Launching DBT's first public-facing AI feature
Launching DBT's first public-facing AI feature
How DBT created it's first public-facing online tool to help businesses find funding opportunities.
Building better data platforms: Our open source approach to infrastructure and tooling
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Soumaya Mauthoor, Head of Data Engineering, Michal Charemza, Tech Lead and Rachel Price, Interaction Designer, Posted on:
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Discover how DBT is building a flexible, open source data platform - learning from the experiences of organisations across government, industry, and the charity sector. This blog explores the practical choices and challenges behind our infrastructure and tooling decisions.
Building a reusable data matching product
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Leonardo Mazzone - Senior Data Scientist and Will Langdale, Data Scientist, Posted on:
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Products
The Department for Business and Trade (DBT)’s Data Scientists have built Matchbox, an open-source platform that allows them to deduplicate and link datasets in a way that is measurable, iterative and collaborative.
Data Strategy in practice - Introduction and strategic ambitions
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Sian Thomas, Chief Data Officer, Graham Bird, Lead Product Manager, Data and AI Services and Jayne Spencer, Service Owner, Data Services Portfolio, Posted on:
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Professions
Reflections on research by the Digital, Data and Technology team in May 2025 with 15 organisations. This is the first in a series of blog posts on the topic.
Discover DBT's M365 Copilot evaluation report
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Daisy Thomas, Digital Statistician and Vicki Woolgar, Internal communications lead for AI, Posted on:
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Products
Read how DDaT's Monitoring and Evaluation team designed an evaluation methodologly to capture data from a M365 Copilot trial.
From daunting to demystified: The evolution of Service Assessments in DBT
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Emily Agnew, Assurance Manager and Matt Sellars, Assurance, Governance and Reporting Support Officer, Posted on:
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Professions
What started as a formal requirement has evolved into a more collaborative, human, and forward-thinking process. It is about helping teams build better services, not just pass a test.
Top tips for observing research sessions ethically
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Annie Lewis, Head of User Research and Emma Baird, Research Operations Lead, Posted on:
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Professions
This blog provides guidelines and tips for observing user research sessions ethically. It emphasises the importance of respecting participants and maintaining the integrity of the research process.
Transforming Rapid Evidence Assessments with Artificial Intelligence
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Alex Lamond, Senior Product Manager, Adela Iliescu, Data Scientist and Piotr Pawelek - Data Scientist, Posted on:
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Products
How the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is improving evidence reviews.
Leveraging data analysis tools for IT rollouts in DBT
How using data analysis made a major migration to Windows 11 quicker and easier to manage.
The launch of the Digital Business Growth Service and business.gov.uk: helping businesses start and scale
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Anais Reding, Chief Digital Officer - Business Growth, Carla Isham, Lead Interaction Designer, Andrew Donaghy - Lead Content Designer, Richard Baines, Technical Architect and Becky Leggett, Business Growth Portfolio Delivery Lead, Posted on:
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Products, Professions
How DDaT built 2 new personalised services for UK businesses and how they meet government ambitions.
Strengthening European digital sovereignty with AI-powered tools
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Natasha Boyse, Senior Data Engineer, Ledia Luli, Junior Software Developer, Tom McDonagh, Data Engineer, Adela Iliescu, Data Scientist and Richie Bird, Junior Data Scientist, Posted on:
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People, Products
How a DBT data team created an AI fact-checking tool during the Paris Hackathon.
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