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@digiphile.bsky.social
Dad, writer, cyclist, citizen, cereal dilettante. Advocate for freedom of information, open governance, & democracy. Lover of the Oxford Comma, hater of hubris. Recovering journalist. Trying to move carefully, & fix things. https://civic-texts.ghost.io
@techwontsave.us
A left-wing podcast for a better world and better tech. Hosted by @parismarx.com. Made in partnership with @thenation.com. https://techwontsave.us/
@statsgeekclare.bsky.social
Demographer, former tweeting statistician and female data lad. Attempting to make a difference in public health analysis at DHSC, but these are my opinions and not those of my employer! I ran the UK's covid dashboard. Now seen running parkruns. She/her 🍉🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
@garethr.bsky.social
VP Product @snyksec. @openpolicyagent Conftest maintainer. Developer, designer, product. Open source geek. Devops Weekly. @gdsteam alum. he/him.
@rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social
Internet person. Community tech, careful innovation, trying to make progressive tech policy happen. https://carefultrouble.net https://buttondown.email/justenoughinternet
@amyhupe.bsky.social
She/her Design systems and content design consultant. Reckless shitposter. amyhupe.co.uk wearefrankly.co #DesignSystems #ContentDesign #WriteTheDocs
@jamestplunkett.bsky.social
Interested in more human ways to govern our lives together. Also digital stuff. Book: End State: http://amzn.to/3FzY7lv. 🏳️⚧️
@pahlkadot.bsky.social
Author: Recoding America, Founder: Code for America, Co-founder: USDS and USDR.
@jamesomalley.co.uk
@Psythor on Twitter. Freelance writer covering politics/tech/nerd stuff. Read my content: takes.jamesomalley.co.uk #FREETHEPAF
@gavinfreeguard.bsky.social
Data/govt etc freelancer gavinfreeguard.com Policy associate @connectedbydata.org, Data Bites @publicdigital.bsky.social, associate @instituteforgovernment.org.uk, host @ Think Digital, @transformgovtalks.bsky.social N London/S Wales Pic @paulclarke.com
@jenitennison.com
Data nerd/wonk. Founder of Connected by Data, campaigning for communities to have a powerful say over data and AI. Into trans rights, neurodiversity, board games, lego, dogs, spreadsheets. www.jenitennison.com
@tomski.com
Partner at Public Digital, co-founder Government Digital Service, ex-BBC. Expect occasional small boat sailing.
@edent.tel
Longer hair than you. Chaotic Good. Doesn't work for The Man™ any more. If you're involved in Blockchain or Crypto you will be blocked on sight. All content © and personal. May not be reproduced without consent. Blog https://shkspr.mobi/blog
@gerireid.com
Everyone’s fave kiwi goth Mom. Lead Accessibility Specialist at Just Eat. Design systems and associated nerdery. Be kind ❤️ gerireid.com
@gaiamarcus.bsky.social
- Director @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social:ensuring data & AI work for ppl & society - Stint in government - led #NationalDataStrategy; roles in Cabinet Office, ONS & MHCLG - Charity roles inc. Samaritans Trustee; staff @ The RSA, Centrepoint, ParkinsonsUK
@billt.bsky.social
Hack and pundit. BBC Research & Development. Formerly Digital Planet.
@janeruffino.bsky.social
Content designer, UX writer, facilitator, contemporary archaeologist. Human mom and dog mom. She/her. Allergic to unwanted advice.
@anthonyzach.be
Working to make European democracy work. "Refreshingly free of the usual platitudes". Belge par choix, Brits door opvoeding, Polish roots. President of Demsoc.org
@emilytav.bsky.social
Policy + design + tech. Angry optimist. Co-Curator of an oral history of the origins of the U.S. Digital Service // ex: @usds @whitehouse @ashoka
@jukes.ie
Bristolian | internet of public service person | comic book collector | street art seeker | Adidas obsessive | 50s | UK https://digitalbydefault.com/hire-me/
@sugaroverflow.com
they say I’m 5'2" with 6'2" energy ✌️ 🍉 ☆ DevOps Evangelist of the Year 2024 🏅 ✧ developer advocate @gitlab 🦊 ✧ chaos wrangler @biffud.com 🤔 ✧ WCT Rising Star Award 2018 🌟 ♡ open source ♡ public speaking ♡ intersectional feminism ♡ games
@ewebber.bsky.social
People first, organisation consultant. Author of Building Successful Communities of Practice and creator of the Team Onion. Londoner in Merseyside. Blog at emilywebber.co.uk Biz at hellotacit.com Other websites and projects at ewebber.co.uk
@owenboswarva.bsky.social
A mix of stuff: mainly UK #opendata, #dataprotection, #geospatial, #datapolicy, #datajournalism, #genAI, #proptech, and #biodiversity. Still on Twitter at @owenboswarva. Websites: www.owenboswarva.com and www.datadaptive.com. He/him.
