As part of a week-long series focused on Mapping China’s Ambitions, The Cipher Brief is partnering with Harvard Research Fellow and former British diplomat Jamie Burnham to explore China’s threat vectors, how it is organizing to win, what a government ecosystem looks like and the impact that international collaboration will have in the future. Yesterday in … Continue reading "Mapping China by the Numbers: Organizing to Win"
Lessons from a digital career: John Fitzpatrick’s journey from a Manchester benefits office to leading MoD’s digital transformation
John Fitzpatrick’s civil service career has gone from a Manchester benefits office to playing a key role in the MoD’s digital transformation. He relives the journey with Richard Johnstone
John Fitzpatrick
26 May 2021
Digital and data is not just something with the potential to transform government services; it can also turbocharge careers.
So, at least, goes the story of John Fitzpatrick.
The Ministry of Defence’s director for digital engagement has held a number of senior digital posts in government, across departments including the Cabinet Office and the Department for Work and Pensions.
By Tegwen Green (left) and Nancy Singh (right), Office for National Statistics
For the last fifteen months Nancy and I have been working with users and producers of statistics to develop a user engagement strategy for statistics.
The strategy sets out a plan of action for building a more meaningful and sustained dialogue between producers, users and potential users of statistics. Its principles are widely relevant to anyone conducting analysis across different professions.
We want to spread the word about the value of user engagement, in the midst of a pandemic, more than ever. We’ve highlighted five important things we want you to remember about user engagement. You might know some of them already – if so, then perhaps share them with your colleagues as well!