So many great examples coming in - pls keep sharing! Let's inspire school students worldwide with examples of positive action happening on every continent....

Another on-point production from Rachel Coldicutt Dr Natalie Byrom & sarahtgold that everyone in #DigitalGovernment/ running for UK MP office needs to read. Delighted to have contributed #FixThePlumbing wisdom with TPXimpact | B Corp™ London Office of Technology and Innovation Jess Morley & others: peoplefirsttech.org

Future Councils Pilot insights: Common challenges to digital transformation in local government dluhcdigital.blog.gov.uk/2024/04/02/fut…

Climate Investment Summit 2024 returns at London Stock Exchange on 26 June! It's the globally leading event for investing in climate solutions by 2030, with high-profile speakers across public and private sectors from a leading network in climate finance and net-zero transition.

Today we mark Earth Day, a day when environmental issues take centre stage. Read, download, watch or listen to Calderdale’s Climate Action Plan to find out more about how we will protect our distinctive environment from the impacts of the climate crisis new.calderdale.gov.uk/environment/su… 🌍

Find out who is trying to influence your MP with ££££ They wont represent us, if someone else is paying them! #Politics #HonestPolitics

We love a register. Government is realising the potential of having accurate and accessible data about everything from beneficial ownership, to short term lets. But making them valuable means making the user experience joyous Jessica Ferguson tells you why

Plastic can be found everywhere, even in the places we least expect

In The Irish Times this weekend: Lilian Seenoi-Barr, who has faced death threats and racist abuse, will take office as Mayor of Derry next week. Subscribe now to read The Irish Times exactly as it appears in print on ePaper. irishtimes.com/subscribe/ie

Found myself searching Rachel Coldicutt’s feed for more books on AI ethics after devouring Kashmir Hill’s ‘Your face belongs to us’ (read it) and found this complementary gem of a blog from 1 year ago. Feel like I should be subscribing to your patreon Rachel! Nudge if it exits! 😅🙏

BREAKING NEWS: Oceana UK are taking the UK government to court over new oil and gas licences. More than 2,000 oil spills have happened in the North Sea since 2011, and new drilling is threatening marine wildlife sanctuaries. We must end new offshore drilling to protect our seas

👌Harvard University #AI article by Rachel Coldicutt ‘please regulate me now because I’m not responsible…just skip over all current copyright abuses & potentially lethal misinformation because that’s obvs small fry compared to when I accidentally abolish humanity. hdsr.mitpress.mit.edu/pub/wz35dvpo/r…

Not a single question on the #climatecrisis in the latest #BBCDebate...We're in a parallel universe. This feels like a deliberate decision @bbc? Email them now to ask for an emergency #bbcqt special: tinyurl.com/ycykwbrb

Let information flow. Kudos to the creators of the UK's Watershed Pollution Map...

Another valuable provocation from beckymiller33 ❤️ Data as soil analogy definitely resonates. I think #FixThePumbing is intentionally simplified, trying to give diverse stakeholders a relatable metaphor/ call to action. But perhaps we’re ready for a revised call!? #biomimicry

Just published on EUR-Lex: the 'Artificial Intelligence Act’ or ‘the AI Act’. The new law aims to foster the development and uptake of safe and trustworthy AI systems in the EU. It enters into effect on: 1 August. 🤖 europa.eu/!HgkHf3 #DigitalEU #AIAct

A weekly in-person meetup over food (breakfast or lunch) in Central London (I can host in Old Street) themed around public service / making things better / civil society (a la medium.com/oneteamgov/how…). Q1: What already exists, please? Q2: Who wants in? #MakeThingsBetter

Thanks to all those EU Council European Parliament officials who undoubtedly endured years of research, negotiation & slog to bring us the #AI act not a moment to soon. And to my children for taking their first ever concurrent nap so I could actually indulge in reading the first fifth!

The #BigButterflyCount is a positive action everyone can take to help collect important scientific data which informs policy decision making and conservation effort, and it only takes 15 minutes! Take part until Sunday 4 August 👉 bigbutterflycount.org