While reviewing and updating my Digital Government Archives, I came across some old slide decks from the days of the eDelivery Team (the Government Digital
Category: data
360-degree policy making
How can we improve policy making to make it more effective — not just for politicians and policy makers, but citizens, organisations and communities too?
policy making in the digital age
UK Authority have published my article Rethinking policy making in the digital age. It explores the need for a national digital infrastructure that provides open,
Rebooting ‘progressive’ politics
In his speech at the end of July, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury talked about the need for a “faster, smarter” culture in government
Maggots, rats and a fork in the road
So what’s it going to be then, hey? Will the outcome of the Brexit negotiations see the UK forced to adhere to the EU’s “level
tortoise banks and uneven playing fields
Perhaps we had a lucky escape when banks declined to become online ‘identity providers’. After all, their track record in online security has some peculiar
the elusive pursuit of outsourced digital identity
Remember when UK banks were innovative, leading the world and always at the top of the polls for brilliant customer service? No, me neither. Actually,
the rise and fall – and rise? – of the performance platform
Open data and open standards were given a welcome and practical revival in the early days of the Government Digital Service (GDS). This included the
Digital government and asymmetric justice
Governments are acquiring and sharing more of our data on the basis that it will improve efficiency, personalise services, and reduce fraud, error and debt.
Improving identity assurance and trust
We may live in a digital age, but paper documents – notably passports – are still the most trusted evidence to help prove who we
Data Privacy Day musings
Consider this on #DataPrivacyDay. For more than 60 years now, organisations have been trying to understand and manipulate the way we think, as the first
The political opportunity – and threat – of better public services
Hard to believe I know, but we’re approaching ten years ago – 4th June 2009 to be precise – when Tim O’Reilly set out his
