Five things I learned from working on Customise My Data
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A year in the life of Digital Publishing
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Well then. As is only right and normal at the end of a year, it is time to look back at a year in the life of Digital Publishing. It has been a big year for us here in ONS. We launched our new site in February. We also saw a bunch of people move on to new projects and recruited some very talented people to help us ensure we continue to improve everything we do.
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Read moreTop 5 tips from #UKComm16
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