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The fastest way to improve policy is to build it

Posted by: Jamie Laing - Deputy Service Owner in Data and AI Services and Michal Charemza, Lead Data Engineer, Posted on: 28 September 2026 - Categories: Engineering and Technology, User Centred Design
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Building the BICS eligibility checker taught us that testable delivery can actually help shape policy decisions, not just implement them. Here's what we learned.

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There is no such thing as a typical Fast Streamer

Posted by: Olviya Silvary, Fast Stream Data Analyst, Posted on: 16 September 2026 - Categories: Careers and Professions
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Read about how the Digital Fast Stream is helping participants build resilience and confidence in their Civil Service careers

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Creating the best working environments for Civil Service in Greater Manchester

Posted by: Ed Watts, Senior Data Analyst, Posted on: 2 September 2026 - Categories: Careers and Professions, Culture and Ways of Working
A mixed class of students. 'This is Manchester. We do things differently here' is written on a wall.

How Greater Manchester’s Civil Service hub is creating inclusive spaces for digital careers, collaboration, connection and community beyond London.

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Trimming the Terabytes: How to reduce your digital storage

Posted by: Tyler Shepherd, Senior M365 Engineer, Posted on: 18 August 2026 - Categories: Data and Insight
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Discover how BIST's Microsoft Service team reduced SharePoint storage without interrupting normal service, using version trimming. Learn practical lessons on information management, governance, and achieving better value for taxpayers.

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What I learned when I started teaching agile

Posted by: Rainbow Harrison, Senior Delivery Manager, Posted on: 22 July 2026 - Categories: Careers and Professions
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A chance to teach agile became an opportunity for personal growth. Through support, training and practical experience, I discovered new strengths and gained confidence to explore future career possibilities.

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Introducing Ask DBT: Our new AI tool for making sense of the intranet

Posted by: Andy Revell, Lead Product Manager, Employee Experience, Posted on: 24 June 2026 - Categories: AI and Automation, User Centred Design
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How we built a tool that gives colleagues from across DBT a way to ask questions in plain English and get clear, trusted answers drawn entirely from intranet content.

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What an SME safari taught us about bias and context

Posted by: Keely Flint, Service Design Portfolio Lead, Posted on: 17 June 2026 - Categories: User Centred Design
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How meeting real business leaders on an SME safari in Manchester challenged our “common sense” narratives about what businesses think and do.

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Bridging the Generational AI gap

Posted by: Maureen Morgan-Pottinger, Senior Capability Manager and Mia Hatton, Senior Engagement Manager, Posted on: 10 June 2026 - Categories: AI, Culture and Ways of Working
A couple of women, one young, the other middle-aged are sat in front of a computer. They are laughing at something on the screen.

DBT's Intergeneration network aims to promote the benefits of a multigenerational workplace and raise awareness of age-related issues in the workplace. This post shares insights from the "Bridging the generational AI gap" panel event

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Unlocking Ukraine opportunities with a public dashboard

Posted by: Ed Watts, Senior Data Analyst, Posted on: 3 June 2026 - Categories: Data and Insight
A man sits at a desk looking at a screen. It shows a dashboard of UK Gov information about investing in Ukraine.

How we are using data and technology to reduce trade barriers with Ukraine and enabling UK businesses to access international opportunities more confidently.

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10 things we learned running rapid AI experiments

Posted by: Anthony Love, Chief Digital Officer in Business Growth, Posted on: 27 May 2026 - Categories: AI, Engineering and Technology
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Read about what DBT's AI teams learned as they ran rapid AI experiments to improve ways of working across the department.

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