Amanda 🏳️‍🌈🔮

What an absolute icon.

what 3 words is awful and needs to get in the sea.

First time I’m missing @ukgovcamp.com in over a decade! Hope you all have an amazing day #ukgc2026 ❤️💙

PS: missing all you magic humans, what other events will you be at this year?

So happy to hear this! ❤️

Absolute highlight of my week: @rufflemuffin.bsky.social coming to talk to @publicdigital.bsky.social about their film “Don’t Say Gay” as part of our Pride celebrations.

To help someone feel seen, understood & validated is such a gift. This film will do that for so many people ❤️

Data Bites #57 Data Bites #57

How can you build a green digital service?

Just one of the subjects we'll be hearing about at next week's @publicdigital.bsky.social Data Bites, our 57th

Hear from GDS, Defra and the Environment Agency - in person or online, Wed 2 July, 6pm

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/data-bites...

But getting to call it M’HoCoLoGo is pure joy

At first I thought they’d hosted it at our #PDDataBites venue

Dreamy! Love this for you.

This Wednesday!

Join us for Data Bites 56 in Liverpool (and online) at 6pm to hear from our amazing speakers - full details in @gavinfreeguard.bsky.social's thread.

Tickets available at: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/data-bites... #PDDataBites

Data Bites #55 Data Bites #55

Happy Data Bites day!

Join @publicdigital.bsky.social & me, 6pm, Ldn SW1/online, for:
- Laura Gilbert, public sector data/AI
- Ed Humpherson, OSR, beyond mechanistic thinking
- @blangry.bsky.social, you can't API your way out of politics
- Tom Smith, AI@MHCLG

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/data-bites...

Help us decide the future of UKGovCamp UKGovCamp is a brilliant community built around our annual unconference and grant fund.Us current organisers have been thinking whether there's more we can be doing.So we're looking for a smal

I've published, "Help us decide the future of UKGovCamp" www.ukgovcamp.com/2025/03/24/h... for @ukgovcamp.bsky.social.

i.AI's Duncan Brown speaks at Data Bites. Photo by @paulclarke.com

HFEA'S Elliot Bridges presents at Data Bites. The screen shows a slide of the HFEA's Data Dashboard. Photo by @paulclarke.com

PD's Amanda Smith presents at Data Bites. Photo by @paulclarke.com

Full Fact's Andy Dudfield presents at Data Bites. Photo by @paulclarke.com

A *massive* thank you to @duncanjbrown.com, Elliot from HFEA, @ayymanduh.bsky.social and @mrdudders.bsky.social for being brilliant at Data Bites last night - one of the best we've done

Watch back as live: app.sli.do/event/6buz4o...

#pddatabites

A photo of Andy Dudfield with his slides behind saying “I have a nice dataset”

A new contender for “iconic photos of @mrdudders.bsky.social with slides”?

Data Bites #53 Data Bites #53

It’s Data Bites Day!

Join @gavinfreeguard.bsky.social & @publicdigital.bsky.social with:
- Duncan Brown, i.AI
- Elliot Bridges, the HFEA Dashboard
- @ayymanduh.bsky.social, Data Service Standards
- @mrdudders.bsky.social @fullfact.org, facts & the web

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/data-bites...

A picture of me presenting in front of a large screen. You can see a googleslide behind me on the screen, which reads 'What the hell am I doing?' I am waving my arms about and expressively making a point

I am speaking about why the web needs fact checkers at Data Bites on Wednesday 5th March.

Thanks to @gavinfreeguard.bsky.social and @publicdigital.bsky.social for the invite.

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/data-bites...

Me presenting at the start of Data Bites #52 (standing in front of a Data Bites banner to the right, a screen showing a bar chart on the left obscured by hands up from the audience). Image by @paulclarke.com

Happy Data Bites week!

Join me & @publicdigital.bsky.social, 6pm Weds, for our 53rd event, with:
- Duncan Brown, i.AI
- Elliot Bridges, the HFEA Dashboard
- @ayymanduh.bsky.social, Data Service Standards
- @mrdudders.bsky.social @fullfact.org, facts & the web

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/data-bites...

Engaging people on data and AI: An unconference on giving people and communities a powerful say on public sector technologies Unconferences are participant-driven meetups that focus on sharing, learning and community building. This unconference is for people (particularly inside the public sector) who are interested in ensuring that public, community and worker voices are heard in decisions about data, digital and AI.

Are you working with communities concerned about public sector uses of data, digital & AI? Do they want to make their voices heard?

We're hosting an unconference, with @dxw.com, @projectsbyif.bsky.social and @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social in London on 20 March.
connectedbydata.org/events/2025...

Well that was another fantastic Data Bites! Thanks @gavinfreeguard.bsky.social for always being an excellent host, and all our speakers & attendees. Don’t forget to sign up for the next one(s) — see you again March 5th. #pddatabites

public.digital/data-bites-s...

Tomorrow! 👇

So magic to spend time with you ✨

Sat down to write long-form but I don’t have the energy. Back to microblogging!

What @ukgovcamp.bsky.social means to me in 2025 🧵

#ukgc25

Mentoring and advice — Design for joy Free and paid for advice offerings

Well that blew up a bit! 13 bookings in a day for my free walk n talks and portfolio/CV reviews. People are struggling folks. Any other freelancers in UCD able to make similar offers? I can’t do this alone. Oh… jobs would be good too 🙏🏼 www.designforjoy.co.uk/entry-level-...

Things to know about UKGovCamp 2025 (ukgc25)

We tried to find a dry, non-alcoholic venue for Friday and Saturday night #ukgc25 socials, but they were too small, too expensive or not available. We're really sorry.

So we'll be at The Feathers, 18-20 Broadway, Greater, London SW1H 0BH from 5pm both evenings.

www.ukgovcamp.com/2025/01/13/t...

Oh gosh I can’t wait 😭❤️

Haven’t pitched at @ukgovcamp.bsky.social for 14 years but seriously considering it for #UKGC25….

Also absolutely beyond ready for all the hugs.

Why some DVLA digital services don't work at night Every few months or so, somebody asks on social media why a particular DVLA digital service is turned off over night. Rather than answering it every time, I’ve decided to write this post, so I can poi...

I've written this thread up as a blog post with some more details:
Why some DVLA digital services don't work at night
dafyddvaughan.uk/blog/2025/wh...

So beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

I wrote a first draft for a tribute to @vickytnz.bsky.social we're hoping to do at @ukgovcamp.bsky.social 2025.

imranhussain.uk/remembering-...

Vicky was so incredibly inspiring, thoughtful, knowledgable and gave so much to communities. I’m so sad to hear of her passing, sending love to her loved ones ❤️