A two-day workshop on AI and government records will take place on Monday 20 and Tuesday 21 April 2026 @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy. The event is organised as part of the LUSTRE/GLOW initiative. More info is available via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lustreglow...

Our 2nd event of the year will be an online workshop led by Mala Mann of Cardiff University’s SURE. The focus will be on finding studies for evidence-informed policy making, and will include multiple case studies of reviews. For more info, read our latest blog: cilipgig.blogspot.com/2026/04/cili...

In our latest blog, Siobhan Wood, Library Assistant at Lancashire County Council reflects on how hearing about the role of storytelling in KM led her to learn more about the field. Read it here: cilipgig.blogspot.com/2026/03/conn...

Loughborough University have published a study on AI for government archives: zenodo.org/records/1893...

In the second of our series of GKIM Professional Registration interviews, we talk to Maria Nagle, Library Collections Manager at the Welsh Government. Read about Maria's experience of @cilip.bsky.social Professional Registration here: cilipgig.blogspot.com/2026/02/prof...

Not long to go until @cilip.bsky.social Members' Fest 2026! Read our latest blog for information on our Members' Fest panel webinar - What's it Really Like Working in Government Information in 2026?: cilipgig.blogspot.com/2026/01/cili...

Need help with @cilip.bsky.social Professional Registration? Register for the Professional Registration 101 online drop-in session which is part of #CILIPMembersFest26

@cilipcymru.bsky.social are running a webinar next week on aligning revalidation and appraisals 🔽

Read our latest blog! An interview with the newest @cilip.bsky.social trustee David Smith OBE about his experience of Professional Registration as a GKIM professional: cilipgig.blogspot.com/2026/01/prof...

A reminder that nominations are open for the 2026 GIG Awards 🎉GIG presents two awards each year recognising significant contributions to GKIM. Read our latest blog for further info on the different awards and how to nominate yourself, your team or a colleague: www.cilip.org.uk/members/grou...

🎁 Unwrap the #CILIP Knowledge Network on Day 6 of #12DaysOfCILIP. Join one of 20+ Special Interest Groups to connect, share expertise and collaborate with peers in your sector or area of interest, from Metadata, Health K&IM and beyond. Find your new SIG: https://ow.ly/x8ZY50XJGAA#CILIP#12DaysOfCILIP

What if you could learn from failure before it happens? 🤔In our final #KNOWvember webinar extract, Luke Spencer (UK Home Office) introduces the Catastrophise technique—a proactive way to explore what could go wrong, share insights, and build stronger plans. cilipgig.blogspot.com/2025/11/know...

In the third of our KNOWvember postings, we recognise that knowledge management (KM) can only ever occur within an organisational context, and this will inform an organisation’s KM model. cilipgig.blogspot.com/2025/11/know...

We're looking at the power of storytelling as a knowledge capture and dissemination tool as part of KNOWvember. cilipgig.blogspot.com/2025/11/know...

Are you in GKIM and working towards @cilip.bsky.social Professional Registration? Portfolio extracts addressing criterion 2 are available in the Prof Reg candidates' section of the CILIP website via the following link (login required): www.cilip.org.uk/global_engin...

Nominations are now open for the 2026 GIG Awards 🎉GIG presents two awards each year recognising significant contributions to GKIM. Read our latest blog for further info on the different awards and how to nominate yourself, your team or a colleague: www.cilip.org.uk/members/grou...

Happy KNOWvember! This month, @cilip-gig.bsky.social along with many UK gov departments and agencies will be sharing important messages about GKIM. read our latest blog for further info: cilipgig.blogspot.com/2025/11/welc...

Our 2025 CILIP Conference Bursary winner, George has provided a great report on the @cilip.bsky.social Conference which took place in July. Read about George experience of and take-aways from the conference here: cilipgig.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...

Sign up for the CILIP K&IM Annual Awards Evening🏆 on Wednesday 12th Nov at 5.30pm and find out who the current high flyers are in the world of Knowledge and Information!: cilip.org.uk/events/Event...

As part of the KNOWvember campaign, @cilip-gig.bsky.social are holding a webinar celebrating the winners of our 2025 annual awards. Read more in our latest blog: cilipgig.blogspot.com/2025/09/cili...

Thinking of Professional Registration? @cilip-gig.bsky.social and @cilip.bsky.social are hosting an online panel event featuring speakers with first-hand knowledge of Prof Reg including presenters working in GKIM. Read our latest blog for more info: cilipgig.blogspot.com/2025/09/cili...

The Public Authority (Accountability) Bill, if passed, will introduce a range of new duty of candour measures on public bodies and officials which will have implications for records management and information disclosure. Find out more in this factsheet: Duty_of_Candour_Fact_Sheet.pdf

Gov.UK have updated their guidance on using AI to manage the digital heap: www.gov.uk/government/p...

Learn about the @cilip-gig.bsky.social visit to the FCDO historical collection @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social in our latest blog!: cilipgig.blogspot.com/2025/08/cili...

The Cabinet Office is planning to use an algorithm each year to review the relevance of digital files for possible disposal. Read the full article here: www.ukauthority.com/articles/cab...

