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Hadley Beeman

@hadleybeeman.bsky.social
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Architect for #openstandards, the Web and barcodes of all types. Tech policy. Ex-UK gov. Active in GS1, NHS & W3C. @hadleybeeman@w3c.social

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Hadley Beeman @hadleybeeman.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
There will be somebody responsible for the NATS outage that has disrupted 1,000 flights today. And I feel for them. Their code, systems, or assurance processes appear to have failed — and that’s awful. (And I say this as someone who is stranded at a foreign airport, keen to get home.) BUT.
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Brian Kardell @bkardell.com · 03/09/2026
📢 Ever wondered why the Web is the way it is, or who decides where it goes next? The W3C TAG and Van have organized an open panel in #Vancouver 🇨🇦 next week, on 9 September: "Ask the Web Platform Anything" Bring your questions, ideas and wishes for the Web. Free to attend: luma.com/nxgs9837
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VanJS × W3C TAG: Ask the Web Platform Anything · Luma
Ever wondered why the web is the way it is — or who decides where it goes next? The W3C's Technical Architecture Group (TAG) is a group of 12 people tasked…
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Hadley Beeman @hadleybeeman.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Buy a book for a child in Dolly’s memory. donate.imaginationlibrary.com And the wonderful story of her Imagination Library: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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Make a donation and support Dolly Parton's Imagination Library in communities around the world and help put more books into the hands of more children.
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Hadley Beeman @hadleybeeman.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Between her Covid vaccine finding, her literacy efforts and of course her music, I feel like we’ve lost both a friend and the best kind of leader. What a legacy to leave. RIP Dolly Parton
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Tim Cappalli @timcappalli.me · 19/08/2026
WebAuthn L3, the technical specification and API that powers #passkeys, is now a #W3C Recommendation! blog.timcappalli.me/p/webauthn-3/
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Web Authentication API (WebAuthn) Level 3
Web Authentication Level 3 is now a W3C Recommendation! This post covers the new features in L3 to support passkeys, advanced deployment scenarios, improved developer ergonomics, and a peek at what's ...
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Hadley Beeman @hadleybeeman.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Not good! Having a gov dept for tech means it gets •Cabinet-level focus •the priority from Treasury •the resources (people) to plug tech into other Depts’ agendas If DSIT is merged with another dept—tech gets lost in the shuffle…along with UK’s global leadership in tech. www.ft.com/content/fec8...
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Burnham eyes Jonathan Reynolds to lead beefed-up business department
Incoming prime minister discussing plans to give ministry more powers over science policy
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Hadley Beeman @hadleybeeman.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
These are hilarious. Something about the skeuomorph in this era of APIs and algorithms…
Bluesky license, in the style of a driver’s license, with my name, photo, username, and a bunch of made-up attributes about me like “Generosity” and “Engagement”.
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Chief Digital Officer for London @ldncdo.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Help shape the Mayor's AI and Jobs Taskforce to understand the impact of AI on Londoners’ jobs, and how we can support: what's AI actually doing to your work, your sector, your city? Take our @mayoroflondon.bsky.social survey; join the online discussion; RT! www.london.gov.uk/talk-london/...
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Hadley Beeman @hadleybeeman.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
We had a W3C Technical Architecture Group face-to-face meeting recently. @sphericalcowconsulting.com wrote about what we’re up to: www.w3.org/blog/2026/th...
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The W3C TAG Meeting in London, March 2026
Earlier this month, the W3C Technical Architecture Group (TAG) gathered in London for a multi-day face-to-face meeting. While the TAG meets regularly online, these in-person sessions remain an importa...
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Hadley Beeman @hadleybeeman.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
[With vibe coding] “Standards do not get softer just because building gets easier. In fact, they become more load-bearing.” Sing it, @bmwelby.bsky.social. This is 100% true. Standards are what makes that vibe code work with anything else. It’s where the vibe-coded app becomes useful in the world.
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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
For a (non-militant) atheist, that was perhaps the last publication in which I would expect to get a link, but it's rather lovely.
