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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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📅 Dydd Iau 17 Medi, 6yh i 8yh 📍 Bike Lock cafe, Caerdydd + yn fyw ar-lein 🍻 Diodydd a sgwrs yn The Daffodil wedyn Byddwn ni’n cyhoeddi’r siaradwyr yn fuan - gobeithiwn y gallwch ymuno â ni!

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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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📅 Thursday 17 September, 6pm to 8pm 📍 Bike Lock cafe, Cardiff + live online 🍻 Drinks and chats at The Daffodil afterwards Speaker details coming soon - hope you can join us!

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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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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...

The Welsh public sector cannot afford legacy ways of working anymore

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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Mae ein blog cyntaf yn gofyn a all Cymru fforddio’r hen ffyrdd o weithio mwyach — o dimau mewn seilos a gwaith sy’n cael ei ddyblygui gyflawni araf ac atebion dros dro costus. Darllenwch y blog cyntaf yma: transform.wales/cy/blog/2026...

Nid yw sector cyhoeddus Cymru’n gallu fforddio’r hen ffyrdd o weithio mwyach

Gyda llywodraeth newydd a mandad newydd i greu newid, mae angen i Gymru wneud pethau’n wahanol dros y misoedd nesaf er mwyn sicrhau newid y bydd y cyhoedd yn ei deimlo. Am flynyddoedd, mae diwygio gwa...

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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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Mae dyfodol gwasanaethau cyhoeddus Cymru yn dibynnu ar y dewisiadau sy’n cael eu gwneud heddiw. #Senedd2026 #Senedd #Cymru #CymruDdigidol #GwasanaethauCyhoeddus #TransformWales

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Os ydych dal heb benderfynu, rydym wedi cyhoeddi adolygiad ffeithiol o faniffestos y prif bleidiau drwy lens trawsnewid digidol, gallu’r wladwriaeth a diwygio gwasanaethau cyhoeddus. transform.wales/cy/blog/2026...

Profi maniffestos 2026 yn erbyn realiti digidol

Wrth i Gymru baratoi ar gyfer etholiad 2026, rydym wedi dadansoddi maniffestos y prif bleidiau i weld a ydynt yn mynd i’r afael â’r “gwaith sylfaenol” sydd ei angen ar wasanaethau cyhoeddus modern. Ma...

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Yn Trawsnewid Cymru, rydym wedi treulio’r flwyddyn ddiwethaf yn dadlau bod angen mwy na “phapur wal digidol” a chyhoeddiadau technoleg sgleiniog ar Gymru. Mae angen trwsio’r systemau, y sgiliau a’r ffyrdd o weithio sy’n sail i wasanaethau cyhoeddus.

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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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The future of Welsh public services depends on the choices made today. #Senedd2026 #Wales #DigitalWales #PublicServices #TransformWales

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Vote.wales is the website that explains everything you need to know about the Senedd election

Find out where your polling station is: vote.wales And information about your candidates: whocanivotefor.co.uk

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If you’re still undecided, we’ve published a factual review of the major party manifestos through the lens of digital transformation, state capacity and public service reform. transform.wales/blog/2026/te...

Testing the 2026 manifestos against digital reality

As Wales prepares for the 2026 election, we’ve analysed the major party manifestos to see if they address the systemic ‘plumbing’ needed for modern public services. Our review finds that while Artific...

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At Transform Wales, we’ve spent the last year arguing that Wales needs more than “digital wallpaper” and shiny tech announcements. We need to fix the underlying systems, skills and ways of working that public services rely on.

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

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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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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From Plaid’s "test and learn" plans to Labour’s new Minister for Digital, there are sparks of hope—but the "holistic" side of digital (culture, delivery models, agile) still feels like it’s in the back seat.

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But we’re worried about state capacity. You can’t transform a modern state while cutting the civil service and freezing pay for the very digital specialists we need to recruit. Transformation requires people, not just platforms.

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We’re also seeing big promises on transparency and data portals. Our report calls for "working in the open," but this data must be used to fundamentally redesign services around user needs — focusing on outcomes for the public rather than just monitoring outputs.

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There's a great consensus on procurement! Almost all parties want to use gov spending to support local Welsh SMEs. This is a huge win for a sovereign tech economy.

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We're seeing a lot of "AI hype." While AI is a tool, it's not a silver bullet. If you bolt it onto a broken, manual process, you just get an expensive, broken process. We need to focus on the unsexy stuff—identity, payments, and shared data.

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The big question: Who is actually ready to fix the "digital plumbing" of the Welsh state, and who is just offering more "digital wallpaper"? Our report argues for funding persistent teams over projects and building shared infrastructure. Let's see how the parties stack up.

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🧵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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O gynlluniau “profi a dysgu” Plaid Cymru i Weinidog Digidol newydd Llafur Cymru, mae arwyddion o obaith — ond mae ochr ehangach ddigidol (diwylliant, modelau cyflawni, ffyrdd ystwyth o weithio) yn dal i ymddangos yn eilradd.

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Ond rydym yn poeni am allu’r wladwriaeth. Ni ellir trawsnewid gwladwriaeth fodern wrth dorri’r gwasanaeth sifil a rhewi cyflog y gweithwyr digidol arbenigol sydd eu hangen arnom i’w recriwtio. Mae trawsnewid angen pobl, nid platfformau yn unig.

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Rydym hefyd yn gweld addewidion mawr ar dryloywder a phyrth data. Mae ein hadroddiad yn galw am “weithio yn agored”, ond rhaid defnyddio’r data hwn i ailgynllunio gwasanaethau o amgylch anghenion defnyddwyr — gan ganolbwyntio ar ganlyniadau i’r cyhoedd, nid dim ond monitro allbynnau.

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