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Matthew Somerville @dracos.co.uk · 21/02/2026

“It’s not “unethical” to scrape the web in order to create and analyze data-sets. That’s just “a search engine”” Yesterday, 100k hits to mapit.mysociety.org by “Mac” “Chrome” (50k of them 5:30-6am). 72,831 IP addresses. Blocked at 8:20am. It’s not unethical in theory. It is unethical in practice.

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MapIt : map postcodes and geographical points to administrative areas

MapIt: a web service that maps postcodes and geographical points to administrative areas.

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Owen Boswarva @owenboswarva.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Help us improve Government Licensing guidance www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/blogs/digita... UK Government preparing the ground to deprecate the Open Government Licence? The link to CC Signals is disingenuous – that proposal advises *against* more restrictive licensing #opendata #opengov #datapolicy

Simultaneously to the public and policy conversation about the importance of re-usable information and data to AI and other contemporary technologies, there is the question of whether the owners and authors of digital information and data are receiving a just and sustainable return in the age of algorithmic reproduction, and if not, how they might.

The OGL is closely aligned to Creative Commons CC-BY licence, a centrepiece of the open knowledge and culture movement. However, in June 2025 Creative Commons launched CC Signals, a proposal for a different model 'as to how machines (and the humans controlling them) should contribute back to the commons when they reuse and benefit from using the content'. The proposal noted that AI's usage of data has fundamentally changed the web, and the 'social contract' that underpinned machine use of it.

The public sector is, in many ways, no different. Digital information and data are unusual goods, in that they cost a lot to create, but carry the expectation that they will be made available for re-use for little (or nothing) given the marginal costs of their dissemination. But whereas private and commercial creators and rightsholders can withdraw their content from the web, or restrict its usage via technological and legal means, the public sector is obligated to make much of its information and data available to the public who paid for it via taxation in the first place, and benefits from information about public sector activities and policies being disseminated and re-used widely.

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Giuseppe Sollazzo @puntofisso.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

I've passed the first step of my Coaching & Mentoring certification, and will now do partially supervised coaching/mentoring within my organisation. If you are a Civil Servant at any grade – especially at HMRC/DWP – and interested in being a coachee/mentee, please reach out.

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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...

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Linda Humphries @lindah.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Being chased by zombies and escaping using bus rides that cost 5 raspberries. Got to love a fever dream 🧟‍♀️🚌

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Jeni Tennison @jenitennison.com · 21/01/2026

🚨 Come to our Power and participation in public tech conference in Manchester on 6th March! 🚨 There'll be inspiration and lessons from practitioners, reformers and activists, as well as time to connect and discuss the topics you care about with peers. Sign up at connectedbydata.org/events/2026-...

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Power and participation in public tech

This conference is for anyone interested in how to achieve better outcomes in the delivery of digital, data and AI work in the public sector through the involvement of the public, communities and work...

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Antony Poveda @tonytoners.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

For anyone at #ukgc26 today usually based in Sheffield: the next 'X-Gov Sheffield meetup' is on 27 Jan! We're doing breakfast and lunch meetups in the cafe of Union St Co-working space / If you'd like to come along for either, or both, find out more and sign up 👇 forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

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Microsoft Forms

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Gavin @gavinbeckett.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

“Defence against the Dark Arts” how do you deal with people bringing you the solution? @publicdigital.bsky.social facilitating an open discussion at #ukgc26

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UK Gov Camp @ukgovcamp.com · 17/01/2026

And that's a wrap! Thank you to everyone who took part in #ukgc26 and made it such a success! Write ups of the sessions can be found at ukgovcamp.com/grid. All the till next year! 👋

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UKGovCamp sessions

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Linda Humphries @lindah.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

#ukgc26 where even the doors are enthusiastic 🙌

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Ian Ames @ames.world · 17/01/2026

If it's your first time at #ukgc26 and it's a bit overwhelming, I'm Ian, come and say hello, I'm the old beardy guy that's not @jukes.ie 😁

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Prateek Buch @prateekbuch.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

PSA for those heading from London to Birmingham for @ukgovcamp.com - all trains from Euston currently cancelled, head to St Pancras and change at Leicester... #govcamp

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Linda Humphries @lindah.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Unconferencing tomorrow so thought I'd pop in here and give a 👋 to anyone coming along to #ukgovcamp #ukgc26 in Brum

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Linda Humphries @lindah.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

London, you were at your best today. Thank you to the passers by who stopped to pick me up off the floor, offer help and make sure I was ok. In a gloomy world it is lovely to be reminded of the goodness of strangers and to be made to feel safe when I was at my most vulnerable ❤️

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Linda Humphries @lindah.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

On my way! See you in a bit, la 🙌

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Linda Humphries @lindah.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Heading to Liverpool for DataBites. Say hi if you're about 👋

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Linda Humphries @lindah.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

My (always controversial and non-winning) favourites: Latvia 12 points Austria 10 points Lithuania 8 points My money is on Sweden.

