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.
Passing the ‘GDS test’ feels like such an achievement
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Claire Quigley and Joe Simpson, Posted on:
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Defra digital, Digital transformation, Software tools, User research
Two members of the Digital delivery team responsible for Defra’s flagship Get a Fishing Licence service reflect on their recent experience of navigating the final stage of the Government Digital Service accreditation process, moving the service from Public Beta to Live.
Building a new, modern and user focused digital service for plant exports
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Susanna Wright, Posted on:
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Data Transformation, Defra digital, Defra Science and Innovation, Defra services, Digital transformation, User centred design
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) and Defra are introducing a new and improved IT system for the export of plants and plant products, as Susanna Wright, Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) Product Owner plants IT systems, explains.
Automating for the people
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Dave More, Posted on:
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Defra digital, Defra interaction, Defra Science and Innovation, Digital transformation, Software tools
Dave More from Defra’s Digital Robotics Automation Centre of Excellence (DRACoE) shares his reflections on a year which has seen his team turn a fledgling robotics capability from concept to reality.
A decade of progress for the Government Sustainable ICT Project
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Chris Howes, Chief Digital and Information Officer, Posted on:
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Defra digital, Digital transformation, ICT sustainability
Defra Chief Digital and Information Officer Chris Howes reflects on the results from the 2020 Sustainable ICT Annual Report and shares his thoughts on where ICT can play its part in addressing the climate crisis.
Applying for content design roles at Defra
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Jeni Street, Posted on:
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Defra content design, Defra digital, Defra services, Digital transformation
Lead Content Designer Jeni Street shares her tips for anyone out there who's considering applying for content design roles at Defra.
Giving nature a digital hand
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Tracey Friday, Posted on:
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Defra content design, Defra digital, Defra Science and Innovation, Digital transformation, Smarter working
Tracey Friday, a product owner in the Digital Transformation team at Natural England working on delivering digital services for Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG), shares her experience of being on the ‘other side’ of the customer-supplier fence.
Celebrating World Blood Donor Day with my 100th blood donation
To mark World Blood Donor Day, Digital Technology Standards Manager Charlie Beckett explains his motivations for giving blood on the occasion of what will be his 100th donation.
Designing a more accessible flood map
To mark Global Accessibility Awareness Day today, Dan Leech (Interaction Designer) shares his experience of designing accessible maps for the check for flooding service.
Mapping valuable lessons for the future
James Alderman is a Programme Manager in Defra’s Digital Data and Technology Services (DDTS) function, working under a supplier arrangement through James Harvard. James has been working on a major project to upgrade and migrate a key IT system that manages Environmental Stewardship (ES) agreements for the Rural Payments Agency (RPA). The project has generated valuable information and insight that will help projects in the future.
IT service design for Defra analysts
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Oliver Tearne, Posted on:
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Defra digital, Defra Science and Innovation, Digital transformation
All IT solutions have limitations, but if clearly communicated, those limitations can help explain design intent and highlight strengths, as Oliver Tearne from the Department of Epidemiological Sciences at the Animal and Plant Health Agency discovered.
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