Digital by Default

Author: Matt Jukes

  • Ten Years Later – what’s changed?

    Ten Years Later – what’s changed?

    Last Saturday was the 10 year anniversary of my first day at the Office for National Statistics. This is a happy memory. I had a brilliant boss, wonderful colleagues, supportive leadership from the very top, GDS was in its most impactful and collaborative infancy and I got to work on some really hard problems and…

  • Down with DDaT

    Down with DDaT

    This morning I tuned in to a Show & Tell from the team looking at coming up with a new ‘brand’ for the Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) profession for the Civil Service. This work is part of a wider initiative to help improve recruitment and retention – driven by the ever growing demand and…

  • [Interlude] Fun at Fifty

    After seemingly trailing it for 50 weeks I finally turned 50 on the 27th March. I’ve not got a great history of coping well with these big milestone birthdays but honestly this one wasn’t too disturbing – I guess I am finally in an okay place and comfortable with my life. I had a nice…

  • Week 52/52

    Week 52/52

    …and we’re done. 52 weeks but actually 37 weeknotes. Started two jobs. Travelled to nine countries. Three Prime Ministers. Two monarchs. Finishing up on the three year anniversary of my first lockdown. Which feels like both yesterday and forever ago. It has been a good 12 months. Not without its bumps but with an awful…

  • Week 51/52

    Week 51/52

    This has been a bit of a weird week if I am honest. I’ve felt a bit off balance and out of sorts more often than not and had a bit of a wobble with my anxiety yesterday morning for the first time in quite a while. Really had me discombobulated and just in time…