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The week in review

March 27, 2022 Jerry Fishenden

Highlights of a few random articles that caught my eye this week … Apple and ID As expected, Apple’s letting users store their driving licences

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social media, free speech and abuse

August 4, 2021 Jerry Fishenden

Social media is back in the news for all the usual negative reasons: hateful, racist, sexist, fraudulent and otherwise abusive users. None of which is

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community networks: Reloaded

June 2, 2021 Jerry Fishenden

Amazon is in the news, yet again (when isn’t it?). This time it’s for ‘Amazon Sidewalk‘: it aims to connect together every Echo speaker and

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Maggots, rats and a fork in the road

July 26, 2020 Jerry Fishenden

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

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the elusive pursuit of outsourced digital identity

December 23, 2019 Jerry Fishenden

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,

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Digital government and asymmetric justice

November 13, 2019 Jerry Fishenden

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.

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too little, too late?

June 3, 2019 Jerry Fishenden

More fines for the tech monopolies? Meh, the usual displacement activity—let’s also use technology to help tame the tech giants There’s increasing talk of fining

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Better than reality? Synthetic environments for real world people

December 19, 2006 Jerry Fishenden

Can policymakers learn from games? I think so – or, to be more formal, they can certainly learn from synthetic environments. Programmes like Sim City seem more

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What future for biometrics? (And our DNA)?

January 24, 2006 Jerry Fishenden

The Personal Genome Project (PGP) raises some interesting issues that could impact our thinking around other identity issues – including the ongoing debate in the UK about

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Fracture | The collision between technology and democracy—and how we fix it

Fracture

My new book, Fracture | The collision between technology and democracy—and how we fix it, is being published in mid-February 2023. It explores the interplay of politics, policymaking, and digital, data, and technology

Tales of the Riverbank

Tales of the Riverbank
“Painfully funny, quirky and poignant”

My novel, Tales of the Riverbank, is available from all good booksellers, including via Amazon UK here. Paperback ISBN 979-8588129763. Also available in hardback and as an eBook.

After Shock

Digitizing Government
Includes my article on the interplay of technology and democracy – 'Our Future State'. Available to order from local independent bookshops and all the usual big chain suspects – including Amazon UK here.

Digitizing Government

Digitizing Government
“... the most comprehensive and approachable account of the digital government movement, its recent developments, and future potential.”

Available from local independent bookshops and all the usual big chain suspects – including Amazon UK here.

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Tales of the Riverbank
TALES OF THE RIVERBANK
"Painfully funny, quirky and poignant."

A collection of short stories inspired by Westminster—the seat of British government for hundreds of years.
Available from Amazon and good booksellers.
Paperback ISBN 979-8588129763.
Digitizing Government
DIGITIZING GOVERNMENT
The best-selling guide to understanding and implementing digital business models.
Available from Amazon and good booksellers.
ISBN 978-1137443625.
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