Good morning, #DigitalGov folks and beyond. I am just starting this evergreen #StarterPack, but I thought I would share it with the rest of you as we are all relatively new here!
go.bsky.app/8Uao5mv
go.bsky.app/8Uao5mv
November 23, 2024 at 1:58 PM
Good morning, #DigitalGov folks and beyond. I am just starting this evergreen #StarterPack, but I thought I would share it with the rest of you as we are all relatively new here!
go.bsky.app/8Uao5mv
go.bsky.app/8Uao5mv
Grateful to @robbutler.com for starting this #DigitalGov & Friends list: go.bsky.app/8Uao5mv.
Who’s missing?
Who’s missing?
November 23, 2024 at 4:03 PM
Grateful to @robbutler.com for starting this #DigitalGov & Friends list: go.bsky.app/8Uao5mv.
Who’s missing?
Who’s missing?
April 25, 2025 at 11:46 AM
A moment of #DigitalGov & holiday joy.
#GovWifi from a British Embassy. #Frictionless as digital services of any kind should be!
#GovWifi from a British Embassy. #Frictionless as digital services of any kind should be!
February 27, 2025 at 7:13 PM
A moment of #DigitalGov & holiday joy.
#GovWifi from a British Embassy. #Frictionless as digital services of any kind should be!
#GovWifi from a British Embassy. #Frictionless as digital services of any kind should be!
1/9 We often talk about design systems in the context of big tech or global brands, but some of the most meaningful ones are built quietly inside public institutions.
#DesignSystems #PublicSector #GovTech #CivicTech #UX #DesignOps #ServiceDesign #Accessibility #InclusiveDesign #DigitalGov
#DesignSystems #PublicSector #GovTech #CivicTech #UX #DesignOps #ServiceDesign #Accessibility #InclusiveDesign #DigitalGov
November 28, 2025 at 8:54 AM
1/9 We often talk about design systems in the context of big tech or global brands, but some of the most meaningful ones are built quietly inside public institutions.
#DesignSystems #PublicSector #GovTech #CivicTech #UX #DesignOps #ServiceDesign #Accessibility #InclusiveDesign #DigitalGov
#DesignSystems #PublicSector #GovTech #CivicTech #UX #DesignOps #ServiceDesign #Accessibility #InclusiveDesign #DigitalGov
AI agents are helping people submit benefits they’d never applied for—public services flooded with real demand. #AI #AgenticFlooding #DigitalGov #TechPolicy #Access #GovTech thedailytechfeed.com/ai-agents-sw...
September 10, 2026 at 3:06 PM
AI agents are helping people submit benefits they’d never applied for—public services flooded with real demand. #AI #AgenticFlooding #DigitalGov #TechPolicy #Access #GovTech thedailytechfeed.com/ai-agents-sw...
📥 Did you know you can get emailed whenever the government's Service Standard or Service Manual are updated?
Just click the 'Get emails' link in the section you're interested in. Section links in thread.
(And yes 'Get emails when anything is updated' is on the backlog!)
#govdesign #digitalgov
Just click the 'Get emails' link in the section you're interested in. Section links in thread.
(And yes 'Get emails when anything is updated' is on the backlog!)
#govdesign #digitalgov
December 13, 2024 at 1:25 PM
📥 Did you know you can get emailed whenever the government's Service Standard or Service Manual are updated?
Just click the 'Get emails' link in the section you're interested in. Section links in thread.
(And yes 'Get emails when anything is updated' is on the backlog!)
#govdesign #digitalgov
Just click the 'Get emails' link in the section you're interested in. Section links in thread.
(And yes 'Get emails when anything is updated' is on the backlog!)
#govdesign #digitalgov
@biancawylie.com with an incisive read "Less as more: decomputing in the age of tech accelerationism". www.policyready.ca/policymaking...
2025s final post for Policymaking Today!
#canpoli #digitalgov #gcdigital
2025s final post for Policymaking Today!
