How to run a hackathon
DWP Sheffield is a young hub. We just hosted our first hack. And with all the unearned confidence of youth, I'm going to tell you how to host your own, based on our limited experience.
DWP Sheffield is a young hub. We just hosted our first hack. And with all the unearned confidence of youth, I'm going to tell you how to host your own, based on our limited experience.
I’m Justin O’Dwyer and I work for Objectivity, a software development and maintenance company. Last summer I spent two weeks at DWP Digital’s Tech Lab in Warrington as part of a secondment opportunity.
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From the dawn of the web to Google: Julian Harris tells us about his passion for technology and why he made the leap to the public sector.