Join us in person or online for Data Bites #60 on Tuesday 18 November at 6pm. Our monthly events series spotlights the digital practitioners transforming how data is used to serve the public. Check out this month's speakers and book your place: public.digital/events/data-...

Velocity for the sake of velocity is pointless. Words inspired by Alistair Ruff

This week we're attending the #FWD50 in Ottawa as producing partner, alongside policymakers and public servants from across Canada's public services. public.digital/pd-insights/...

This week we're at the DPI Summit 2025 in Cape Town, South Africa, where we're hosting the following events as part of the programme: 4 November: Applying a user-centric design focus to DPI delivery. 6 November: Sovereignty and DPI Say hi to our team!

Catch up with the Public Digital team at FWD50, 3–4 November, in Ottawa. They’ll join leaders from across government and industry to explore digital sovereignty, multidisciplinary teamwork, and how dual-use mandates drive innovation and ROI. Join the conversation public.digital/pd-insights/...

Thorny comments and questions are an expected symptom of getting closer to impactful delivery. Words inspired by Ian James public.digital/about-pd/our...

UK local government is at a pivotal moment. As PD Director Gavin Beckett writes, it’s time to start building dynamic service organisations to respond to the challenges of today. Our event on 27 November will explore how we can build a movement across the sector. public.digital/pd-insights/...

This #BlackHistoryMonth, we're proud to share a personal reflection from our Inclusive Hiring Lead, Daniel Sintim. Daniel writes about the power of visibility, and the importance of standing firm - even when it feels easier to shrink back. public.digital/pd-insights/...

Catch up with the Public Digital team at the DPI Summit 2025 next week in Cape Town, South Africa. We'll be hosting the following events as part of the Summit programme: ➡️ 4 November: Applying a user-centric design focus to DPI delivery ➡️ 6 November: Sovereignty and DPI

Earlier this year, Alexandra MacEachern joined The Functional Government Podcast to talk about automated tax filing. Next week Alex takes the stage at FWD50 to discuss how dual-use mandates can help governments go from service to sovereignty. public.digital/pd-insights/...

A warm welcome to Jessica Ferguson who joins Public Digital as a Director in the Central Gov team. public.digital/about-pd/our...

Accidental technology failure can pose as big a risk as cyber attacks. In the wake of the AWS outage this week, Dafydd Vaughan told the Daily Mail: "Accidental technology failure can pose as big a risk as cyber attacks". public.digital/pd-insights/...

Organisations are increasingly turning to AI. But automating work means paying acute attention to trust. Do users have faith in the quality, accuracy and safety of the services you provide? Matthew Sheret lays out four principles for automating without losing trust. public.digital/pd-insights/...

We've just published our 100th edition of the Public Digital newsletter since we started writing it in 2018. Read it on LinkedIn linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7386764118726168576/ Subscribe public.digital/pd-insights/...

Join us for our next PD Sessions event on Find Opportunities for Radical Transformation in Local Public Services - taking place in person or online on 27 November. public.digital/events/pd-se...

Today's AWS outage demonstrates that 'accidental technology failure' is as much of a risk to company operations as a cyber attack, as PD CTO @daivaughan.uk tells ComputerWeekly.com www.computerweekly.com/news/3666329...

Wishing a Happy Diwali to our colleagues, clients and partners!

Happy Data Bites (AI special) week! Join @publicdigital.bsky.social & me, 6pm Thurs 23 Oct, & hear from: - @metoffice.gov.uk on AI opportunities - @scottishaialliance.bsky.social on children's rights & AI - JDAC (Cab Office) on making data interactive - Govt Internal Audit Agency on GIAA’s Engines

Teams will solve all your problems. public.digital/pd-insights/...

To create joined up services, government must fix the data plumbing: establishing shared standards, infrastructure and governance across the system. The UK Government's proposed National Data Library can drive this quiet revolution. public.digital/pd-insights/...

What makes AI translation work in the real world? In the lead up to FWD50, we've been thinking about how the Welsh government's approach to translation can inform Canada's first AI translation pilot, GCtranslate. Read our LinkedIn post ⬇️ www.linkedin.com/posts/public...

Dataviz! Data matching! APIs! Catch up on last month's @publicdigital.bsky.social Data Bites with @bothness.bsky.social, DBT and GDS, public.digital/pd-insights/.... ...and remember to sign up for next week's AI special - Thursday 23 October, 5.30 for 6pm public.digital/events/data-...

As reported by BBC News today, being prepared to respond to a cyber-attack is now a critical business priority. We worked with the Local Government Association and a range of partners to develop the ‘Cyber Incident Grab Bag’ for local authorities. public.digital/pd-insights/...

This year we attended four of the key UK political parties’ annual conferences. Read our reflections. public.digital/pd-insights/...