#canpoli #digitalgov #gcdigital
Less as more: decomputing in the age of tech accelerationism — Resources for today's policymakers
By Bianca Wylie In 2021, in the Journal of Social Computing, historian Jonnie Penn made the argument for “Algorithmic Silence: A Call to Decomputerize.” As he summarizes: “Tech critics become...
www.policyready.ca
December 16, 2025 at 4:31 PM
@biancawylie.com with an incisive read "Less as more: decomputing in the age of tech accelerationism". www.policyready.ca/policymaking...
2025s final post for Policymaking Today!
#canpoli #digitalgov #gcdigital
2025s final post for Policymaking Today!
#canpoli #digitalgov #gcdigital
Wow, so many #DigitalGov folks are joining Bluesky! I have tried to follow everyone back, but some bios aren't filled, and I can't tell!
a picture of a penguin with the word hello on it
Alt: a picture of a penguin with the word hello on it
media.tenor.com
November 20, 2024 at 11:56 AM
Wow, so many #DigitalGov folks are joining Bluesky! I have tried to follow everyone back, but some bios aren't filled, and I can't tell!
Thanks to @mysociety.org and the whole TICTeC crew for holding space to imagine and collaborate.
We're building in the open — come find us.
#DPI #CivicTech #DigitalGov #ServiceDesign #OpenSource #MyMzansi #AIforGood
bit.ly/mymzansi-tic...
We're building in the open — come find us.
#DPI #CivicTech #DigitalGov #ServiceDesign #OpenSource #MyMzansi #AIforGood
bit.ly/mymzansi-tic...
MyMzansi | TicTec2025
South Africa’s Digital Transformation Building Democratic and Inclusive Digital Public Infrastructure TicTec 2025-06-11
bit.ly
June 17, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Thanks to @mysociety.org and the whole TICTeC crew for holding space to imagine and collaborate.
We're building in the open — come find us.
#DPI #CivicTech #DigitalGov #ServiceDesign #OpenSource #MyMzansi #AIforGood
bit.ly/mymzansi-tic...
We're building in the open — come find us.
#DPI #CivicTech #DigitalGov #ServiceDesign #OpenSource #MyMzansi #AIforGood
bit.ly/mymzansi-tic...
Reflecting on #CBF25 / #egov2025 & building on this quote:
"Decisions are made by those who show up." — Aaron Sorkin
I'd say that 'the future is made by those who show up'. Thanks to all those in #GovTech who showed up to help shape the future of #DigitalGov
"Decisions are made by those who show up." — Aaron Sorkin
I'd say that 'the future is made by those who show up'. Thanks to all those in #GovTech who showed up to help shape the future of #DigitalGov
June 6, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Reflecting on #CBF25 / #egov2025 & building on this quote:
"Decisions are made by those who show up." — Aaron Sorkin
I'd say that 'the future is made by those who show up'. Thanks to all those in #GovTech who showed up to help shape the future of #DigitalGov
"Decisions are made by those who show up." — Aaron Sorkin
I'd say that 'the future is made by those who show up'. Thanks to all those in #GovTech who showed up to help shape the future of #DigitalGov
In its next generation, the US Web Design System will become a suite of products that work in concert or could be used individually.
1. USWDS Core
2. USWDS Elements (adds Web Components & CSS Custom Properties)
3. USWDS Tokens
4. USWDS Utilities
1. USWDS Core
2. USWDS Elements (adds Web Components & CSS Custom Properties)
3. USWDS Tokens
4. USWDS Utilities
The next generation of the design system
YouTube video by Digitalgov
www.youtube.com
December 16, 2024 at 9:54 PM
In its next generation, the US Web Design System will become a suite of products that work in concert or could be used individually.
1. USWDS Core
2. USWDS Elements (adds Web Components & CSS Custom Properties)
3. USWDS Tokens
4. USWDS Utilities
1. USWDS Core
2. USWDS Elements (adds Web Components & CSS Custom Properties)
3. USWDS Tokens
4. USWDS Utilities
#Civictech –
Ron Bronson,
former Head of Design, 18F,
is presenting a breakout session at #CfASummit:
"You can carry on where 18F left off"
codeforamerica.org/news/leading...
