Director of Digital, Data & Technology at UK’s Dept for Business & Trade 🏛 / ❤️ public service / All views my own! 📢 / https://jasonkitcat.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonkitcat.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonkitcat.bsky.social/post/3mlnteoyoc22gWe recently wrapped up our annual Data Challenge in DBT, which is a great opportunity to encourage collaboration and innovation across the department. Read more about how we run it, and what we did this year https://digitaltrade.blog.gov.uk/2026/05/12/dbt-data-challenge-2026-from-ideas-to-impact/12 May 2026 12:52 +0000at://did:plc:b6adlebad46oykpmxqtpnc2l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnteoyoc22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonkitcat.bsky.social/post/3ml3xy6sd322oHere's a case study in how our work attracting talent to the UK was reviewed to improve the online journeys as part of our quarterly Firebreak week https://digitaltrade.blog.gov.uk/2026/05/05/britain-gets-talent-fixing-a-fragmented-offer-to-attract-global-talent/05 May 2026 10:26 +0000at://did:plc:b6adlebad46oykpmxqtpnc2l/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml3xy6sd322ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonkitcat.bsky.social/post/3mkkgjdi2ss2dFor the last few years teams across DBT & gov collaborated on the Global Supply Chains Intelligence Programme. We used cutting-edge technology, analysis & data to bring insight into how supply chains connect our economy: https://digitaltrade.blog.gov.uk/2026/04/28/global-supply-chains-intelligence-programme-an-ai-enabled-big-data-analytical-platform-for-government/28 Apr 2026 10:59 +0000at://did:plc:b6adlebad46oykpmxqtpnc2l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkgjdi2ss2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonkitcat.bsky.social/post/3mjwn3t53o22hOur content team at Dept Business & Trade are doing fantastic work thinking deeply about what it means when AI is the primary source of information for citizens. Read more about how we're preventing AI misinformation https://digitaltrade.blog.gov.uk/2026/04/20/how-were-preventing-ai-misinformation-at-dbt/20 Apr 2026 14:03 +0000at://did:plc:b6adlebad46oykpmxqtpnc2l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwn3t53o22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonkitcat.bsky.social/post/3mhskjuern22uUser research on how businesses experience government support is key to how we develop the Digital Business Growth Service, read more about how we do it from our lead user researcher https://digitaltrade.blog.gov.uk/2026/03/24/how-were-making-strategic-decisions-based-on-the-needs-of-businesses/24 Mar 2026 12:16 +0000at://did:plc:b6adlebad46oykpmxqtpnc2l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhskjuern22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonkitcat.bsky.social/post/3mgrxndn6oc2hDelighted to share our experiences running a multi-disciplinary co-lab to help develop DBT's Business Growth Service, more in the post: https://digitaltrade.blog.gov.uk/2026/03/11/strengthening-business-support-through-user-centred-evidence-led-collaboration/11 Mar 2026 13:13 +0000at://did:plc:b6adlebad46oykpmxqtpnc2l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgrxndn6oc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonkitcat.bsky.social/post/3mg7vbljr5k2cWell this is lovely - Haruki Murakami and Harry Styles in conversation about running (News+ link) https://apple.news/ABXj0KVisTzKLV5iO6PFfbw04 Mar 2026 08:43 +0000at://did:plc:b6adlebad46oykpmxqtpnc2l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg7vbljr5k2chttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonkitcat.bsky.social/post/3mg5tdlrths27Lovely post on Flickr's URL structures https://unsung.aresluna.org/unsung-heroes-flickrs-urls-scheme/ - I absolutely adored how Flickr was built and worked hard to emulate it. Cal Henderson ran a brilliant workshop sharing more of their engineering process for scaling, which became essential for managing growth at Netmums03 Mar 2026 13:03 +0000at://did:plc:b6adlebad46oykpmxqtpnc2l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg5tdlrths27https://bsky.app/profile/jasonkitcat.bsky.social/post/3mg5rihbevk2mTracey Wilson writes about how Department for Business and Trade are working on improving our published content in a world of AI summaries. https://digitaltrade.blog.gov.uk/2026/03/03/content-isnt-static-what-i-learned-about-content-ownership-in-the-world-of-ai-summaries/03 Mar 2026 12:30 +0000at://did:plc:b6adlebad46oykpmxqtpnc2l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg5rihbevk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonkitcat.bsky.social/post/3mg5c4prx4c2aRe-posting for morning readers 👇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Mar 2026 07:55 +0000at://did:plc:b6adlebad46oykpmxqtpnc2l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg5c4prx4c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonkitcat.bsky.social/post/3mg3qzgbvcc2wMore pondering on AI as I wrangle with what it means for public servants... Here's where I've got to so far: There is a useful path to take between hype and doom. It's time to keep experimenting and learning as nobody knows what the future will bring. https://jasonkitcat.com/2026/03/02/some-thoughts-on-ai/02 Mar 2026 17:16 +0000at://did:plc:b6adlebad46oykpmxqtpnc2l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg3qzgbvcc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonkitcat.bsky.social/post/3mfod2ym5wk2oWe can’t be sure an AI “ClawBot” did post a nasty blog post when their code was rejected, but an ArsTechnica journalist did use AI hallucinated quotes when reporting the story….25 Feb 2026 09:02 +0000at://did:plc:b6adlebad46oykpmxqtpnc2l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfod2ym5wk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonkitcat.bsky.social/post/3mf2hhivamk2fIt's so easy to fall into a "build it and they will come" mindset when creating digital products & services. We work to overcome this with our wonderful Engagement & Strategic Adoption team, here are reflections on how we've boosted adoption of our CRM tool https://digitaltrade.blog.gov.uk/2026/02/17/driving-success-through-digital-adoption/17 Feb 2026 11:27 +0000at://did:plc:b6adlebad46oykpmxqtpnc2l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf2hhivamk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonkitcat.bsky.social/post/3mf27bhda7k2cNostalgia alert - illustrated catalogue of Walkman models (not just Sony ones) walkman.land via @densediscovery.bsky.social https://walkman.land/17 Feb 2026 09:00 +0000at://did:plc:b6adlebad46oykpmxqtpnc2l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf27bhda7k2chttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonkitcat.bsky.social/post/3menyhxiubc25We have long championed the importance of monitoring & evaluation in digital teams, so we're delighted to have succeeded in getting 'digital evaluator' added as a role in the UK Govt Digital & Data framework https://digitaltrade.blog.gov.uk/2026/02/12/a-new-evaluator-role-to-support-modern-digital-government/12 Feb 2026 12:27 +0000at://did:plc:b6adlebad46oykpmxqtpnc2l/app.bsky.feed.post/3menyhxiubc25https://bsky.app/profile/jasonkitcat.bsky.social/post/3megomqacjk2yEvery quarter we encourage our DDaT teams to pause & take part in a Firebreak week. It's a way to encourage us to work on challenges in new ways, with a different mix of colleagues. I think it's a core ingredient to sustaining and encouraging innovation https://digitaltrade.blog.gov.uk/2026/02/09/how-breaking-the-routine-fuels-fresh-ideas-and-delivers-value/09 Feb 2026 14:42 +0000at://did:plc:b6adlebad46oykpmxqtpnc2l/app.bsky.feed.post/3megomqacjk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonkitcat.bsky.social/post/3mdztueyyok2nWe've recently launched DBT Assist, our generative AI tool for helping colleagues with their work. It's a tool powered by working in the open: Using the Redbox code from i.AI we learnt and iterated, sharing our learnings for others to hopefully build on too https://digitaltrade.blog.gov.uk/2026/02/04/from-redbox-to-assist-building-ai-tools-that-balance-innovation-and-trust/04 Feb 2026 12:11 +0000at://did:plc:b6adlebad46oykpmxqtpnc2l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdztueyyok2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonkitcat.bsky.social/post/3mdhunoxgws2wI’m so incredibly proud of our team at Dept Business & Trade who won well deserved recognition as Women in Tech’s Best Public Sector Employer 2025. In this post we share practical insight into how we beat the sector for recruiting & retaining brilliant women https://digitaltrade.blog.gov.uk/2026/01/27/empowering-women-in-tech-dbts-focus-on-inclusion-and-innovation/28 Jan 2026 08:37 +0000at://did:plc:b6adlebad46oykpmxqtpnc2l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdhunoxgws2whttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonkitcat.bsky.social/post/3m7idgaihbs2qWith about 8,000 colleagues working in more than 100 countries around the world for Department for Business and Trade, finding the right person to talk to can be