Tom Ewing, Principal Data Scientist, Department for Transport

Experience is what you get instead of what you wanted

Posted by: Tom Ewing, Principal Data Scientist, Department for Transport, Posted on: 6 September 2018 - Categories: Data Science, Digital

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 …

Applying data science to policy

Posted by: Tom Ewing, Principal Data Scientist, Department for Transport, Posted on: 16 August 2018 - Categories: Data Science, Digital, Service Design

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 …

DfT Hacks: our first external hackathon

Posted by: Tom Ewing, Principal Data Scientist, Department for Transport, Posted on: 6 April 2017 - Categories: Data, Digital, Service Design

A hackathon is an event where problems and challenges are solved innovatively, using data and technology.