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'DataJam's a community': Four perspectives on DataJam 2019

Calei Smith - product owner, DWP Digital, Ryan Dunn, DWP Digital Data Scientist, Caleb Olaleye, service analyst DWP Digital and Stephen Mounsey, delivery manager, DWP Digital, 25 October 2019 - Agile development, Collaboration, Data, DataJam North East

DataJam 2019 brought together a community of data professionals and service designers to use data to help improve public services in the North East. Read the story of DataJam from four DWP Digital colleagues who took part.

Why Black History Month is important to me

Mbeh Tanji - tech support manager, DWP Digital, 24 October 2019 - Diversity

Read about why celebrating diversity awareness events like Black History Month is important to Mbeh.

Examine a Place – passing the first test

Stuart Mackay, product owner, DWP, 17 October 2019 - Data, Data Science, Examine a Place

The Examine a Place service uses data to give a snapshot of skills and roles and a view of employer demand for areas across the country. Find out how cross-government working helped to shape the service.

Finding solutions in our Innovation Dojo

Shruti Kohli, data scientist, DWP Digital, 14 October 2019 - DWP Digital, innovation, Innovation Dojo, Women in Digital

What is our Innovation Dojo?
Read about the concept behind it and how we're using it to find solutions through immersive learning.

The hack's back!

Calei Smith - product owner, DWP Digital, 11 October 2019 - Collaboration, DWP Digital, Financial inclusion, Hacks, Women in Digital

Hack the North 4.0 is all about financial inclusion. It's taking place 21 - 22 November and tickets are available now. Find out why you should sign up and join us.

How my work-life balance improved my mental health

Ceejay Momoh, Delivery Manager, DWP Digital, 10 October 2019 - Diversity, DWP Digital, Mental health, Work-life balance

On World Mental Health day, agile delivery manager, Ceejay explains the benefits of work-life balance.

Developing a health and benefits service community

Jacinta Mellenger - Service Designer, DWP Digital and Tero Väänänen - Head of Design, NHS Digital, 10 October 2019 - Collaboration, communities of practice, Health transformation, Service Design

Find out how DWP Digital and NHS Digital service designers are working together to form a service community.

Rising to the challenge of our transformation

Simon McKinnon, Chief Digital and Information Officer, 7 October 2019 - Collaboration, Digital transformation, DWP Digital, reuse, user centred, user experience

On the eve of a series of conferences for DWP Digital colleagues, Interim Chief Digital and Information Officer Simon McKinnon explains how he wants to increase the pace and scale of our transformation.

DataJam’in

Mark Young – Business Analyst, DWP Digital, 7 October 2019 - Business Analyst, communities of practice, DataJam North East, DWP Digital

‘How can we consider data better in the software design process?’
Mark went to DataJam North East to help him find the answers to this challenge and others. Find out how you can get involved.

Championing diversity in tech

Simon McKinnon, Chief Digital and Information Officer, 3 October 2019 - Digital Voices, Diversity, DWP Digital, Inclusion, Women in Digital

In this blog-post, our CDIO Simon, shares his thoughts on how we're improving gender diversity in the month we celebrate Ada Lovelace day. Find out how our own role models are inspiring women to want to work in digital.

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