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πΊπΉπ·π₯ TGT Summer Drinks!! π₯π·πΉπΊ
Join us at 6pm on Wednesday the 27th of August at the Buckingham Arms for the first TransformGov Talks Summer Drinks.
Network, chat and put the world to rights - we'd love you to join us.
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The write up of last week's event and the info on our 27th August Summer Drinks can be found here : medium.com/@transformgo...
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Sir Keir Starmer is facing growing demands to ditch a new government edict that bans senior health officials, military leaders and even the head of the civil service from speaking openly in public. In a letter in today's Times the leaders of more than a dozen think tanks, including the Royal Society and Nuffield Trust, warned the prime minister that the new rule was having a "chilling effect on public discussion" with some events already being cancelled. In private, several former cabinet secretaries are understood to have made their concerns clear to Downing Street. The new rules have even been condemned by Alastair Campbell, Tony Blair's former head of communications, who was himself not shy about controlling the messaging of No10.
![In their letter the think tanks describe the new rules as a "mistake", saying that
"effective government" relies on public servants hearing directly from businesses, charities and citizens to help them make better policy. They warned: "They should be able to explain government activity to those same groups. It the guidance] is causing confusion and a chilling effect on public discussion. The government should withdraw it."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:omxdpil26ujygcgfuel3otja/bafkreiayylan4f5f3sccymqebad2uhkr4tjc2lz7tf5lqynxkedurvcpeq@jpeg)
In their letter the think tanks describe the new rules as a "mistake", saying that "effective government" relies on public servants hearing directly from businesses, charities and citizens to help them make better policy. They warned: "They should be able to explain government activity to those same groups. It the guidance] is causing confusion and a chilling effect on public discussion. The government should withdraw it."
Story tonight about our joint open letter to The Times
Weβre calling for the guidance that is preventing civil servants from participating in public and stakeholder events to be withdrawn
www.thetimes.com/article/2e4f...
π¨ 6PM, WED 16 July π¨
Join us for the eighth TGT at the MoJ or online, with:
* Andrew Knight, Head of UK Government's Policy Design Community
* βEmilia Hogarth, Head of Communities - Transforming Public Procurement, Cabinet Office
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Looking forward to this 1, especially how Emilia Hogarth uses uses communities of practice to transform procurement in the public sector π
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π¨ 6PM, WED 16 July π¨
Join us for the eighth TGT at the MoJ or online, with:
* Andrew Knight, Head of UK Government's Policy Design Community
* βEmilia Hogarth, Head of Communities - Transforming Public Procurement, Cabinet Office
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Finally, you can sign up to our newsletter to stay up to date on everything TGT!
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Our next event is on the 16th of July.
* Andrew Knight, Head of UK Government's Policy Design Community
* βEmilia Hogarth, Head of Communities - Transforming Public Procurement, Cabinet Office
SIgn up now! lu.ma/6hvitdyr
An AI generated podcast based on the AI generated summary of the AI generated transcript of the event π€π€π€.
drive.google.com/file/d/1yQly...
Our latest blog post : medium.com/@transformgo...
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Audio versions are available on these platforms.
Spotify : open.spotify.com/episode/7IvK...
Apple Podcasts : podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/t...
The whole event is available on YouTube.
youtu.be/70xjXI_R6wo?...
Becky Miller
Becky Miller on how her team at DEFRA used new techniques to analyse large amounts of policy evidence.
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Antonio Weiss
We had two excellent speakers.
Antonio Weiss on the development of AI and itβs current and potential future use in government.
Our seventh event took place on the 25th of June at the MoJ in London.
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We also have a new poster for your office / common room / community notice board.
We're keen to see photos of it up anywhere but we'd especially like to tick off the following:
* DSIT
* DEFRA
* MHCLG
* DESNZ
* Home Office
* DWP
* MoJ
* Treasury
* Cabinet Office
* Number 10!
Thanks!
π¨ 6PM, WED 25 June π¨
Join us for the seventh TGT at the MoJ or online, with:
* Antonio Weiss on his new book, "AI Demystified"
* βBecky Miller, Defra, on designing policy with complex evidence
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π¨ 6PM, WED 25 June π¨
Join us for the seventh TGT at the MoJ or online, with:
* Antonio Weiss on his new book, "AI Demystified"
* βBecky Miller, Defra, on designing policy with complex evidence
lu.ma/jkd8jbzu
Please share! Thanks π.
π¨ 6PM, WED 25 June π¨
Join us for the seventh TGT at the MoJ or online, with:
* Antonio Weiss on his new book, "AI Demystified"
* βBecky Miller, Defra, on designing policy with complex evidence
lu.ma/jkd8jbzu
Please share! Thanks π.
π¨ WED 18 JUNE, 2PM π¨
- The latest @connectedbydata.org data & AI public engagement community of practice meeting
- Focus on using tech to support public engagement
- Speakers include @prateekbuch.bsky.social @hannahperry.bsky.social & Georgina from PSi
Join us! connectedbydata.org/events/2025-...
Our next event is on the 25th of June at the MoJ and online. Our first speaker will be Antonio Weiss on his new book, βAI Demystifiedβ. Weβll be announcing the second speaker soon!
Register now! lu.ma/jkd8jbzu
And a Notebook LM AI generated podcast based on the AI generated transcript of the YouTube (AI all the way down).
drive.google.com/file/d/15u2L...
There is a ChatGPT summary of the event : docs.google.com/document/d/1....
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Or listen to the audio version.
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2Z3p...
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/t...
You can watch the event on YouTube.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsyD...
Lucy Makinson at TGT
This was followed by Lucy Makinson from the governmentβs AI incubator i.AI who spoke about Consult β an AI tool for enhanced public consultation analysis.
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Noel Hatch at TGT
First up was Noel Hatch from Adur & Worthing Councils who spoke about how they are redesigning their organisation to have a strong neighborhood focus.
29.05.2025 11:36 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Our sixth free event was yesterday at the MoJ and online. Once again we had two excellent speakers (and free pizza for folks in the room).
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Preparing to go live on meet.google.com/nuy-wqnw-yqd !
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π¨ 6PM, WED 28 MAY π¨
Join us for the sixth TGT at the MoJ or online, with:
- βNoel Hatch, Adur & Worthing, on Redesigning from the inside out: learning as we change
- βLucy Makinson, i.AI, on Consult: An AI Tool for Enhanced Public Consultation Analysis
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