The digital disconnect: taking digital social policy seriously - Power to Change
In our next essay, Rachel Coldicutt explores the urgent need for a community-centred approach to technology policy in the UK. From WhatsApp-powered communit ...
Rather than unlocking UK community power, successive govts' digital policies have been focussed on Silicon Valley-style success.
By me for @powertochange.org.uk, on why digital social policy is a necessary building block for a stronger society
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100% read this and thought it was a fantastic initiative for Chesterfield UK, then twigged that was the US. Still I bet a Latino market would go down a treat over here!
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I havenβt played with it yet, but isnβt this the main thang for ChatGPTβs Codex tool? Feels like a mix of the two would be ideal.
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Worth looking at how Quebec are approaching this. Theyβre looking at laws to compel manufacturers to including PBS buttons on remotes as well.
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Kids away on a school trip. Kidmin pressure off? Nope. That Duo Lingo streak wonβt preserve itself. π
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This would be a great introduction to the scientific method for kids.
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BEYOND 2025: The Creator Economy, CreaTech and Innovation Districts - Beyond Conference
BEYOND 2025 explores the seismic shifts reshaping our creative landscape. In a world where creativity drives innovation, we will explore the intersection of imagination, technology and place.
From the rise of the creator economy, to the evolution of innovation districts and cutting-edge CreaTech..
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Taking some small advantage from the dogβs 6:30am Sunday wake up call!
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Dog really needs to work on his hide and seek game.
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Poor loveβs just lost his motor in the multi-storey.
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So true. If your writing has an Oxford comma and βdelvesβ a lot, I smell a ChatGPT.
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Rather lovely projection mapping to celebrate VE Day.
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Me too. Saw one of the episodes a few years back and itβs aged very well.
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The Wizard of AI
Join Alan Warburton on a fantastical journey to explore what AI means for artists in the 'Wizard of AI', through the prism of multiple AI tools.
Wonder Panic.
A brilliant phrase that sums up so much about AI. I didn't know where it came from until this week. H/t to artist Alan Warburton, you should check out his video: theodi.org/news-and-eve... a brilliant thought piece on what AI means for the creative industries.
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That nagging feeling your line manage me is peering over your shoulder at workβ¦
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Iβm hoping this is all sorted and Iβve just missed the memo. π³
29.04.2025 22:23 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
And whilst Iβm at it, this needs to apply to account linking. Yeah, itβs great that you can use a single (hash, if only it was just one) service to login, but could this apply to settings so we donβt have to deal with SSOs, MFAs just to get to the parental controls?
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For the love of, well simplicity, can we have a standard for parental controls? Preferably accessible via API with super secure access. Itβs so frustrating having to dig around in endless menus on dozens of platforms to try and provide a vaguely safe environment for the small ones in the household.
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Semi serious. Marshmallow journey. Bear with: soft, squishy, sweet and comforting. But then, also sticky, cloying and troublesome when it comes to edge cases or weedling bits out of your teeth.
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Fab innit. If you havenβt seen the pilot with Michael Sheen, itβs equally brilliant.
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Similar figures for ROI on public investment in the creative industries more widely. The success of Creative Industries Clusters Programs and Audience of the Future Challenge confirmed this.
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