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Introducing the Developing Data Unit – come and join us!
Introducing the Developing Data Unit – come and join us!
Find out about DfT's new data team - what they do and how you could get involved
The Inaugural DfT Group DDaT Conference: why we did it, what happened and how to run your own
Earlier this month, we ran the first ever DfT Group Digital, Data & Technology (DDaT) Profession Conference. Not only that, but it was an ‘unconference’.
Virtual Raility: usability testing a virtual reality training experience
DfT’s Rail Knowledge Management Team recently approached the Lab for help with a problem: new DfT employees needed to understand the complexities of the rail system.
Experience is what you get instead of what you wanted
In my previous Blog, Applying data science to policy, I talked about our first attempt at developing a data science software application to automate some painful parts of the policy consultation process. I alluded to challenges we faced and the …
Teaching computers to read
Transport is a key part of most people’s day and so it inevitably ends up in the news. Much of this news appears in local papers, which make up the majority of the 700+ news outlets in the UK.
Applying data science to policy
One of the great things about working at the Department for Transport (DfT) is that it’s a really outward-facing department. During my 3 years here, I’ve met people from all over the transport sector and this has broadened my horizons …
Voyage of discovery: port freight statistics
Around 95% of UK imports and exports are transported by sea. The companies and ports that handle this freight must submit data about their activity to the Department for Transport.
I'm not that kind of architect
When people ask what I do, the conversation goes a bit like this… I’m an architect. Wow, you design buildings. No. So, you make those amazing building models. No. Oh. I model digital technologies.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Vehicles?
I've been working with DfT Lab on a four week project looking at innovative methods of getting traffic data.
The Write Stuff: how we used AI to help us handle correspondence
The Department for Transport receives around 70,000 bits of correspondence a year of various types, usually requiring a response.
Agile - what’s that? My experience of a Discovery as a new starter
My name is Gemma Currie and I’m an apprentice on the Civil Service Fast Track Apprenticeship Scheme.