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TransformGov Talks Cymru. Am noson! Diolch am ddod ac am wrando!

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TGT Cymru: TransformGov Talks x Transform Wales September 2026

But for now, a big thank to you to everyone who made TGT Cymru @transformgovtalks.bsky.social x @transform.wales such a wonderful evening (including the excellent Bike Lock for hosting www.thebikelock.co.uk) Please share widely! medium.com/@transformgo...

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Any attempts to rewire the UK state through devolution will founder and fail if public servants can't share what they've been working on and how. @jenitennison.com and I called for a loud renunciation of the ban in our @futuregovforum.bsky.social piece yesterday

A digital, devolved state needs to be deliberate – and democratic

By Gavin Freeguard and Jeni Tennison

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Last night really brought that into sharp relief. The power of public servants simply sharing what they've been doing and the lessons they've learned, working in the open. It's felt like a struggle to do that at UK level recently; it felt easy and inspiring in Cardiff last night

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It's one of the best @transformgovtalks.bsky.social events we've done - great energy & enthusiasm in the room & openness & honesty from our presenters. If you follow me, you'll know I've been banging on about the pernicious impact of the (UK) civil service speaking ban (& other chilling effects)

No 10 bans civil servants from speaking, bans us from seeing the guidance that bans civil servants…

In June, my friends at the Institute for Government reported the existence of ‘some unusual internal guidance’ that bans officials from…

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TGT Cymru: TransformGov Talks x Transform Wales September 2026

Three brilliant presentations (on a visitor accommodation register; modernising council tax; tips for digital transformation) covering user research, service design, working in the open, & much more (with great audience questions) Strongly recommend watching, wherever in the UK (or beyond) you are

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TGT Cymru: TransformGov Talks x Transform Wales September 2026

A huge thank you to our friends & co-organisers @transform.wales; Cath & Damien (Welsh Revenue Authority), Bec & Lee (Shared Resource Service), @daivaughan.uk & @jocarter.bsky.social for great presentations; & everyone who came to @transformgovtalks.bsky.social Cymru last night Diolch yn fawr iawn!

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Jukesie @jukes.ie · 17/09/2026

Somehow an hour early for the @transformgovtalks.bsky.social and @transform.wales meet-up 😆 Even after a stop in the comic book shop!

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Huw Marshall 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @huwmarshall.substack.com · 17/09/2026

in Cardiff for the first Welsh Trabsform Gov Talks. Perfect timing for what's happening in Wales with a new Government in place.

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Gavin Freeguard @gavinfreeguard.com · 08/09/2026

CARDIFF, Thu 17 Sep, 6pm - @transform.wales: conditions for digital transformation - Welsh Revenue Authority: their user-centred approach to designing the visitor accommodation register - Shared Resource Service: tackling the 'demand cycle' in local govt, inc redesigning forms luma.com/gaq6niit

TGT Cymru: TransformGov Talks x Transform Wales · Luma

We're delighted to be working with Transform Wales to bring TransformGov Talks to Wales for the first time. Join us for three talks: The Welsh Revenue…

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Ann Kempster @annkempster.com · 03/09/2026

Coming soon - our first event and with the lovely folks at TransformGov talks - sign up now. Join us in person in Cardiff or online We're putting the final touches on lining up some great speakers - names coming soon!

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Gavin Freeguard @gavinfreeguard.com · 02/09/2026

Interested in making government better - and meeting others who are too? We have lots of @transformgovtalks.bsky.social events this month! First, Thursday 17 September - in Cardiff and online, with our friends @transform.wales luma.com/gaq6niit More speaker details soon!