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Anne Marie Cunningham @amcunningham.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
A group of volunteers have been running @nhshackday.com since 2012. In a crazy world, it is all about coming together with common purpose to solve problems in our health service. Please reshare this post about #30 in Cardiff Mar 21/22. We would love to have you join us. ti.to/nhshackday/3...
A group of people are smiling and interacting - a laptop shows computer codeA woman looks over at a laptop screen of her colleagueTwo women are talking to each other and smilingA woman is talking expressively as she presents whilst a man smiles in the background
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Hadley Beeman @hadleybeeman.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Sending love and good wishes for inspiring conversations, effective planning and important mutual support to everyone headed to #ukgc26. I’m sad I can’t be with you this year, but my thoughts go with you! @ukgovcamp.com
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Hadley Beeman @hadleybeeman.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
One of the best parts of Christmas… it’s #duvetKnowItsChristmas A laugh about where we are sleeping tonight, and a few pennies for those who don’t have a bed. Merry merry, all 🎄 www.gofundme.com/f/duvet-know...
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Donate to Duvet Know It's Christmas, 2025, organized by Rhodri Marsden
Unbelievably, it's the 15th year of this thing. What is it? Improbably, the nig… Rhodri Marsden needs your support for Duvet Know It's Christmas, 2025
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Rhodri Marsden @rhodri.biz · 24/12/2025
Unbelievably, #DuvetKnowItsChristmas generates such good will on social media that over the years we've raised somewhere approaching a quarter of a million quid for homeless charities. If you can spare a bob or two, sling some to Centrepoint, and here's the link: www.gofundme.com/f/duvet-know...
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Donate to Duvet Know It's Christmas, 2025, organized by Rhodri Marsden
Unbelievably, it's the 15th year of this thing. What is it? Improbably, the nig… Rhodri Marsden needs your support for Duvet Know It's Christmas, 2025
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Rhodri Marsden @rhodri.biz · 24/12/2025
This is the 15th year of #DuvetKnowItsChristmas, which is preposterous. Rules: if you find yourself dealing with unusual / claustrophobic / gaudy sleeping arrangements this Christmas Eve, share a picture with the world. Use the hashtag (with capitalisation) and cc me if you can be bothered.
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Jonty Wareing @jonty.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Thanks to @rhodri.biz for the inspiration, after running #duvetknowitschristmas for a decade. I'll be reposting the best ones throughout the evening. Tell me your nightmares.
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Jonty Wareing @jonty.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Along with #duvetknowitschrismas, time for a new yearly tradition: #ITschristmas, where we share IT support horror stories from helping family over Christmas. Here's mine to start:
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UK Health Camp @ukhealthcamp.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
We’re looking for a venue partner who can help with physical space to support this open, community-driven, and free-to-attend event. 🗓️ When: A Saturday in Spring 2026 (Flexible) 👥 Size: 100-120 people 📍 Where: Accessible UK location, ideally Leeds Please get in touch! ukhealthcamp.com/venue
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UK Health Camp the free ‘unconference’ on digital, design and data for health and care
Come and enjoy a full day having conversations about #health, #digital, #nhs, and more. Register at ukhealthcamp.com
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Hadley Beeman @hadleybeeman.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
I have a new job. To explain it, let me tell you a story. Have you ever been in the hospital, or with a family member in the hospital, when all the chaos is surrounding you — the busy nurses, the other patients talking, the machines going beep-beep-beep, the occasional… 1/
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Hadley Beeman @hadleybeeman.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Starting day 1 of the W3C/IETF TAG & IAB workshop on Age-Based Restrictions on Content Access. Adult content, alcohol, social media restrictions, advertising/tracking…We’re looking at the technical and architectural choices in solutions.
Screenshot: IAB/Workshop on Age-Based Restrictions on Content Access. (Link in next post)
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Hadley Beeman @hadleybeeman.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Do I know anyone who publishes children’s books? A close friend has inherited several wonderful books originally published in the 1960s, and they’d like to bring them back to the world. Can anyone help?
