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katybeale.bsky.social
Cycling, running, raving. Ceramics. Local gov, tech for good & public purpose. Design and digital. 🏳️‍🌈 Currently: CDEO, Westminster City Council Previously: Hackney Council, DHSC, Equal Experts, Yodomo, Caper.
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The 2025 Gender Index report (out today) underscores persistent barriers to women thriving in entrepreneurship across the UK. While regions like Wales and Northern Ireland show promising growth (it) underlines the need for systemic change" www.thegenderindex.co.uk

What do you think about the new AI principles for government ? www.gov.uk/government/p...

I want to design and make a tea pot but this is next level!

Interesting digital ID update in The Times. A couple of things on this from me: firstly, does someone at DSIT need reminding that govt is not a tech company? Govts should have transparent public road maps for delivery. Tech cos do launches to feed the hypebeast www.thetimes.com/uk/technolog...

If you wish to send a message to the friends and family of Vicky Teinaki, @vickytnz.bsky.social, about how much she meant to us and the community she was so much a part of, please add them here. I now have access to a compilation by a close friend of hers (not on BlueSky) and will add ours.

Russell ( @undermanager.bsky.social ) is running Interesting again and I know many of you would be brilliant speakers - russelldavies.typepad.com/planning/202...

#hackney #snow

❤️ Doechii www.youtube.com/watch?v=J53Z...

“Wow, I hope you enjoy crying in the dark.” amp.theguardian.com/film/2024/de...

Today, the UK government announced a proposal to change copyright law - for the benefit of AI companies - that would cause huge, irreversible harm to creators. More info below, but most importantly here's what you can do (wherever you live): 1. Email your MP. Template letter in 🧵 👇 1/10

If you run an indie or community web service of some kind and are worried about the incoming Online Safety compliance duties, we’ve put together a @carefultrouble.bsky.social mailing list and been in touch with Ofcom to see if they’ll do some engagement buttondown.com/indie-and-co...

Victoria library, Buckingham Palace rd, Westminster

A great thread We’re here for multi-disciplinary, iterative working but you have to not set a gannt chart roadmap or indeed pretend it’s a “start up”

Really love my new mug design

The festive activities begin! Snowman at the Peacock theatre, always a treat

This is brilliant, how amazing :)

Distracting scenery at a work event in The Nave at Grand Junction W2