TGT Cymru: TransformGov Talks x Transform Wales · Luma

We're delighted to be working with Transform Wales to bring TransformGov Talks to Wales for the first time. Join us for two presentations - one from…

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Transform Wales @transform.wales · 02/09/2026

Ar ôl seibiant bach dros yr haf, rydyn ni’n gyffrous i fod nôl gyda rhywbeth newydd. Digwyddiad cyntaf Trawsnewid Cymru! Rydyn ni’n ymuno â @gavinfreeguard.com a @transformgovtalks.bsky.social am noson i drafod beth sydd ei angen ar gyfer trawsnewid digidol yng Nghymru. luma.com/gaq6niit

TGT Cymru: TransformGov Talks x Transform Wales · Luma

We're delighted to be working with Transform Wales to bring TransformGov Talks to Wales for the first time. Join us for two presentations - one from…

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Transform Wales @transform.wales · 02/09/2026

After a summer break, we’re excited to be back with something new. Our first Transform Wales event! We’re teaming up with @gavinfreeguard.com and @transformgovtalks.bsky.social for an evening exploring what we need to create the conditions for digital transformation in Wales. luma.com/gaq6niit

TGT Cymru: TransformGov Talks x Transform Wales · Luma

We're delighted to be working with Transform Wales to bring TransformGov Talks to Wales for the first time. Join us for two presentations - one from…

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The Welsh public sector cannot afford legacy ways of working anymore

Our first post asks whether Wales can still afford legacy ways of working — from siloed teams and duplicated effort to slow delivery and expensive workarounds. Read the first post here: transform.wales/blog/2026/we...

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With a new government and a new mandate for change, Wales must do things differently over the coming months to deliver change that can be felt by the public. For years, public service reform in Wales ...

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Today is the first of a new 5-part blog series about better government for Wales — and how to deliver change that lasts. Too often, conversations about public services focus only on what government should deliver. But far less attention is paid to how change happens in practice.

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Transform Wales @transform.wales · 07/05/2026

Heddiw yw’r gyntaf mewn cyfres flog newydd 5 rhan am lywodraeth well i Gymru — a sut i gyflawni newid sy’n para. Yn rhy aml, mae sgyrsiau am wasanaethau cyhoeddus yn canolbwyntio ar beth ddylai llywodraeth ei ddarparu. Ond mae llawer llai o sylw’n cael ei roi i sut mae newid yn digwydd yn ymarferol

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Heddiw, mae Cymru’n pleidleisio. Beth bynnag eich gwleidyddiaeth, ewch allan i bleidleisio yn etholiad y Senedd heddiw. Bydd y penderfyniadau sy’n cael eu gwneud dros y 5 mlynedd nesaf yn siapio ein GIG, ein cynghorau, ein heconomi a’n gwasanaethau cyhoeddus am genhedlaeth.

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Transform Wales @transform.wales · 07/05/2026

Today, Wales votes. Whatever your politics, please take the time to vote in the Senedd election. The decisions made over the next 5 years will shape our NHS, councils, economy, infrastructure and public services for a generation.

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Will Hayward - Wales Journo @willhaycardiff.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Here are 3 ways the current system screws Wales. If politicians are not talking about these issues, they are not serious about fixing Wales' problems. The challenges Wales faces are not because of immigrants, they are because the system of funding we have is set up so that we can’t fail to fail.

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Ann Kempster @annkempster.com · 01/05/2026

With less than a week to go before the crucial Senedd elections, we've reviewed all the major party manifestos - have a look at how they stack up.... @willhaycardiff.bsky.social

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Transform Wales @transform.wales · 01/05/2026

🧵With the Senedd election just over a week away, we’ve been digging through the manifestos. We’ve put them to the test against the recommendations in our report, "Transforming Public Services for a Modern Wales" — our manual for a 21st-century state.

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Transform Wales @transform.wales · 01/05/2026

🧵 Gyda llai nag wythnos a hanner tan etholiad y Senedd, rydym wedi bod yn darllen y maniffestos a’u profi yn erbyn argymhellion ein hadroddiad, Trawsnewid gwasanaethau cyhoeddus ar gyfer Cymru fodern — ein canllaw ar gyfer gwladwriaeth yr 21ain ganrif.