@allytibbitt.me
Journalist | Audience @uk.theconversation.com | Trustee of @mysociety.bsky.social | Co-editor of @gairlochtimes.org.uk | Co-founder of @theferret.scot | Based in Scottish Highlands but often roaming. https://micro.blog/allytibbitt
@sconner.net
Head of Accessibility, GOVUK One Login @ GDS. Previously: Monzo, HMRC, and the NHS. Views my own.
@maltbyps.bsky.social
I run the public service teams at Faculty AI. Previously Chief Digital Officer in UK gov. Public service reformer
@spavel.bsky.social
Raised gifted; non-practicing. 🌐 productpicnic.beehiiv.com 💼 UX Design 🟦 Sick of rectangles 🧑 he/him
@annadent.bsky.social
Research and policy adviser - www.abdconsultancy.co.uk Futures of work & employment support, digital welfare state, ethical tech and AI etc. Fellow https://connectedbydata.org/, associate https://rocketsciencelab.co.uk/
@vickytnz.bsky.social
Design (particularly of the digi-gov variety), books and brunch (usually from NE England). Brits think I sound Kiwi, Kiwis think I sound English. Links-a-plenty, views my own. https://vickyteinaki.com
@whitingx.bsky.social
#Accessibility, #Inclusion, #Research & #Design at @merlan.bsky.social ⟹ Narrow of purpose, wide of vision. ツ
@richardpope.org
I wrote a book on public services: https://londonpublishingpartnership.co.uk/books/platformland-an-anatomy-of-next-generation-public-services/ It’s time to share the benefits of digital with the public properly.
@martinjordan.com
Making services work better for all people—Head of Design & User Research at the German govt’s Digital Service, previously Head of #ServiceDesign at the UK’s Government Digital Service, int’l #GovDesign community co-lead, 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 ally martinjordan.com
@paulclarke.com
The people photographer, working with the world's most interesting humans, dogs and brands. A graceful and melodious ape. paulclarke.com
@benholliday.com
Design and digital transformation | Chief Design Officer at TPXimpact | UK Lake District | He/him
@priyanca.bsky.social
Accessibility, inclusive design research in gov #A11y #UX Loves swimming in nature, rocks in rivers, mint tea, gelato, trees. Art, music, play! Grew up in the West Country, left to explore cognition & behaviour, returned ND 🌈 she
@radiobeartime.com
Ursine Plenipotentiary. Defrocked astrophysicist. Aire échta for hire. “Squalid, not a decent Brit” - Keir Starmer Official sponsor of the 🐻 emoji “O fish, are you constant to the old covenant?” Was @marxculture on Twitter
@cocochan.bsky.social
Product management and user-centred design in UK gov. Principal percussionist of The Flowers Band. Prolific knitter. She/her
@cathydutton.co.uk
Service Design & Delivery at the Department for Education. CSS enthusiast, Intrinsic Design fan. www.cathydutton.co.uk
@allafarce.bsky.social
Software and complex (not complicated) systems. Pursuing the public good, sometimes with technology.
@audvfletch.bsky.social
Was @avfletcher | Director @publicdigitalhq | exChiefDigitalOfficer @tradegovuk & ServiceDirector @ukhsa | Digital Transformation and Strategic Design Leader | Anti-anti-wokeness. |
@niacampbell.bsky.social
Senior content designer at Content Design London. Eternal optimist. Goofball. Cymraes. She/her. Check your boobs. Views mine. https://medium.com/@niacampbell
@tommacinnes.bsky.social
Interim Director of Policy, Citizens Advice. Policy stuff, data, graphs, that kind of thing.
@blangry.bsky.social
Study: Oxford (DPhil anthropology of civic tech). Work: Public Digital. High expectations of the world: seldom met. Recent Norwich arrival.
@miaout.bsky.social
Digital Curator @BLDigiSchol at British Library. Collections as data, UX for digital heritage, AI/machine learning and crowdsourcing in cultural heritage/GLAMs/digital humanities. She, they. Books etc https://www.miaridge.com
@bsky.app
official Bluesky account (check username👆) Bugs, feature requests, feedback: support@bsky.app
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