Data Science – Digital trade

International Women's Day: encouraging more women into digital, data and technology careers

Miriam Forner, software developer, Hameda Akther, Head of Portfolio Management Office and Sarah Livermore, data scientist, 6 March 2020 - People

To mark International Women's Day, we asked colleagues in our Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) team about their professional experience and how more women can be encouraged to pursue DDaT careers.

Make 'flexible working' work for your team: DIT's Chief Data Officer shares her experience and tips

Sian Thomas, Chief Data Officer, 27 February 2020 - People

Siân Thomas, Chief Data Officer at DIT explains how flexible working has helped her build a fulfilling career and build great teams. She shares her tips on how to practice flexible working effectively.

Our data story: building effective tools to support businesses around the world

Anthony Love, Head of Data Infrastructure, 27 January 2020 - People

Our Head of Data Infrastructure traces the journey of the data team and how it supports our ambition to be the world’s leading government department for trade-related data.