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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 …
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.
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.
Can you digit: Crossrail’s data-driven project delivery
The Crossrail programme is putting data at the heart of managing an enormous engineering project.
Station to Station: passenger information trials at London Bridge
The rebuild of London Bridge station, as part of the Thameslink Programme, presented us with a great opportunity to try out some new ways of helping people find their way around a busy station.
Collaborative innovation in action: DfT's first Hack Club
A hack event is where people with programming and design skills collaborate intensively on software projects.