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Channel Island Weather radar – among the most reliable

Robert Plummer 18 January 2022 —,

Statistics just released by the United Kingdom Met Office confirm that the Channel Island weather radar data was available 98.7% of the time throughout 2021. The figures are based on the percentage of radar images taken every five minutes, reaching the Met Office UK network. This ranks the Channel Island weather radar as one of … Read more Channel Island Weather radar – among the most reliable

Fishy November weather at Corbiere

Robert Plummer 16 December 2021 —,

With Storm Arwen’s N’ly gales providing a climax to the month of November and then the first week of December being hideously unsettled, it would be easy to forget that the majority of November was characterised by very light winds and comfortable mildness. To summarise the month… Week 1: The airflow was slack because a … Read more Fishy November weather at Corbiere

Was 2021 a memorable summer for Jersey?

Robert Plummer 9 September 2021 —,

No doubt it will be engrained in some peoples’ histories, due to such human experiences as first ‘hello’s or last ‘goodbyes’. However, even for these people, it may only be the dates, people and places that are memorable, whilst the changing daily ratio of summer’s raw ingredients (temperature, sunshine, rainfall etc) are as forgettable as … Read more Was 2021 a memorable summer for Jersey?

UX certifications for the Digital Delivery Team

Charlene Brown 26 November 2019 —,

Last week Holly Morison and Amber James from the Digital Delivery Team in Modernisation and Digital attended the NN/g Nielsen Norman Group UX Conference in London to complete their UX (User Experience) certification. NN/g are known as world-leaders in UX consulting and research. They provide best practice and experience with experts in the field. They … Read more UX certifications for the Digital Delivery Team

Digital mums create a brand new pregnancy and birth site on gov.je

Charlene Brown 2 September 2019 —,

The Digital Delivery Team is 60% female including 3 fairly new mothers (and, at the time of writing, one very pregnant lady!). We’re responsible for UX and content strategy on gov.je, this means it’s our job to merge people and technology and make sure that our customers have a positive experience when they’re engaging with our online … Read more Digital mums create a brand new pregnancy and birth site on gov.je

Paving the way for new ways to pay

Graham Chidlow 23 November 2018 —,

Most of our finance systems were designed in an era when people paid for things with cash or by cheque. Over the last ten years, paying the government by debit or credit card has gone from being the exception to the norm. We now receive about 250,000 card payments a year, either over the counter, … Read more Paving the way for new ways to pay

Seeking companies who can help us manage and evolve our websites and CRM systems

Marcus Ferbrache 3 September 2018 —,

Today we have published a pre-qualification questionnaire, the first stage in a tender for services relating to some of our core IT systems. The tender includes four lots: Management of Microsoft SharePoint infrastructure Design and development of websites Management of Microsoft Dynamics CRM systems Consultancy, configuration and customisation of a Microsoft Office 365 based intranet … Read more Seeking companies who can help us manage and evolve our websites and CRM systems

Another way to help: respite care

Lauren Burnett 26 July 2018 —

What does it look like in practice? Fostering and adoption is a huge commitment on the part of a family, a commitment that brings tremendous rewards but frequently great challenges also. One of the things that helps families meet some of the challenges is having other people to turn to for practical help with the … Read more Another way to help: respite care

Towards a digital ID – part 16

Laura Hopley 24 July 2018 —,

Readers of this blog series will be aware that we have recently selected Yoti as a digital ID that will enable people to prove who they are when accessing government online services in Jersey. Recent progress Last month I was appointed as the product owner for digital ID, and will be working closely with Yoti … Read more Towards a digital ID – part 16

News and Scrutiny released on the States Assembly beta website

Anna Goodyear and Geraldine Cardwell 18 July 2018 —,

The beta version of the States Assembly website is nearing completion. We have added plenty more pages for users to try out at: https://beta-statesassembly.gov.je and we are just starting development on the remaining pages before we go live. Scrutiny homepage One of the main things we wanted to achieve as part of the website refresh … Read more News and Scrutiny released on the States Assembly beta website