Professions

Building better data platforms: Our open source approach to infrastructure and tooling

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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.

Data Strategy in practice - Introduction and strategic ambitions

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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.

From daunting to demystified: The evolution of Service Assessments in DBT

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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.

The launch of the Digital Business Growth Service and business.gov.uk: helping businesses start and scale

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How DDaT built 2 new personalised services for UK businesses and how they meet government ambitions.

Understanding the evaluations role in measuring the impact of AI interventions across Government

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How the Monitoring & Evaluation team designed tools to assess the impact of DBT's AI interventions.