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Linda Humphries @lindah.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Drink Tracey, drink! Another one lost her skirt! / @traceya.bsky.social

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Linda Humphries @lindah.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Thank god. The cat has finally got off my lap. This far in and zero wine 😵‍💫

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Linda Humphries @lindah.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

We're in for a wild ride with this one I hear

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Linda Humphries @lindah.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Well I liked it even if no one else did 🙃

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Tania Cohen @tanias.london · 28/02/2025

Please take some time to give us your feedback. We provide most of our services for free without you even needing to provide your name or login. It is so important that we can demonstrate our outcomes to our funders and improve our work to make the best use of those funds. 👇

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Cyd Harrell @cydharrell.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

former colleagues from 18F have asked me to share this open letter widely - please pass on 🙏 🇺🇸 💻💪 18f.org

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We're not done yet | 18F

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Linda Humphries @lindah.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Wondering if @openbenches.org has realtime bench tracking in its backlog 🤓 BBC News - Tribute bench washed 80 miles in stormy sea reunited with family - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Tribute bench washed 80 miles in stormy sea reunited with family

A memorial bench to a beloved father is returned after it was washed from Wales to Cumbria.

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Rachel Coldicutt @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

As everyone's becoming an expert on Nvidia stock prices and moats and Jevons paradox, I've got a new Green Paper out on inclusive innovation, social capital, and technology diffusion - three things that literally no one is talking about! www.careful.industries/inclusive-in...

Green Paper
From Hype to Hope
How Networked
Neighbourhoods can make innovation work for everyone
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Rachel Coldicutt OBE
January 2025

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Rob Whiting 📓 @whitingx.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

The Intellectual Property Office UK's Consultation on #Copyright and ✨ #ArtificialIntelligence. Provide your views on this topic by 25 Feb 2025. ipoconsultations.citizenspace.com/ipo/consulta...

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Consultation on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence - Intellectual Property Office - Citizen Space

Find and participate in activities run by Intelluctual Property Office

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Linda Humphries @lindah.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

This is so wholesome ☄️🧡

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Beth 🎄❄️⛄️ @beth23.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Cool post and article for the knitters on here.

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Mark O’Neill 🐻 @radiobeartime.com · 27/11/2024

A good thread with good questions from James. My experience from both sides of the fence is that risk based funding is hard for HMT to support. Grants are already a tricky process with massive overheads for funders and applicants alike. And providing commercial funding is just too painful

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Ghita Benotmane @ghitabo.design · 16/11/2024

I looked for it, couldn't find it, so there it is: a Starter pack for Service Design practicioners. Let me know if you want to be added! go.bsky.app/7ksuZN

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Tracey @tgyateng.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

I’m in the House of Lords now, with @theabb.bsky.social setting the context and introducing tonight’s speakers who will discuss Ai and school social media use; parental views of use of EdTech & implications of children’s rights

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jo-scho.bsky.social @jo-scho.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

I'm in awe of the amount of care, thought and love that goes into curating these virtual advent calendars every year. Now a beautifully designed book for our real-life Christmas stockings.

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UK Snow Map @uksnowmap.com · 17/11/2024

A quick reminder on how to contribute to uksnowmap.com ahead of any possible #uksnow tomorrow 👀 Post with the hashtag #uksnow, the first-half of your postcode, and a snow rating x/10 and help draw a real-time map of where it is snowing in the UK.

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Alastair Meeks @alastairmeeks.bsky.social · 06/11/2024

I'm never going to have a better use for this meme.

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Shannon Vallor @shannonvallor.bsky.social · 06/11/2024

It's a crap day to be sharing good news? But for anyone looking to permanently join Edinburgh's lovely philosophy department and EFI's Centre for Technomoral Futures (@technomoralfutures.bsky.social) we are hiring a new Lecturer in Ethics of AI - closing date is 6 December. Please RT/share widely!

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Lecturer

The School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences is seeking to appoint a lecturer (Philosophy of Technology) on a full, time open ended contract, into the Department of Philosophy.

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Linda Humphries @lindah.bsky.social · 06/11/2024

I've made a playlist. It's bouncing between anger, melancholy and defiance.

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Amy McNichol @amymcnichol.bsky.social · 30/10/2024

We’ve created a book! It includes 24 essays that we’ve published between 2020 and 2024 as part of the 'I Thought About That A Lot' essay advent calendars. You’ll be able to pre-order it next week for a December delivery 🎄 🎁

line drawing of the head and shoulders of a genderless character, thinking. thought bubbles with faces on escape from their head. text says: i thought about that a lot. 2020 to 2024. a book of 24 essays

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Linda Humphries @lindah.bsky.social · 27/09/2024

This is so well observed and beautifully described. It's raised my heart rate to 'steeplechase-level' by just reading it.

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James Plunkett @jamestplunkett.bsky.social · 15/09/2024

Clapton Jumble Sale is such an inspired idea. Run as a fundraiser for the local school. Pay £10 and they put you on a map and you run a jumble sale from your front garden. Hundreds of people doing it up and down the local streets. www.claptonjumbletrail.co.uk

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Clapton Jumble Trail

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