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.
Embracing the concept of community
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Imran Hussain, Communities of Practice Development Manager, Posted on:
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Defra digital, Digital transformation
Imran Hussain reflects on his first month in the Community of Practice lead role for the Defra group.
Postcard from Barcelona - what we learned at the Gartner Symposium
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John Seglias, Chief Digital and Information Officer, Posted on:
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Digital transformation
John Seglias (Chief Digital and Information Officer) and Malcolm McKee (Chief Technology Officer) share their thoughts after attending the annual Gartner Symposium in Barcelona.
Introducing the government-wide sustainability strategy
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John Seglias, Chief Digital and Information Officer, Posted on:
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Digital transformation, ICT sustainability, Strategy
John Seglias, Defra group Chief Digital and Information Officer, talks about the updated Greening Government Sustainable Technology Strategy to 2020.
Switching to GOV.UK Notify for flood warning texts
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Steve White, Delivery Manager - Flood Warning System, Environment Agency, Posted on:
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Defra digital
The Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales are responsible for providing flood warning information to properties at risk of flooding. In recent weeks we’ve been moving our text notification service to GOV.UK Notify, providing us with many benefits and improvements.
When ‘efficient’ processes make us less efficient
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.
Come and meet Defra at the Silicon Milk Roundabout
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.
Teaching civil servants to code
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.
Funding product teams, not projects
Over the last year Defra has started making the transition from focussing on projects to focussing on teams. The results of this have been great. More stability has meant work gets done more quickly, meaning we can deliver more great services for our users.
Come and join us at Defra digital
Defra digital has multiple software development and user researcher opportunities across the UK. Thinking of applying? Find out more about working for Defra digital from those that already do.
Transforming Defra with data
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Farah Ahmed, Head of Strategy, Defra Data Transformation Programme, Posted on:
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Data Transformation, Defra digital
We’ve come a long way since the inception of the Defra Data Transformation programme a few years ago, and it’s always healthy to take a moment to reflect on past successes, to learn from challenges, and to think about the …
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