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Hadley Beeman @hadleybeeman.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
@paulclarke.com And what would Harry Pearce actually be doing today? “Power failure”…!
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Hadley Beeman @hadleybeeman.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
This is such a shock. Nick was one of the most human, funniest (often inappropriately so), and kindest people I know. He often reminds me (reminded? reminded) me that it’s not about the tech, it’s about the people. What a loss to our world. Thank you for many years of everything, Nick.
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Looking for good teaching material: case study from a low or middle-income country of a healthcare innovation that was successfully adopted and transformed patient outcomes. Got some old examples, looking for a recent one. THANKS if you can suggest. #healthpolicy #digitalhealth
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Hadley Beeman @hadleybeeman.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
@davidallengreen.bsky.social For reasons I can not fathom, American schools do teach it as “the Magna Carta”. Or at least, they did when I was a kid there. 🤷‍♀️
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James O'Malley @jamesomalley.co.uk · 05/03/2025
🚨The UKDayOne think-tank has published a major new paper by @peterkwells.com and @annapowellsmith.bsky.social on how opening up UK geospatial data – including the Postcode Address File – could unlock billions in economic value, modernise public services and foster competition. 🚨
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Making the UK’s Geospatial Data Fit for the Future - UK Day One
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Anna Powell-Smith @annapowellsmith.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Hey data nerds, Defra has just launched a 'Land Use Consultation' which says government wants to: - make more [geospatial] data accessible for the public benefit - free up more Land Registry data - explore options to increase transparency of land & property data. consult.defra.gov.uk/land-use-fra...
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Hadley Beeman @hadleybeeman.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
Thank you to everyone for another wonderful @ukgovcamp.bsky.social. This year felt cautiously hopeful, enthusiastic, and looking for the spaces in which to do good. Fingers crossed that everyone in the community finds those spaces, whether they be teams, policy areas or tech advances. #UKGC25
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Hadley Beeman @hadleybeeman.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
Happy first night! 🕎
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Hadley Beeman @hadleybeeman.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
One of the best parts of Christmas… it’s #duvetKnowItsChristmas A laugh about where we are sleeping tonight, and a few pennies for those who don’t have a bed. Merry merry, all 🎄
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Rachel Coldicutt @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
If you run an indie or community web service of some kind and are worried about the incoming Online Safety compliance duties, we’ve put together a @carefultrouble.bsky.social mailing list and been in touch with Ofcom to see if they’ll do some engagement buttondown.com/indie-and-co...
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Indie and Community Web Compliance
Tl;dr not really a newsletter, but an informal community list for indie and community web makers who want to maintain a vibrant Web that works for everyone :-) Before 16 March 2025, UK providers of “...
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Hadley Beeman @hadleybeeman.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
For anyone having trouble with the earlier link, the Ethical Web Principles are here www.w3.org/TR/ethical-w...
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Ethical Web Principles
The web should be a platform that helps people and provides a positive social benefit. As we continue to evolve the web platform, we must therefore consider the consequences of our work. The following...
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Hadley Beeman @hadleybeeman.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
We began the Ethical Web Principles as a W3CTAG doc, to record the ethics behind our architectural decisions & advice. Today, it’s a W3C statement: it’s been endorsed by W3C as a whole Thanks to my co-editors @torgo.com & @rhiaro.co.uk; rest of the TAG; & all who helped www.w3.org/TR/ethical-w...
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Hadley Beeman @hadleybeeman.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
We began the Ethical Web Principles as a W3CTAG doc, to record the ethics behind our architectural decisions & advice. Today, it’s a W3C statement: it’s been endorsed by W3C as a whole Thanks to my co-editors @torgo.com & @rhiaro.co.uk; rest of the TAG; & all who helped www.w3.org/TR/ethical-w...
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Hadley Beeman @hadleybeeman.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
This is fantastic. More of this please!
