Citoyen Dangersmith

@Martin_Jordan @GDSTeam @OECDgov @ITU The domain name wasn't renewed, unfortunately, but thanks to a friendly neighbourhood Tech Arch the Digital Buying Guide was moved here: …buying-guide-7nv59.ondigitalocean.app/en/. Since then we've also launched the 'Procurement Guidelines for Smart Sustainable Cities' here: itu.int/en/publication…

@ad_greenway Very fond memories evoked from @pcraig3's reflections on his time with the multidisciplinary team working on what was the UK Digital Marketplace, when it was part of the @GDSTeam portfolio.

For those who are into this sort of thing - the boring magic that actually makes government work (or not) - this is really, really good.

🛩️ New post! ArriveCan and the contractor conundrum 🛩️ The AG report says “relying on external resources” contributed to ArriveCan’s mismanagement. I think we rely on external resources to get around our onerous IT processes. Let's adapt, not retrench. federal-field-notes.ca/articles/2024-…

How can public #BeneficialOwnership data help us identify "red flags"? This blog post outlines one of the key benefits of improving the quality of beneficial ownership data: bulk analysis to find patterns or “red flags”. #BeneficialOwnership #transparency #AML #FollowTheMoney

Giving away for free today: my best ever idea for a Bristol-based musically-themed social enterprise community cafe, called "The Wild Brunch", taking inspiration from @MassiveAttackUK @RobertDelNaja @KnowleWestboy, and many others.

Excellent post by @liammax, worth digging into-> The top 5 challenges of public service transformation - aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicse…

Access to data helps us to tackle some of the biggest challenges facing society today. Find out how our participatory data work, in partnership with the @aaptiinstitute is building solutions that enhance societal impact, justice and equity hubs.li/Q02d3SHk0

Artificial Intelligence development is moving fast! Since last month’s webinar ‘Procuring AI in the Public Sector’, speakers Warren Smith and @Kershaw_MCIPS have produced a blog for @CydCymru on how to sensibly procure AI for public service delivery: cyd.cymru/procuring-arti…

Next week @turinginst will be joining us for a webinar on 'Managing Bias within Artificial Intelligence' as part of our AI series in partnership with @WelshGovernment Are you interested? Find out more on our website: digitalpublicservices.gov.wales/cyrsiau-digwyd…

@jen_keesmaat That’s beautiful rue Daguerre in the 14th arrondissement, my neighbourhood!

Pedestrianizing streets is 'found space' in cities: land that was already there, just poorly used. When people > cars on streets, you are winning. If you are not willing today, your city can make different choices that enable a better future. Paris has recently 'found' an additional 1000 hectares for people.

CASE STUDY 📝 | Policing the public purse – Ensuring value for money and flexibility in procuring initial officer training across Wales. It was a team effort across four forces – this is how they did it, on time and with savings 👇🏻 cyd.cymru/cyd_casestudy/…

PPP (PFI) in Canada. Looking forward to catching up with friends and meeting new people at this years CCPPP 2023 Conference in Toronto. Thank you to The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships for inviting the ⁦⁦@curshawteam⁩ linkedin.com/posts/curshaw_…

Great to see this event happening. Good on you @cdps_cymru - networking, sharing, transferring knowledge and making public services better and more accessible for all.

Cardiff bound for #ProcurexWales2023 @ProcurexLive with the @curshawteam. Looking forward to hearing from the speakers but more importantly from market providers who often have no voice in public sector commercial planning and development. #Markets #Wales #WelshEconomy #FutureGen

. @wdangersmith, Partner yn @Curshawteam Commercial, yn rhoi cipolwg ar daith @CydCymru hyd yn hyn, beth sydd i ddod, a sut y gall sector cyhoeddus Cymru gymryd rhan i lunio ei ddyfodol.

How a collaboration between @OpenOwnership and @GLEIF will promote greater transparency in corporate ownership and control in support of a more secure financial landscape (by me for GLEIF) gleif.org/en/newsroom/bl… #beneficialownership #openstandards #opendata

Rydyn ni wedi cyrraedd Y RHESTR FER! 🎉🙌🏼🍾 Rydym yn falch o gyhoeddi bod Cyd wedi cyrraedd y rhestr fer ar gyfer Gwobr Menter Gaffael yn #GOAwards Cymru eleni. Da iawn i bawb sy'n cymryd rhan! Edrychwn ymlaen at eich gweld yn y seremoni 📆

In August 2023 WLGA took an innovative and radical step, stripping out the procurement content from the new-look WLGA website. WHAT?! WHY?! 🤷🏽‍♀️🤷🏼‍♂️🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏽 Read Richard Dooner’s blog here to find out more… 🔗 cyd.cymru/adding-value-t…

@Kershaw_MCIPS and I thoroughly enjoyed this webinar organised with @ODI_Global, @PublicDigitalHQ and @curshawteam, thanks Doug for attending and sharing your observations.

Science, Tech, & Innovation policies in Europe have embraced missions to direct action towards tackling grand challenges. Read the new working paper by @rainerkattel & @MazzucatoM arguing for the development of necessary capabilities to deliver on them➡️ ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/publi…