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We're a specialist digital transformation consultancy. We help governments, businesses and companies change their ways of working and thrive in the digital era. https://public.digital/
The British public sector generates data worth billions each year. Yet governments often fail to focus on how that data delivers economic value for everyone. A recent update suggests the government is finally treating public data as a strategic national asset: public.digital/pd-insights/...
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A big thank you to all our speakers, attendees, and organisers for such an insightful event. More content will be available soon, capturing all the great discussions from today. In the meantime, please do stay in touch, and let's keep the conversation going! #FWD50
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Last session of the day: Changing the track: Why Are We Still Having the Same Digital Government Conversation?
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We hope everyone had a restful break. We're back with our next session!
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It's been a very informative day so far. Next up, David Eaves shares how Canada can think about digital sovereignty in a politically and financially feasible way.
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Change in the public service isn't something you wait for, itβs something you build while delivering. This is true now more than ever, as we enter the era of AI. The next session is about to start!
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Philippa & Ashish are live now, showing us how to effectively Test, Learn & Grow!
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We'll be back soon for Test, Learn & Grow.
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#FWD50
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Tune into our next session, and learn the two key things needed to adapt to an AI era. Starting in a few minutes.
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Next up: Why digital sovereignty matters, and what it look like in practise.
#FWD50 #PD
Today is PD Day with FWD50!
We'll be kicking off the day with an introductory welcome from Alistair Croll & Alexandra MacEachern. We start in 30 minutes, but there's still time to sign up: access.fwd50.com/join?invitat...
See you soon!
A photo of Public Digital's new Chair, Lesley Cowley OBE
We're delighted to announce Lesley Cowley OBE as our new Chair.
Lesley has been part of our journey since 2022 as a Non-executive Director, and we couldn't be more excited to have her step into this pivotal role as Chair.
public.digital/pd-insights/...
Why does your change initiative stall even when everyone nods along in the meeting?
Based on a talk given by Katherine Wastell and Alexander Blandford at Camp Digital 2025, our blog post shows you how to actually move things forward when the organisation resists.
public.digital/pd-insights/...
A promotional graphic featuring headshots of six team members from Public Digital attending UK Gov Camp 2026. They are: Gurpreet Sehmi, Head of Central Government Gavin Beckett, Director Oli Lovell, Principal Consultant Linda Humphries, Director Francis Bacon, Director Jessica Ferguson, Director
We're proud to be gold sponsors at UKGovCamp 2026 this Saturday 17 January in Birmingham.
If you're attending, say hi to our team π
www.ukgovcamp.com
Headshots of PD's 29 new starters in 2025.
2025 was a landmark year for our team. We were proud to welcome 29 new colleagues to support our growing business.
As we step into 2026, weβre excited to keep that momentum going with a fresh group of starters joining us this January. Welcome to the team!
public.digital/about-pd/our...
An image promoting "A Blueprint for a Future-Ready State" on 20 January 2026, showing headshots of seven speakers: Mike Bracken CBE, Co-Founder Alexandra MacEachern, Director Dai Vaughan, CTO, Consulting Practice James Stewart, Partner and CTO Philippa Elworthy, Director Adunni Rufai, Principal Consultant Cate McLaurin, Head of Local Government
There's just over two weeks to go until FWD50's 'Public Digital Day: A Blueprint for a Future-Ready State'.
We have complimentary spaces on offer for our followers.
access.fwd50.com/c/jan-20-pub...
A graphic with a teal background featuring the text "Season's Greetings" alongside stylised illustrations of two pink Christmas trees and a red-and-white striped gift box.
Seasonβs Greetings from the Public Digital team, and wishing you a very happy new year.
Our office will be closed from Tuesday 23 December and will reopen on Monday 5 January.
Thank you for your support in 2025 and see you in 2026!
Please provide your email here to register! access.fwd50.com/sign_up
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A graphic showing chaotic coloured lines untangling into smooth, parallel paths. Text reads: "With strong data foundations AI can join-up operations."
With strong data foundations, AI can join-up operations.
public.digital/pd-insights/...
Graphic for the upcoming "A Blueprint for a Future-Ready State" event on 20 January 2026, presented by FWD50 and Public Digital.
On 20 January 2026 we'll be teaming up once again with FWD50 to host 'Public Digital Day: A Blueprint for a Future-Ready State': a special online event focused on digital sovereignty.
We're happy to be offering a complimentary pass to all our followers access.fwd50.com/c/jan-20-pub...
The text '2025', surrounded by a yellow and white maze background.
Read our final newsletter of 2025, looking at some of the challenges we supported our clients through this year.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/newsle...
Subscribe to get it in your inbox public.digital/pd-insights/...
A graphic designed to look like a layered cake - featuring a pink "frosting" top with white sprinkles and a yellow "sponge" base. It displays the text, "We created a gΓ’teau of false certainty, and we ended up eating it for two years."
"Rather than trying to predict the unpredictable, organisations need something far more powerful: the ability to adapt quickly to whatever reality emerges."
Tom Loosemore outlines why your organisation's operating model is your biggest risk.
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An abstract, top-down view of a map-like graphic featuring a teal background. Several yellow and orange concentric circles, resembling beacons or impact zones, are scattered across the image, connected by thin, broken yellow dashed lines.
Change works best when it's designed with the grain of the organisation.
That's more important than ever when trying to steer transformation in decentralised organisations.
Here are six approaches we've tried and tested.
public.digital/pd-insights/...
Watch our Business Development Lead, Jack Hughes, reflect on some of PD's 2025 highlights in our video Year Note.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZu7...
Attendees including James Stewart and Kassim Vera at the Digital Public Goods Alliance Annual Members Meeting
Attendees including James Stewart and Kassim Vera at the Digital Public Goods Alliance Annual Members Meeting
The Digital Public Goods Alliance Annual Members Meeting
We've been proud members of the Digital Public Goods Alliance since 2023.
Last month we had the pleasure of attending the DPGA Annual Members Meeting in Brazil.
public.digital/pd-insights/...
An image with a dark grey background and a pattern of small grey diamonds. Text reads: "Just as your services adapt to users your organisation must adapt to exponential market change."
Just as your services adapt to users, your organisation must adapt to exponential market change.
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A split graphic illustrating the positive result of improving internal processes. The left side, coloured blue, shows a sad face icon (representing friction) and the text: "Reducing friction in internal processes." The right side, coloured yellow, shows a happy face icon and the text: "directly transfers to customer value."
Reducing friction in internal processes directly transfers to customer value.
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We're counting down to tonight's PD Session: Finding the opportunities for transformation in local public services, starting at 18:00GMT.
Watch the livestream www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLV1...