#digitalgov
Ron Bronson,
former Head of Design, 18F,
is presenting a breakout session at #CfASummit:
"You can carry on where 18F left off"
codeforamerica.org/news/leading...
#digitalgov
Leading the Field: Ron Bronson — Code for America
A conversation with a critical service designer and scholar
codeforamerica.org
May 21, 2025 at 9:41 PM
#Civictech –
Ron Bronson,
former Head of Design, 18F,
is presenting a breakout session at #CfASummit:
"You can carry on where 18F left off"
codeforamerica.org/news/leading...
#digitalgov
Ron Bronson,
former Head of Design, 18F,
is presenting a breakout session at #CfASummit:
"You can carry on where 18F left off"
codeforamerica.org/news/leading...
#digitalgov
Why has #Estonia been able to leapfrog much larger countries when it comes to #DigitalGov? On today’s episode of #LetsThinkDigital, @ryanandrosoff.bsky.social dives deep into this remarkable story. #pitech
youtu.be/jJ9Tl4c-uUo
Ft. Liisa-Ly Pakosta, Siim Sikkut, Ville Sirviö
youtu.be/jJ9Tl4c-uUo
Ft. Liisa-Ly Pakosta, Siim Sikkut, Ville Sirviö
Welcome to Estonia (with Liisa-Ly Pakosta, Ville Sirviö, and Siim Sikkut) | Episode 26
YouTube video by Let's Think Digital
youtu.be
December 9, 2024 at 2:18 PM
Why has #Estonia been able to leapfrog much larger countries when it comes to #DigitalGov? On today’s episode of #LetsThinkDigital, @ryanandrosoff.bsky.social dives deep into this remarkable story. #pitech
youtu.be/jJ9Tl4c-uUo
Ft. Liisa-Ly Pakosta, Siim Sikkut, Ville Sirviö
youtu.be/jJ9Tl4c-uUo
Ft. Liisa-Ly Pakosta, Siim Sikkut, Ville Sirviö
How can AI make public sector work more meaningful? On 14 May, our own Jay Bangle joins a @techuk.bsky.social webinar to explore the future of AI, jobs & public services. Register for free 👉 www.techuk.org/what-we-deli...
#AI #DigitalGov
#AI #DigitalGov
May 6, 2025 at 11:28 AM
How can AI make public sector work more meaningful? On 14 May, our own Jay Bangle joins a @techuk.bsky.social webinar to explore the future of AI, jobs & public services. Register for free 👉 www.techuk.org/what-we-deli...
#AI #DigitalGov
#AI #DigitalGov
New guidance in the Service Manual, clarifying and reiterating that the Service Standard applies to COTS products and services used within, or as the entirety of, a government service.
www.gov.uk/service-manu...
#govdesign #govdigital #digitalgov
www.gov.uk/service-manu...
#govdesign #govdigital #digitalgov
Using commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) products and services - Service Manual - GOV.UK
GOV.UK
Guidance about using commercial-off-the-shelf products in the creation of government services.
www.gov.uk
May 2, 2025 at 4:02 PM
New guidance in the Service Manual, clarifying and reiterating that the Service Standard applies to COTS products and services used within, or as the entirety of, a government service.
www.gov.uk/service-manu...
#govdesign #govdigital #digitalgov
www.gov.uk/service-manu...
#govdesign #govdigital #digitalgov
📚 Do you work on standards and guidance? Do u know someone who does? Govt, non-govt, UK, non-UK.
Please help GDS and complete this short survey or pass it onto someone who can? 👇
surveys.domains.gov.uk/s/BRPO6K/
We're looking at how other people do this stuff...
#govdesign #digitalgov #govdigital
Please help GDS and complete this short survey or pass it onto someone who can? 👇
surveys.domains.gov.uk/s/BRPO6K/
We're looking at how other people do this stuff...
#govdesign #digitalgov #govdigital
surveys.domains.gov.uk
December 13, 2024 at 2:23 PM
📚 Do you work on standards and guidance? Do u know someone who does? Govt, non-govt, UK, non-UK.
