blog.gov.jeHow do you catch criminals? More exactly, how do you catch people using the financial system to shift, grow and conceal criminal assets? First, you have to know what they’re doing. A proposal lodged this week will, if approved by the States of Jersey (the Island’s Parliament), boost our ability to track those trying to … Read more Increase Your (Financial) Intelligence
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Channel Island Weather radar – among the most reliable
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
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?
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
Posted on — Categories Digital, Information Services, Tags Digital, Digital Delivery, Responsive design, UX, Web, Women in Tech
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
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
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
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
Posted on — Categories Fostering and Adopting
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
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