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This job involves the day-to-day management of WhatDoTheyKnow - great role for an FOI enthusiast ...

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Lots to like in this.

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"We build to dominate" - the company contracted to develop the data nervous system for the whole NHS.

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We're getting on with building The National Data Library here in Leeds. We've had huge interest and support from the private and public sector and it's growing fast. Learn more and join in! datalibrary.uk

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Two years ago today, a road at the heart of the Ebbsfleet development area collapsed. Since then it hasn't been fixed. Instead, nothing has happened. takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/the-landsl...

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#KRO

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Gov nerds, sludge nerds, and nerds of all flavors, you might enjoy this episode of Freakonomics Radio on government's relationship to sludge, featuring: Neale Mahoney, Benjamin Handel, Richard Thaler, and.... me! freakonomics.com/podcast/slud...

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"It isn’t complicated; it is just hard." - All you need to know about the future of the NHS App.

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On the myth that efficiency should be the primary goal of government transformation. foreignpolicy.com/2025/04/07/d...

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A special edition of my newsletter focused on the Cabinet Office Test, Learn and Grow team vacancies (and principles). @karakane-kk.bsky.social newsletter.digitalbydefault.jobs/internet-of-...

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Ooh, exciting to see a paper on this. Even more so given it's a new @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social and @deaves.bsky.social co-production.

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Can confirm.

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🌍 Our latest Public Digital newsletter is out! This month’s edition takes a global view: from supporting digital transformation in Barbados 🇧🇧 and Nigeria 🇳🇬, to reflections on global aid and inclusive leadership, and the future of digital public services. 📩

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I have been banned from helping with GCSE Chemistry homework after I was asked what happens when you add base to acid and I said, "Jungle?"

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Reflecting that in 2025 it's still probably easier for civil servants to get approval to spend £100m on something big, bad and slow than £250k on something small, fast and good.

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An essay from @jo3hill.bsky.social which can be summarised as "Public interventions need clarity of outcome" reform.uk/publications...

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The EVRi online parcel tracker claims my correctly-typed postcode is 'invalid'. Yet another example of the private sector needing to learn from the public sector.

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Free The Postcode Address File, from 17 years ago. What a wasted opportunity. www.tomski.com/2008/07/sett...

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In two weeks I'm running Brighton Marathon for Pancreatic Cancer UK. My mum got diagnosed 5 years ago just as first lockdown was happening. There's real progress being made on testing and mRNA. I've donated the first £200, any donations help: 2025brightonmarathonweekend.enthuse.com/pf/richard-p...

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Creekmouth.

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A recipe for making the monoculture & groupthink worse. Civil service recruitment needs to be redesigned from first principles.

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Ouch. One of those articles where former civil servants read between the lines and wince. www.publictechnology.net/2025/03/19/b...

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I read 14 reports and blog posts on the idea of the UK government setting up a National Data Library. The equivalent of a 300 page book. And then I wrote up what I think in 2000 words. So if that's the kind of thing you like reading,... tomforth.co.uk/nationaldata...

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This is exemplary.

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This panel is today 1230-1330 discussing the digital transformation of local government. Good humans with interesting perspectives.

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Excellent report on local government for the digital era. I would say that, wouldn't I, given @publicdigital.bsky.social is a co-author. But it really is worth a read...

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It's even more alarming than it's previously been that much of the UK is reliant on US social media to function (and chat). Someone should come up with the idea of a UK "digital public space"... oh look @tonyageh.bsky.social did! e.g. www.opendemocracy.net/en/ourbeeb/b...

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Proud to know @merici.bsky.social. She delivered DirectFile for US taxes, a quite incredible achievement. Massive respect.

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🚨 Full panel announced 🚨 Joining FGF & @publicdigital.bsky.social to discuss how digital can transform local govt: 🗣️ Theo Blackwell, @ldncdo.bsky.social 🗣️ Eve Roodhouse, @local.gov.uk 🗣️ Josie Cluer, EY 🗣️ Robbie Bates, Policy Associate 🪑 @madebycatem.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-can-we...

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Nicely surprised by the care & attention enphase.com have put into their user experience design. Following on from my appreciation yesterday of the way @octopus.energy designed their Home Mini, I'm thinking good designers are getting the freedom to do good work in the green energy sector.

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