Graydon and Kimberley Stansfield share their passion for library work and explain why they work in the Defra Library.
Inclusion – more than just a word
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Ahana Ogle, Posted on:
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Defra digital, Digital transformation, Smarter working
As people around the UK take part in events to mark National Inclusion Week, Ahana Ogle shares her experiences of being on the Civil Service Autism Exchange Programme.
Online recruitment, working remotely and yet to meet our team-mates
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Josh George and Junayed Islam, Posted on:
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Data Transformation, Defra digital, Defra services
Two of our data analysts, Josh George and Junayed Islam, who joined Defra at the height of the pandemic, reflect on their experiences of online recruitment, working remotely, and having still never met their colleagues in person.
Building a team to design Defra services
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Cathy Dutton, Head of Design, Posted on:
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Defra digital, Defra interaction, Defra services, Digital transformation, User centred design
Head of Design Cathy Dutton lifts the lid on the changes she is making in her team to create opportunities for service designers which enable them to visualise the full service as a user would understand it.
Waste not, want not: How Digital is playing a key role in waste reforms
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Peter Collins, Posted on:
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Defra digital, Defra Science and Innovation, Digital transformation, User centred design, User research
A multi-disciplinary digital delivery team in Defra’s Environmental Quality Directorate is driving an exciting initiative which is central to the Government’s ambition to reduce packaging waste and improve the way we use material resources.
User Research – what’s it all about?
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Amy Dyde, Posted on:
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Defra content design, Defra digital, Digital transformation
Amy Dyde, a lead user researcher in our Digital Data and Technology Services (DDTS) function, explains how creating a motivated and excited team drives great user research.
Radar – more than just wave detection
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Tony Riggs, Posted on:
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Data Transformation, Digital transformation, Open data, Software tools, Strategy
Defra’s technology innovation team recently released their 2021 Emerging Technology Radar. Tony Riggs, who leads the team, explains how it tells us a lot about the challenges and opportunities facing the Defra group, and the emerging technologies that could impact on these.
Joining up the journey for fresh produce exporters
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Neil Johnson, Posted on:
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Defra digital, Defra services, Digital transformation, User research
Exports Delivery Lead Neil Johnson explains how, during the last year, a team in Defra’s Digital Data and Technology Services Major Projects function has been working alongside colleagues in the Animal and Plant Health Agency to build a new digital service that will help exporters apply for phytosanitary certificates and shortly, where required, Certificates of Conformity.
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