Informed, engaged and empowering leadership from senior leaders is essential to successful #digitaltransformation. 📄 Read our new report, published with @publicdigital.bsky.social, to learn how you, as a #board leader, can support your digital lead. ➡️ bit.ly/42mWTZa

From an idea to a team of 100 brilliant people, this week we've reached this major milestone. Visit our careers page to find out more about working with us. public.digital/life-at-pd/p...

The UK Government’s plan for digital ID could be a game changer for public service. But concerns about data use and privacy are legitimate. Privacy, trust, inclusion must be at the heart of the government's approach. public.digital/pd-insights/...

People have space to do the work. When they don't spend all their time talking about it.

We were lucky enough to have Sian from Data Orchard talk about last year's report at @publicdigital.bsky.social Data Bites last December: public.digital/pd-insights/...

This week we've been in Bournemouth for the @libdems.org.uk party conference. Interesting discussions about policies on digital services and public sector reform, as well as meetings with MPs and business leaders. Pictured: our CEO Ben Terrett CBE with LibDem leader Ed Davey and Simon Hughes.

There is only so much we can learn upfront without trying it in practice. public.digital/pd-insights/...

Our September newsletter is here! #99 is a design special, celebrating the publication of our new design book, exploring how AI is changing the customer experience, and giving our take on the US administration’s recent launch of America by Design. www.linkedin.com/pulse/public...

It's vital for the UK to understand digital sovereignty as we enter the AI era. As Mike Bracken writes in the Financial Times this week, the UK risks relinquishing control over policymaking by depending on monopolist international platforms. www.ft.com/content/a4f1...

It's a pleasure to be hosting ADHD Pathfinding at Public Digital HQ today, for their first ever in-person meeting. Read more about their work on Medium medium.com/adhd-pathfin...

Do you like hearing from people doing interesting things with data? Do you enjoy chatting to fun data people over some free drinks? Can you tolerate a few bad jokes with some charts? Then next week's @publicdigital.bsky.social Data Bites is the event for you - 6pm, Thursday 18 September Join us!

How do leaders build real digital sovereignty? After our recent post on the topic, the conversation quickly moved beyond definitions to a more practical understanding. Our new blog post summarises the insightful community feedback. public.digital/pd-insights/...

A warm welcome to Mandeep Samra, who joins Public Digital as a Director in the Global Impact team. Mandeep will further our work with global development institutions, supporting them to achieve inclusive, scalable and sustainable social impact. public.digital/about-pd/our...

Prototyping isn’t limited to designers. Anyone can use this approach - and that includes leaders too. We've gathered stories from around the world into our new book to remind us of the joy of design and its transformative potential. public.digital/pd-insights/...

Inspired by our experience at #NextTechFest2025, we’ve been reflecting on the subject of women in tech. In our latest blog post, Jo Garwood-Backshall writes about what organisations can do to ensure women are securing, retaining, and thriving in digital roles public.digital/pd-insights/...

We are too busy to try new things that would double our efficiency. public.digital/our-services... #PDMemes

The most successful businesses see problems as opportunities, and understand how the needs of their customers can be met through service design. We've gathered stories from around the world that remind us of the joy of design and its transformative potential. public.digital/pd-insights/...

We're delighted to welcome Olivia Elson to Public Digital as a Director in the Global Impact team. public.digital/about-pd/our...

Data Bites is back! Join us on Thursday 18 September in person or online to hear about the work of digital teams using data for public good. Book your place here public.digital/events/data-...

Can you explain your organisational strategy in a few simple words? Or are you hiding behind complex language? public.digital/our-services... #PDmemes

Teams of people solving problems together are the key to delivering great services quickly and cost-effectively. In our latest blog post by Julia Harrison we break down what we mean when we say the unit of delivery is the team. public.digital/pd-insights/...

Is 'digital sovereignty' merely about where your data is stored? In this new blog post from Mike Bracken, we propose a more practical definition: Digital sovereignty is the agency and capacity of any organisation to make intelligent, informed choices to shape its digital future by design.

What if HR teams weren’t just supporting transformation — but leading it? Our latest blog post explores how people teams can unlock lasting change by working differently. 📖 public.digital/pd-insights/... #HR #DigitalTransformation #FutureOfWork

We’re hiring 🗞️ We work with governments, organisations and public institutions that shape the world. If you want to be part of creating real impact, we’ve got roles open – including Technology Consultant. Apply now: apply.workable.com/public-digit... #Hiring #TechForGood #DigitalTransformation

🇨🇦 Canada Digital Service just shared a big, bold vision for Digital Public Infrastructure. We’ve seen what’s possible - think big, start small, stay human. It’s about better services, more resilience + real accountability. Let’s build it right. #DigitalPublicInfrastructure #CDS #DPI

🎙️ Happening today at 6pm Public Digital is hosting Data Bites #57 Hear from: 🔹 Dr Kate Marks OBE, Environment Agency 🔹 Jennifer Marks, GDS 🔹 Chris Pointon, Icebreaker One 🔹 Tom Parry, Defra We'll be talking about better use of data in the public sector. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/data-bites...