inclusion – Digital trade

Flying with Co-Pilot – How AI is helping neurodiverse staff thrive in DBT

Richard Given, Deputy Director, Maddy Lunskey, Senior Product Manager and Sarusha Navaratnarajah, Tariff Policy Delivery Advisor, 19 May 2025 - People, Products

Find out how Co-Pilot is fostering inclusivity in DBT and helping neurodiverse colleagues to harness their strengths.

Accessibility is everyone's business

Anais Reding, Chief Digital Officer - Business Growth, Kathy Gribbin, Portfolio and Assurance Analyst and Accessibility Compliance Lead, Ben Armstrong - Design Operations Lead and Accessibility Lead and Jamie Sergeant - Global CEO of Crowd and DBT Export Champion, 25 September 2024 - People

How we make sure DBT's corporate and public services are accessible to all

How we found inspiration at the Women in Leadership conference

Jennie Rich - Digital Engagement Manager, Katie Pether, Deputy Service Owner, Imogen Barker, Senior Engagement and Strategic Adoption Officer and Pat Ryser-Welch - Senior Data Architect, 24 April 2024 - People

4 Women in Leadership conference attendees from DBT share their reflections.

What it is like to become a Business Analyst in DBT

Adebisi Iwediebo, Business Analyst, Funmi Endeley, Business Analyst and Kaye Boon, Head of Business Analysis, 17 January 2024 - People, Professions

Two Business Analysts share their first year as Civil Servants working in the Department for Business and Trade

Investigating Dark Mode for Firebreak Week

Graham Sanders, Senior Interaction Designer, Laura Wood, User Researcher, Rachael Irwin, Data Analyst, Ieuan Parker - Interaction Designer and Tom Swart - Data Analyst, 25 October 2023 - People

A Firebreak project which explored Dark Mode adoption within GOV.UK websites and the potential benefits it would bring to improving accessibility.

Women in Tech: closing the gender gap in DDaT DBT

Hannah Horn, Head of Engagement and Strategic Adoption, Imogen Barker, Senior Engagement and Strategic Adoption Officer, Liz Catherall, Delivery Manager, Georgia Defeo, Head of DDaT Recruitment and Jason Kitcat, DDaT Director, 4 September 2023 - People, Professions

DBT DDaT pave the way to closing the gender gap after being nominated for the Women in Tech Employer Awards.

5 lessons we're learning to improve accessibility at DIT

Natalia Rowles, Product Engagement Manager, Anais Reding, Chief Digital Officer - Business Growth, Monica Beaton, Service Assessment and Assurance Manager, Gianni Bolemole, Interaction Designer and Chris Tucker, Interaction Designer, 18 August 2022 - Professions

We share how we're working towards making all our content, products and services accessible and promoting the importance of accessibility.

Excel at engagement and events in the post-pandemic world

Natalia Rowles, Product Engagement Manager and Hannah Horn, Head of Engagement and Strategic Adoption, 28 June 2022 - People

DDaT’s Engagement and Strategic Adoption team share their tips for running an inclusive, hybrid event for a large organisation using DDaT Week as a case study.

Female leadership in DIT DDaT: breaking barriers and reflecting the public we serve

Jason Kitcat, DDaT Director, Anais Reding, Chief Digital Officer - Business Growth, Miranda Pottinger, Chief Product and Delivery Officer and Daisy Mackay, Senior DDaT Resourcing Lead, 14 June 2022 - People

We reflect on being shortlisted for the Best Public Sector Employer at the Women in Tech Awards 2022 and why leading diverse teams matters.

Physical wellbeing: what it is and why it matters

Billy Glover, Lead Product Manager and Natalia Rowles, Product Engagement Manager, 29 April 2022 - People

Two DDaT colleagues share how physical wellbeing is central to our culture.