Technology

Behaviour and ITIL 4

Blog posted by: Leif Andersson – Change leader, coach, facilitator, IlluminEight, 29 September 2021.

Updated: Fri Oct 01 2021

Release of Data Mobility Infrastructure Sandbox Report

Earlier this year we published the 1st Ctrl-Shift Personal Data Mobility Sandbox report, a significant first step to enable us all to access the substantial economic and social benefits that Personal Data Mobility offers.

Updated: Fri Oct 01 2021

Using satellites to monitor deforestation in cocoa crops

Monitoring cocoa plants in Ghana from space Globally, the majority of tropical deforestation is still linked to commodity farming and production. The expanded production of agricultural commodities such as beef, soy, cocoa, palm oil and paper/pulp are the major drivers ...

Updated: Wed Sep 29 2021

Creating a digital approach to paper forms

In the age of digital first, the use of paper forms is a problem. These forms are often designed to be printed out and filled in by hand, not completed on a screen. When we make them available on GOV.UK ...

Updated: Fri Sep 17 2021

Update on route reviews

As we move into autumn and the start of a new school year, work on all current route reviews is coming to a head and we can look forward to the launch of reports for four key sectors. A total ...

Updated: Thu Sep 09 2021

The night sky in September

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter has performed amazingly well on Mars, successfully completing its eleventh flight last month, scouting out the terrain that the Perseverance Rover will traverse across Jezero crater. The rover, which touched down on Mars in February, is preparing ...

Updated: Fri Sep 03 2021

Introducing Platform Product Management at MoJ D&T

Hello, my name is Alexandra Craciun but everyone calls me Alex or Ali. I joined the Platforms & Architecture team at MoJ Digital in October 2020 as the Product Manager for Analytical Platform. I always found it hard to give ...

Updated: Mon Aug 16 2021

Looking for a career change? Go digital

The User Researcher Career Changer role, part of the Digital Development Programme at the Home Office, helped Huzna change careers and step into a digital role. Here's how she did it.

Updated: Mon Aug 09 2021

How we identify and mitigate single-points-of-failure (SPOF)

Do you get cold sweats brought on by the thought of losing one particular person from your team? Well, read on. Confession: I don't like the title of this blog post. Single-points-of-failure (SPOFs) are the people who have worked relentlessly ...

Updated: Tue Aug 03 2021

The night sky in August

If you've been thinking about trying a night of star-gazing, August is the perfect month to try.

Updated: Tue Aug 03 2021

New fund to enhance community engagement in planning

The Digital Planning team at MHCLG are delighted to announce the new PropTech Engagement Fund, set up to support the PropTech sector and local authorities to accelerate adoption of technology that will enhance community engagement and deliver a modern planning ...

Updated: Mon Aug 02 2021

New regulations mean lift-off for UK spaceflight

Every sector, from planes to trains to automobiles, is governed by an evolving set of laws and regulations within which it can grow safely, create commercial opportunities for investors and deliver better public services while keeping the environment safe as ...

Updated: Fri Jul 30 2021

The roadmap towards our mission

A couple of months ago I wrote about the MoJ Digital & Technology mission for this year. We have now completed the first quarter of the year (already!), and I thought I'd share just some of the great progress we've ...

Updated: Thu Jul 29 2021

Building and improving the Child Arrangements Service

The User Centred Policy Design ( UCPD) Cross Justice Delivery team said goodbye to the Child Arrangements Service at the end of March, and handed the service over to its new home in Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS). ...

Updated: Wed Jul 28 2021

Activating our human firewall during Covid and beyond

My name is Dawn Carrington, and I am Security Culture Change Lead in the Digital and Technology team. For as long as I can remember I've wanted to do work that makes a positive impact in people's lives. At the ...

Updated: Tue Jul 27 2021

Transforming the way MHCLG delivers funding

Delivering funding to where it is needed most is a core mission of MHCLG. And we do lots of it - distributing £8.5bn in general grants in 2019/20 - to local authorities, charities and businesses across the UK. This ...

Updated: Thu Jul 01 2021