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RNIB @rnib.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
New to @bsky.app? We’ve got some etiquette just for you! Turn on the little feature that reminds you to post alt text with your images. Alt text allows blind and partially sighted people to understand what's in your images using screen readers. Without alt text, it just says "image".
Screen shot of "Accessibility Settings" with two main categories: "Alt text" and "Media." Under Alt text, there are two toggle options labelled "Require alt text before posting," which is switched on. “Display larger alt text badges" Under Media, there’s an option labelled "Disable autoplay for videos and GIFs," which is switched on.
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Hadley Beeman @hadleybeeman.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
This is lovely
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Hadley Beeman @hadleybeeman.bsky.social · 23/10/2024
So many comments I could make on this post, but let’s go with the most important one: I’m so glad they wrote it. Read their wisdom.
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Hadley Beeman @hadleybeeman.bsky.social · 22/10/2024
While I’m at it, the topic isn’t “data sharing”, it’s “data access”. The words matter. Here we go: #NHS #digitalRecords 1/
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Hadley Beeman @hadleybeeman.bsky.social · 21/10/2024
Lots of discussion about digital health records in the NHS today. Modernisation, and privacy. But here’s the thing — we DON’T need a massive new database. Here’s how we do it. 1/
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Hadley Beeman @hadleybeeman.bsky.social · 22/10/2024
While I’m at it, the topic isn’t “data sharing”, it’s “data access”. The words matter. Here we go: #NHS #digitalRecords 1/
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Hadley Beeman @hadleybeeman.bsky.social · 21/10/2024
Lots of discussion about digital health records in the NHS today. Modernisation, and privacy. But here’s the thing — we DON’T need a massive new database. Here’s how we do it. 1/
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Terence Eden @edent.tel · 15/10/2024
Want to chat in the House of Lords about #OpenSource and the Skills Gap? We've got about 20 spaces left for the #OpenUK event on Thursday, November 7th openukskillsroundtable.eventbrite.co.uk
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Filling the Gap in the UK's Tech Sector Skills with Open Source Round Table
OpenUK Round Table
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Hadley Beeman @hadleybeeman.bsky.social · 19/10/2024
Hats off to @lesteph.bsky.social. What an impact you’ve made: in government, in our country’s public services — and incidentally, in my life. I’m grateful for all the scheming, strategising and dreaming of what’s possible that govcamps have let me be a part of. I’ve learned so much. Thank you 🙏
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Pritesh Mistry @mustbemistry.bsky.social · 11/10/2024
Starting in 2 weeks! Our @thekingsfund.bsky.social community to support people who are adapting & creating change with tech in the NHS & social care. We know it’s not easy but see the potential for tech done well to help staff & patients. Come join us - www.kingsfund.org.uk/leadership-d...
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Adapt To Thrive - Digital Health Care | Community Of Interest | The King's Fund
Explore how to adapt and thrive in the developing digital health and care system by joining our new community of interest.
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Anne Marie Cunningham @amcunningham.bsky.social · 12/10/2024
If you would like to join us tomorrow (Sunday) afternoon for the #NHSHackDay presentations just sign up here nhshackday.com (and you can have some free healthy lunch!) #nhshd
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NHS Hack Day | Geeks who love the NHS
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Hadley Beeman @hadleybeeman.bsky.social · 12/10/2024
Wishing everyone at #NHSHackDay today creative minds, clean data and smooth debugging. I can’t wait to see what you all make! #NHSHD
NHS Hack Day Logo, and strap-line “Geeks who love the NHS”.
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Hadley Beeman @hadleybeeman.bsky.social · 19/09/2024
Apparently I was Bluesky user #88,132. No one would applaud if I finished 88,132nd in a marathon… I wouldn’t get any concert tickets if that was my place in the queue… It’s hard to believe it’s something to celebrate. Internet-scale is weird.
A badge from Bluesky saying I was user number 88,132
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Hadley Beeman @hadleybeeman.bsky.social · 01/09/2024
This is great advice. And also, welcome to all the friends who have recently joined from the digital health and digital government communities! 👋 I’m glad you’re here.
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