Please help GDS and complete this short survey or pass it onto someone who can? 👇
surveys.domains.gov.uk/s/BRPO6K/
We're looking at how other people do this stuff...
#govdesign #digitalgov #govdigital
Please help GDS and complete this short survey or pass it onto someone who can? 👇
surveys.domains.gov.uk/s/BRPO6K/
We're looking at how other people do this stuff...
#govdesign #digitalgov #govdigital
China’s Zhejiang province reportedly leveraged AI to detect corruption, using relatively simple big data comparisons. The investigation relied on historical data, as no digital surveillance systems were in place at the time of the offenses.
Source (in Chinese): bit.ly/45e3C98
#ChinaTech #DigitalGov
Source (in Chinese): bit.ly/45e3C98
#ChinaTech #DigitalGov
January 14, 2026 at 7:35 PM
China’s Zhejiang province reportedly leveraged AI to detect corruption, using relatively simple big data comparisons. The investigation relied on historical data, as no digital surveillance systems were in place at the time of the offenses.
Source (in Chinese): bit.ly/45e3C98
#ChinaTech #DigitalGov
Source (in Chinese): bit.ly/45e3C98
#ChinaTech #DigitalGov
Just dropped a new blog post recapping my fantastic #LocalGovDrupalWeek! 🥳 So much energy, collaboration, and brilliant insights from the community.
Check out my full thoughts: jamesfmcgrath.org/localgov-dru...
#LocalGov #Drupal #DigitalGov #Community
Check out my full thoughts: jamesfmcgrath.org/localgov-dru...
#LocalGov #Drupal #DigitalGov #Community
LocalGov Drupal Week: Alive, Kicking, and Full of Hope
A post-event recap of LocalGov Drupal Week. Find out what made the community feel "alive and kicking," from AI insights to Mark Conroy's design tips.
jamesfmcgrath.org
November 25, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Just dropped a new blog post recapping my fantastic #LocalGovDrupalWeek! 🥳 So much energy, collaboration, and brilliant insights from the community.
Check out my full thoughts: jamesfmcgrath.org/localgov-dru...
#LocalGov #Drupal #DigitalGov #Community
Check out my full thoughts: jamesfmcgrath.org/localgov-dru...
#LocalGov #Drupal #DigitalGov #Community
"...the mission of 'universalizing' all knowledge through #digitization..." –
the Internet Archive is now a federal depository library
mashable.com/article/inte...
#digitaltransformation #libraries #digitalgov #civictech
the Internet Archive is now a federal depository library
mashable.com/article/inte...
#digitaltransformation #libraries #digitalgov #civictech
The Internet Archive just became an official U.S. federal library
The new status means archive users gain access to a trove of government documents.
mashable.com
July 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM
"...the mission of 'universalizing' all knowledge through #digitization..." –
the Internet Archive is now a federal depository library
mashable.com/article/inte...
#digitaltransformation #libraries #digitalgov #civictech
the Internet Archive is now a federal depository library
mashable.com/article/inte...
#digitaltransformation #libraries #digitalgov #civictech
☑️ Esquema de Gobierno Abierto [2024] bit.ly/EsquemaGobie... #OpenGov #GobiernoAbierto #GovTech #CivicTech #OpenData #DigitalGov #Transparencia #Participación #Colaboración #InnovaciónPública #SmartGov #OpenState
February 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM
☑️ Esquema de Gobierno Abierto [2024] bit.ly/EsquemaGobie... #OpenGov #GobiernoAbierto #GovTech #CivicTech #OpenData #DigitalGov #Transparencia #Participación #Colaboración #InnovaciónPública #SmartGov #OpenState
Why do government emails feel like they’re written by robots with no clue about real life? I share my experience with Companies House after my dad died and how trauma-informed content could make a world of difference.