a blocker to collaboration. Read more about how we've been iterating our People Finder https://digitaltrade.blog.gov.uk/2025/12/08/a-user-centred-approach-to-helping-colleagues-collaborate-by-improving-dbts-people-finder/08 Dec 2025 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:b6adlebad46oykpmxqtpnc2l/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7idgaihbs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonkitcat.bsky.social/post/3m6mbtjte2s2oIn the lead up to Small Business Saturday, we're sharing more about our work at DBT launching an Export Support AI chatbot on business.gov.uk and learning from our users, read more from Kai Hellström on our blog https://digitaltrade.blog.gov.uk/2025/11/27/launching-the-export-support-chatbot-empowering-small-businesses-to-go-global/27 Nov 2025 11:38 +0000at://did:plc:b6adlebad46oykpmxqtpnc2l/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6mbtjte2s2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonkitcat.bsky.social/post/3m5ssq36rrs2uNew short story: Number 4½ https://jasonkitcat.com/2025/11/07/new-short-story-number-4%C2%BD/17 Nov 2025 08:31 +0000at://did:plc:b6adlebad46oykpmxqtpnc2l/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5ssq36rrs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonkitcat.bsky.social/post/3m5emrz64oc2mOur brilliant Head of Content Design Andrea Leary writes how increasing use of AI bots to find businesses answers is driving some of Dept Business & Trade's thinking for content design, relevance and accuracy. Read the post https://digitaltrade.blog.gov.uk/2025/11/11/how-ai-ready-content-can-boost-policy-effectiveness/11 Nov 2025 17:07 +0000at://did:plc:b6adlebad46oykpmxqtpnc2l/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5emrz64oc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonkitcat.bsky.social/post/3m3ozxuxhns2bOur Data & AI teams are on a roll with great work and brilliant blog posts. Read about how we built our first public AI feature for Dept Business & Trade on business.gov.uk here https://digitaltrade.blog.gov.uk/2025/10/21/launching-dbts-first-public-facing-ai-feature/21 Oct 2025 09:39 +0000at://did:plc:b6adlebad46oykpmxqtpnc2l/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3ozxuxhns2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonkitcat.bsky.social/post/3m2qybrhuq22gMatching companies across data sets is something we need to do very often in DBT, as do many other parts of government. Recently we released the Matchbox component as an open source shared piece of work. Read more https://digitaltrade.blog.gov.uk/2025/10/08/building-a-reusable-data-matching-product/09 Oct 2025 10:49 +0000at://did:plc:b6adlebad46oykpmxqtpnc2l/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2qybrhuq22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonkitcat.bsky.social/post/3lzl5343whc23Am rather enjoying the Liquid Glass look in iOS/WatchOS 26. Intrigued to see how it works on MacOS when I do that update...24 Sep 2025 09:34 +0000at://did:plc:b6adlebad46oykpmxqtpnc2l/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzl5343whc23https://bsky.app/profile/jasonkitcat.bsky.social/post/3lyicuj5olc2dService assessments are a really important way to ensure the quality and effectiveness of government's digital services. Our team in Department for Business and Trade share some of our learnings as we've evolved our approach in recent years https://digitaltrade.blog.gov.uk/2025/09/10/from-daunting-to-demystified-the-evolution-of-service-assessments-in-dbt/10 Sep 2025 13:14 +0000at://did:plc:b6adlebad46oykpmxqtpnc2l/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyicuj5olc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonkitcat.bsky.social/post/3lurrynzsf22dOur AI cubed team, part of the Data & AI services portfolio led by Sian Thomas MBE, are doing brilliant work. Read about their trip to visit DBT France and their participation in a hackathon to challenge misinformation https://digitaltrade.blog.gov.uk/2025/07/23/strengthening-european-digital-sovereignty-with-ai-powered-tools/25 Jul 2025 09:58 +0000at://did:plc:b6adlebad46oykpmxqtpnc2l/app.bsky.feed.post/3lurrynzsf22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonkitcat.bsky.social/post/3ltjta4nabc2pRead how we're self-hosting Large Language Models for secure in-house AI uses at Dept for Business & Trade https://digitaltrade.blog.gov.uk/2025/07/09/using-self-hosted-large-language-models-llms-securely-in-government/09 Jul 2025 12:34 +0000at://did:plc:b6adlebad46oykpmxqtpnc2l/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltjta4nabc2p