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National Conversations is in conjunction with @transform.wales

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Transform Wales @transform.wales · 20/03/2026

Falch o fod yn rhan o'r fenter National Conversations. Rydym ar hyn o bryd yn chwilio am gefnogaeth i ariannu silff lyfrau "dyfodol digidol" ar gyfer pob Aelod newydd ei ethol o'r Senedd a Senedd yr Alban yn 2026. Os hoffech ddysgu mwy neu gefnogi'r fenter: nationalconversations.org

Cloriau llyfrau Platformland, Transforming public services for a modern Wales, a Foundations of the Digital State

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Transform Wales @transform.wales · 20/03/2026

Proud to be part of the National Conversations initiative. We’re currently seeking support to fund a “digital future” bookshelf for every newly elected Member of the Senedd and Scottish Parliament in 2026. If you’d like to learn more or support the initiative: nationalconversations.org

Book covers of PlatformLand, Foundations of the Digital State, and Transforming public services for a modern Wales

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Richard Pope @richardpope.org · 04/03/2026

Help National Conversations fill the bookshelves of newly elected members of the Senedd and Scottish Parliament with books on digital government (including Platformland!): www.linkedin.com/posts/tra…

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Transform Wales @transform.wales · 04/03/2026

25 years after devolution, it’s time to put digital technology at the heart of political debate in Wales and Scotland. Transform Wales is part of the National Conversations initiative, bringing people together to open that discussion.

A grey and white banner for National Conversations, which includes the Welsh dragon and Scottish flag

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Transform Wales @transform.wales · 04/03/2026

25 mlynedd ar ôl datganoli, mae’n bryd rhoi technoleg ddigidol wrth galon y drafodaeth wleidyddol yng Nghymru a’r Alban. Mae Trawsnewid Cymru yn rhan o fenter National Conversations, gan ddod â phobl at ei gilydd i agor y drafodaeth honno.

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Gavin Freeguard @gavinfreeguard.com · 03/03/2026

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I've just supported 'National Conversations' from @transform.wales & @foundationsofthedigitalstate.com, a project to deliver a bookshelf of essential reads on digital government to every newly elected members of the Scottish Parliament and Senedd Join me here: nationalconversations.org

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National Conversations

Help put digital technology at the heart of political life in Scotland and Wales.

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Transform Wales @transform.wales · 03/03/2026

Missions, not projects. 🚀 Last week we talked about the "output trap" - the focus on delivering things but struggling to move the needle on things that impact people's lives. Outcomes like healthy life expectancy, and a growing economy. (1/3)

Transform Wales @transform.wales · 03/03/2026

Cenhadaethau, nid prosiectau. 🚀 Wythnos diwethaf buom yn trafod y “trap allbynnau” – y ffocws ar gyflawni pethau, ond yr anhawster i symud y nodwydd ar y pethau sy’n gwneud gwahaniaeth i fywydau pobl. Canlyniadau fel disgwyliad oes iach, ac economi sy’n tyfu. (1/5)

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Nia Campbell @niacampbell.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Joining NHS Wales last year, I found it baffling having to do days of mandatory training on things unrelated to my role in digital: - how to sort clinical waste - how to evacuate patients from hospital in a fire And Welsh language awareness training as a Welsh speaker. 🥲

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Jo Carter @jocarter.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Having to send out letters for hospital appointments even when you are standing there in front of them in reception making the appointment and adding it to your calendar in real time. (This isn’t universal, I know) And then getting two identical letters in the post - but that’s another story!

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Transform Wales @transform.wales · 02/03/2026

Ymatebodd bron i 800 o bobl i gwestiwn syml gan Gomisiwn Bevan a Llais: Pe gallech dorri neu newid unrhyw reol er mwyn rhoi profiad gofal gwell yng Nghymru, beth fyddai hi? bevancommission.org/cy/silly-rul...

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