An interesting article was published in Computer Weekly recently on Humphrey, a suite of AI tools being rolled out by the Civil Service. CW notes the need to address "foundational data literacy across the board": www.computerweekly.com/opinion/Shou...

@cilip-gig.bsky.social next committee meeting will be on 8th July at 1pm. @cilip.bsky.social members are welcome to observe our meetings and raise any issue for our considerations. Email [email protected] to take part 🙂

There are two exciting opportunities to join our friendly and supportive @cilip-gig.bsky.social committee as either a Blog Editor or Web Pages Editor. See our blog for info on what is involved and how to apply: cilipgig.blogspot.com/2025/05/gig-...

There's still time to sign @cilip-gig.bsky.social AGM 2025 and Awards Presentation on 5th June! See our latest blog for more information: cilipgig.blogspot.com/2025/05/gove...

We have two vacancies on our committee! @cilip-gig.bsky.social is looking for a Blog Editor and a Web Pages Editor (Digital Champion) to join our friendly team - if you are interested, more info is available in our latest blog: cilipgig.blogspot.com/2025/05/gig-...

The programme for the @cilip.bsky.social Conference 2025 includes some interesting sessions from GKIM professionals!: cilipconference.org.uk/agenda/ @cilip-gig.bsky.social are sponsoring a bursary place for the conference-more details available here: cilipgig.blogspot.com/2025/05/cili...

Join us at the @cilip-gig.bsky.social AGM 2025 and Awards Presentation on 5th June! See our latest blog for more information: cilipgig.blogspot.com/2025/05/gove...

The @cilip-gig.bsky.social latest ebulletin has been sent out- have you received it? If not, make sure to update your @cilip.bsky.social mailing preferences - more information is available in our blog on how to stay in touch with GIG: cilipgig.blogspot.com/2025/04/how-...

We are delighted to announce that we are sponsoring one bursary place at the @cilip.bsky.social Conference 2025 which takes place in Birmingham on 2-3 July. For info on how to apply for this opportunity, see our latest blog: cilipgig.blogspot.com/2025/05/cili...

@cilip-gig.bsky.social next group visit will be to King's College London's Maughan Library, focusing on the historical library collection of the FCDO. For information on the collection, and how to attend the visit, see our latest blog 🙂: cilipgig.blogspot.com/2025/05/cili...

The ICO has put together an online exhibition detailing how significant events over the past 40 years have helped to shape data privacy rights. You can view the exhibition here:

Are you missing out on emails from @cilip-gig.bsky.social? We know that approximately half of GIG members do not receive our emails - please see our new blog detailing how you can make sure you're not missing out: cilipgig.blogspot.com/2025/04/how-...

Are you working in GKIM and have or are currently working on completing your professional registration? We'd love to hear from you! Please fill out our survey which will be used during our roundtable at the end of the month: smartsurvey.co.uk/s/profession...

@cilip-gig.bsky.social and @cilip.bsky.social are holding a roundtable session on Professional Registration for those in GKIM. See our latest blog for information on how to participate: cilipgig.blogspot.com/2025/04/even...

We have teamed up with CILIP Cymru Wales to deliver our next webinar - Preserving the past for the future: exploring the Welsh Government Publications Archive - which will be happening on 13th May at 12pm. Read our latest blog for more information: cilipgig.blogspot.com/2025/03/cili...

The @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy has produced a useful guide on Crown copyright and the use of AI. Read the guide here: cdn.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/ai...

The next @cilip-gig.bsky.social Committee meeting will be taking place online on 14th April 2pm-4pm. @cilip-gig.bsky.social members are welcome to attend. Please email [email protected] for any requests action and for joining information.

Read more about our @cilip-gig.bsky.social Award winner in our new blog! 🎉: cilipgig.blogspot.com/2025/03/cili...

A massive congratulations to our 2024/25 @cilip-gig.bsky.social Award winners!🎉The Annual Award goes jointly to @welshgovernment.bsky.social and the FCDO Information Management Team 🎉The Lifetime Achievement Award goes jointly to Jan Parry and Jackie King.

Read @cilip-gig.bsky.social committee member interview with Naomi Lees, Data Resources & Licencing Manager at DEFRA : cilipgig.blogspot.com/2025/03/memb...

@cilip.bsky.social new blog is on @cilip.bsky.social statement about the removal of access to the modification of data by authorities in the USA. Read it here: cilipgig.blogspot.com/2025/02/cili...

CILIP are asking for info professionals to inform them if they have been impacted by modifications made by the new US administration. Further info and a link to an anonymous form available below:

Anonymous survey: #CILIP urges members & wider information profession community to share examples of how content, reports, datasets, evidence & tools which have been removed, hidden or modified by the new administration in the US are impacting their work: www.cilip.org.uk/news/693964/...

@louiscoiffait-gunn.bsky.social GIG is now on Bluesky! Do follow for updates on the government information world.

@netikx.bsky.social GIG is now on Bluesky! Follow us for updare on the government information world 😀