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Tim Hughes @timjhughes.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Excited to be at #TICTeC this week. The wonderful @itscrowbot.bsky.social kicking things off

Tim Hughes @timjhughes.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Setting off for #RightsCon2025 in Taiwan this coming week. Let me know if you’re around and want to talk participatory digital governance, or generally about the intersection of digital and #opengov.

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Open Government Partnership @opengovpartnership.org · 20/02/2025

👩‍💻 In a rapidly evolving digital world, how can governments and civil society collaborate for inclusive, participatory digital governance? Join OGP at #RightsCon2025 for “People-Centered Digital Governance: Experiences from the Global South”. 🔗 Learn more: www.rightscon.org/program/#:~:...

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Open Government Partnership @opengovpartnership.org · 18/02/2025

Hello, BlueSky! We're the Open Government Partnership —a global community of governments, civil society, and changemakers working together to make governments more transparent, accountable, and inclusive.

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mySociety @mysociety.org · 17/02/2025

After months of trawling through multiple sources, we've got the full picture of the current state of MPs' financial interests, from second jobs to gifts & donations. Do join our report launch online on 4 March with @rosewhiff.bsky.social and @chriscook.news : www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/whofundsth...

WhoFundsThem report launch
Chris Cook - Financial Times
Rose Whiffen -Transparency International
Alex Parsons and Julia Cushion - mySociety

A photo of each speaker, and the cover of the report, which is titled 'Beyond transparency - Four steps to control money in politics'

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Duncan Hames @duncanhames.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

The Observer had early sight of our report out next week on the money that funds UK election campaigns. We found that gaps in political finance rules are failing to stop money from questionable sources being funnelled into our politics. More here:

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Revealed: UK politics infiltrated by ‘dark money’ with 10% of donations from dubious sources

Cash from dictatorships and shell companies is entering the political system via legal loopholes

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Tim Hughes @timjhughes.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

“Perceptions of having a say in government actions influence trust more than socio-economic and demographic characteristics do.” This is a key finding from the OECD drivers of trust survey for anyone promoting participatory democracy or democratic innovation! www.oecd.org/en/publicati...

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OECD Survey on Drivers of Trust in Public Institutions – 2024 Results

This report presents the main findings of the second OECD cross-national Survey on Drivers of Trust in Public Institutions, carried out in late 2023. With nearly 60 000 responses, representative of th...

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Rikki Dean @rikkidean.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

Seems lots of new people joined Bluesky over the weekend, so I'm re-upping this starter pack I created of people working on democratic innovations for a more participatory and deliberative politics. Still room for others to be added, so give me a shout if I missed you. go.bsky.app/LX11yEA #polisky

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Gavin Freeguard @gavinfreeguard.com · 21/08/2024

Another starter pack! The Data and AI Civil Society Network starter pack, for your data and AI (etc) policy needs go.bsky.app/FDKqcty (More: bsky.app/profile/gavi...)

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mySociety @mysociety.org · 19/08/2024

🚨 New Register of Members' Financial Interests alert! 🚨 We've: 📊 made all the data available as a spreadsheet 🕴️ updated MP profiles on TheyWorkForYou 👀 Now our attention turns to restarting our WhoFundsThem project next month Details on the blog 👇 www.mysociety.org/2024/08/19/t...

mysociety.org

The new Register of Members Financial Interests is out and we have thoughts (and spreadsheets)

We’ve updated MP profiles on TheyWorkForYou, made the data available as a spreadsheet, and with our WhoFundsThem project we’re working to create easy-to-understand summaries.

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New Local @wearenewlocal.bsky.social · 19/08/2024

📣 We're hiring 📣 Could you be our next Chief Executive? We're looking for a passionate and experienced leader to drive forward our work to make community power the dominant idea shaping policy and practice at national and local levels. www.newlocal.org.uk/about/jobs

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Rachel Coldicutt @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social · 19/08/2024

Here I am, popping up in Politico on my favourite topic: AI boosterism and the perils of bad advice from TBI

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Tim Hughes @timjhughes.bsky.social · 16/08/2024

After a long 22 year absence, tomorrow Ipswich Town play their first game back in the Premier League. Will the dream continue this year, or will it be a rude awakening? Can’t wait to find out! 💙 #itfc youtu.be/dUghYWnAxjI?...

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Under The Skin | Ipswich Town

YouTube video by Ipswich Town FC

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Tim Hughes @timjhughes.bsky.social · 16/08/2024

Governments are the biggest data controllers, but are they prepared to balance power and privacy in the #AI era? New article by colleagues at OGP & Open Data Charter medium.com/ogp-horizons...

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State Capacity and Data Control in the Age of AI

Governments lack key abilities to manage data processing, even their own.

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Tim Hughes @timjhughes.bsky.social · 15/08/2024

How can democratic societies counter disinformation? This guide is the best resource I've found on evidence-based solutions. TL;DR: No silver bullet. Portfolio approach. Structural reforms (e.g. local journalism, media literacy). And look beyond tech platforms. carnegieendowment.org/research/202...

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Countering Disinformation Effectively: An Evidence-Based Policy Guide

A high-level, evidence-informed guide to some of the major proposals for how democratic governments, platforms, and others can counter disinformation.

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Tim Hughes @timjhughes.bsky.social · 15/08/2024

So this is where everyone has been hanging out...

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