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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.
Disco tech - finding out what our staff need from their technology
I’m Alan Rider, Delivery Manager for the Department for Transport End User Compute Discovery.
Human resources, robot responses: introducing the DfT Lab
I’m Howard Pang, an apprentice developer in the Department for Transport Digital Service, and part of the newly formed DfT Lab.
Remote control: embedding smart working in the Department for Transport
As newly appointed smart working champion for DfT I’m quickly getting used to being asked to define what smart working is.