What a content designer does in alpha
Kaitlin D’Avella explains what content designers do in the alpha stage of a project.
Defra group digital and data transformation strategy: how we’re making our services better
David Caldwell, Defra’s Deputy Director for Digital Transformation, provides an update on the work underway to transform digital services in Defra. It has been a while since we last shared what we’re doing to transform our services. I took up …
Creating an online form to apply for a county parish holding (CPH) number
Senior content designer Alice Wilson writes about how she worked with the Defra Forms team to create a more accessible online version of a PDF form for livestock keepers.
Latest update for StatsWales OData users
Darllenwch y dudalen hon yn Gymraeg. We are working on a new and improved platform for StatsWales to keep up with technological updates and user needs. As a consequence, and as explained in our first blog, our OData service has not been … Continue reading
How we are leading a bold and innovative approach to online forms
Jenny Taylor explains how the Defra Forms team has launched a new way to provide accessible online forms that meet a broad range of user needs across the Defra group and ends our ongoing reliance on paper-based forms.
Thinking big and bold: Meet fast streamer Amad Ahmed
Digital, Data, Technology (DDaT) and Cyber Fast Streamer Amad Ahmed considers what inspires him to think big and to be bold and innovative in his approach to work. Hi, I’m Amad, and I joined Defra last October, as part of …
Can AI help find lost woodland?
Post by Evie, Data Science Unit, Welsh Government Darllenwch y dudalen hon yn Gymraeg There are many areas of Wales where woodland clearance has taken place, especially since the 19th century. We define ‘lost historic woodland’ as areas of woodland … Continue reading
How content designers add value to projects, from start to finish
We work in Defra’s farming content improvement team. Our role is to iterate and improve farming-related content on GOV.UK. One of our goals is to help farmers understand what type of funding is available and how to apply for it. …
Spotlight on Talent Development – meet summer intern Kiril Korzikovas
Summer intern Kiril Korzikovas shares his experience of completing the Civil Service Summer Internship Programme here at Defra digital data technology and security. I’m Kiril, a second-year student studying Economics and Russian at the University of Sheffield. I started my …
Further update for StatsWales OData users
Darllenwch y dudalen hon yn Gymraeg. We are working on a new and improved platform for StatsWales to keep up with technological updates and user needs. As a consequence, and as explained in our previous blog, our OData service will … Continue reading