Very sorry to read of the death of Dame Stephanie "Steve" Shirley. What a life she lived! Escaped the holocaust via Kindertransport, computer pioneer, philanthropist, autism activist. Amazing, amazing. www.franmonks.com/how-to-make-...

Got any foldable helmet reccos? For short Lime bike rides. Size and safety more important than price. Thanks! No agencies, no helmet deniers.

"when it comes to AI for public impact, national ambition requires international collaboration" A new perspective on the current AI debate from Mike, who's just back from the AI Summit in Paris. // @publicdigital.bsky.social public.digital/pd-insights/...

Hello week 2 of tax filing season! 💥 Direct File is live and you can now import your tax information directly from the IRS. Visit DirectFile.irs.gov to check eligibility and learn more. 👏

At GDS for launch of the digital government blueprint. Will try and live post on this thread 🧵

"People don’t distinguish between government departments, they just want to get things done" Yep. Still true. Also true of your business. www.osmonauta.space/articles/ben...

Taps. Why do you need A4 instructions to use one these days? public.digital/pd-insights/...

Excellent paper from @pahlkadot.bsky.social and our very own @andrewgreenway.bsky.social on rebuilding the capacity of the state - aka the how of government. A must-read over the Xmas break for those with any interest in public sector reform. www.niskanencenter.org/the-how-we-n...

Making the state more like a start-up? We’ve been championing this approach from day one. Test-and-learn, agile digital transformation, and scaling innovation are at the core of real progress. Read this blog from @andrewgreenway.bsky.social for more insights: public.digital/pd-insights/...

12yo has a new friend, who says he has an indoor swimming pool at home. Not totally impossible, this is London after all, but I have questions. "Oh really, where does he live?" I ask. "Over there" she replies and points at the huge council tower block.

Patient records and the NHS App are in the news again. Me and @mattstibbs.bsky.social wrote down some thoughts. TLDR: the perfect architectural approach won’t solve for fundamental environmental challenges that need addressing. public.digital/pd-insights/...

The latest @publicdigital.bsky.social newsletter is out mailchi.mp/1dfdf19a79a9...

Welcome to PD Data Bites, I'm so glad you're here. See you on the 6th November!

Early days, but optimism is definitely in order. public.digital/pd-insights/...

Useful set of design patterns for AI courtesy of the very excellent Projects By If. https://medium.com/writing-by-if/new-design-patterns-for-ai-b37f4ff060ba

Heard someone refer to the monarch as "King Prince Charles" and that's what I'll be using from now on.

19yo: "I didn't go to that, it was behind a paywall." He was talking about a ticketed exhibition at the Tate Modern.

No more Big IT. "We have to redesign government so it that it can redesign government services." article by Mike Bracken in the FT this morning, free to read link here: www.ft.com/content/6b1f...

It's so odd when politicians resign and they post the 'actual letter' on social media. We should all start doing that with complaints letters, much more fun than just @ ing BA or British Gas or whoever.

Abisola Fatokun writes our 2023 Year Note, reflecting on the year that was at Public Digital. Wishing all our friends, clients and partners a happy and peaceful 2024! public.digital/2023/12/14/y...

In the latest Public Digital newsletter: 🏆 Future of Government Awards: nominate smart folk & meaningful work 👏 @audree.bsky.social and her 🚗 trip/transformation programme analogy ✏️ plans, but unbudgeable ones @jiggott.bsky.social ⬛ internet blackouts in Gaza 💪 Fighting AI race bias