#TraumaInformed #ContentDesign #PublicSector #DigitalGov #EmpathyMatters
#TraumaInformed #ContentDesign #PublicSector #DigitalGov #EmpathyMatters
Death, deadlines and bureaucratic blindness: How Companies House still gets trauma-informed content so utterly wrong - Workplace Insights by Adrie van der Luijt
Government emails from Companies House often lack trauma-informed content and empathy, compounding the distress of bereavement or crisis.
www.workplaceinsights.co.uk
May 25, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Why do government emails feel like they’re written by robots with no clue about real life? I share my experience with Companies House after my dad died and how trauma-informed content could make a world of difference.
#TraumaInformed #ContentDesign #PublicSector #DigitalGov #EmpathyMatters
#TraumaInformed #ContentDesign #PublicSector #DigitalGov #EmpathyMatters
#Digitalgovernment & #AI –
"This is a direct example of how AI can benefit millions of people."
hai.stanford.edu/news/how-ai-...
Note:
RegLab State Reporting Explorer
(website).
#publicinteresttechnology #publicinteresttech #digitalgov #govtech #highereducation #STEMeducation #Stanford
"This is a direct example of how AI can benefit millions of people."
hai.stanford.edu/news/how-ai-...
Note:
RegLab State Reporting Explorer
(website).
#publicinteresttechnology #publicinteresttech #digitalgov #govtech #highereducation #STEMeducation #Stanford
How AI Is Helping States Cut Through Decades of Red Tape | Stanford HAI
Stanford researchers scanned 500 million words of state law to reveal the stunning growth of reporting requirements, and are now giving governments a tool to clean them up.
hai.stanford.edu
August 2, 2026 at 5:53 PM
#Digitalgovernment & #AI –
"This is a direct example of how AI can benefit millions of people."
hai.stanford.edu/news/how-ai-...
Note:
RegLab State Reporting Explorer
(website).
#publicinteresttechnology #publicinteresttech #digitalgov #govtech #highereducation #STEMeducation #Stanford
"This is a direct example of how AI can benefit millions of people."
hai.stanford.edu/news/how-ai-...
Note:
RegLab State Reporting Explorer
(website).
#publicinteresttechnology #publicinteresttech #digitalgov #govtech #highereducation #STEMeducation #Stanford
Our COLLABORATE TO INNOVATE: HOW GOVERNMENT SHOULD WORK WITH OTHERS
🎤 Toni Peters, Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
🎤 Nuala Kilmartin, Innovate UK
🎤 Verity Prime, National Audit Office
Register here: buff.ly/9q8KxaA #ThinkInnovation #DigitalGov #GovTech
🎤 Toni Peters, Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
🎤 Nuala Kilmartin, Innovate UK
🎤 Verity Prime, National Audit Office
Register here: buff.ly/9q8KxaA #ThinkInnovation #DigitalGov #GovTech
Think Innovation for Government - November 2026
buff.ly
September 14, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Our COLLABORATE TO INNOVATE: HOW GOVERNMENT SHOULD WORK WITH OTHERS
🎤 Toni Peters, Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
🎤 Nuala Kilmartin, Innovate UK
🎤 Verity Prime, National Audit Office
Register here: buff.ly/9q8KxaA #ThinkInnovation #DigitalGov #GovTech
🎤 Toni Peters, Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
🎤 Nuala Kilmartin, Innovate UK
🎤 Verity Prime, National Audit Office
Register here: buff.ly/9q8KxaA #ThinkInnovation #DigitalGov #GovTech
"Strategies for Integrating #AI into State and Local Government Decision Making"
—report from
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
in
www.nationalacademies.org/news/2025/09...
#digitalgov #govtech #civictech #artificialintelligence #AIethics
—report from
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
in
www.nationalacademies.org/news/2025/09...
#digitalgov #govtech #civictech #artificialintelligence #AIethics
September 16, 2025 at 12:05 AM
"Strategies for Integrating #AI into State and Local Government Decision Making"
—report from
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
in
www.nationalacademies.org/news/2025/09...
#digitalgov #govtech #civictech #artificialintelligence #AIethics
—report from
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
in
www.nationalacademies.org/news/2025/09...
#digitalgov #govtech #civictech #artificialintelligence #AIethics