Owen Boswarva @owenboswarva.bsky.social A mix of stuff: mainly #opendata, #FOI, #dataprotection, #geospatial, #openweb, #genAI, #techpolicy. Half-formed thoughts posted for my own amusement. Still on X/Twitter at @owenboswarva. Sites www.owenboswarva.com (with blog) + www.datadaptive.com. He/him
Jenny McHugh @jmmchugh.bsky.social Advocacy & Community Manager at UK-Ireland Digital Humanities Association.
Former librarian 📚, also historian of late medieval Scotland 🏰, researching loyalty, identity, ritual & more. HMU for medieval DH projects or open data initiatives. Views my own.
Alex Coley @alexrcoley.bsky.social Data Strategy & Design Leader
Passionate about the power of data to help organisations make a positive difference in the world. Director at Epimorphics Ltd, former Deputy Director for Data at Defra. Based in South Wales, UK. With #aphantasia
@davebuckley.bsky.social @davebuckley.bsky.social
James Opzoomer @jopz.bsky.social Decoding biology at the single-cell level @RelationRx 🧬 | ML + Genomics for drug discovery | Innovation Lab
Open Research and Public Engagement Roadmap @engagedroadmap.bsky.social Co-Creating Ireland's Public Involvement in Open Research Roadmap
ENGAGED is building a national roadmap to shape public involvement in open research in Ireland. We believe that research can and does play an important role in tackling societal challenges.
Rachel Coldicutt @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social Hopeful technologist.
Community tech, careful innovation, socially progressive tech policy.
https://www.careful.industries
https://hopeful.technology
https://buttondown.email/justenoughinternet
DMs don't work but hello@careful.industries will find me
Jeni Tennison @jenitennison.com Data nerd/wonk. Founder of Connected by Data, campaigning for communities to have a powerful say over data and AI.
Into trans rights, neurodiversity, board games, lego, dogs, spreadsheets.
www.jenitennison.com
peterkwells @peterkwells.com BlackpoolFC, books, tech, people, policy & delivery, realist. Hopes to make stuff work for everyone.
https://peterkwells.com
Dr Robert Bohan @robertbohan.bsky.social Artist, Scientist, Woodland Ecologist, Statistician, Historian & former Research Scholar at the RIA | Art from Dublin, Ireland 🌈 He/Him | Sé/é
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mySociety @mysociety.org We create digital services that break down barriers to democratic participation, equipping people to take action and drive meaningful change. Subscribe to our updates at http://eepurl.com/gOEVFj
Open Knowledge Foundation @okfn.bsky.social We provide services, tools and training to build a world open by design where all knowledge is accessible to everyone.
#TheTechWeWant #OpenDataEditor #OpenDataCommons #SchoolOfData #CKAN
Nesta @nestauk.bsky.social We are Nesta, the research and innovation foundation. We apply our deep expertise in applied methods to design, test and scale solutions across the innovation lifecycle. linktr.ee/Nesta_uk
Paul Maltby @maltbyps.bsky.social I run the public service teams at Faculty AI. Previously Chief Digital Officer in UK gov. Public service reformer
Tim Davies @timdavies.org.uk Director of Research & Practice at @ConnectedByData.org working on participatory and open governance of tech. Adoptive parent.
Bennett Institute for Public Policy @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk The Bennett Institute for Public Policy has expanded to become the Bennett School of Public Policy. Please follow us on our new handle: @BennettSchool.cam.ac.uk
Open Data Camp @odcamp.uk The unconference entirely devoted to open data. https://www.odcamp.uk/
Open Data Manchester CIC @opendatamcr.bsky.social Helping individuals, organisations and communities understand and use data in responsible and ethical ways since 2010.
https://www.opendatamanchester.org.uk
andnewman.bsky.social @andnewman.bsky.social Principal Data Specialist at the ODI. Formerly at DefraGovUK. Treasurer at 20th Sheffield Scouts. Geography geek. Husband & dad. Slightly epileptic.
SocietyWorks @societyworks.org Trusted providers of citizen-centred digital solutions for local government and the public sector. Wholly-owned by civic tech charity mySociety.
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WhatDoTheyKnow @whatdotheyknow.bsky.social Make and explore UK #FreedomOfInformation requests. A transparency project from @mysociety.bsky.social. For help http://whatdotheyknow.com/help/contact
@opendemocracy.net @opendemocracy.net Free thinking for the world 🌍 We're an independent media organisation. Find us > opendemocracy.net Also at @openDemocracy@newsie.social for those who toot too.
The Register @theregister.com Your favorite enterprise technology news vultures, flying high in the Bluesky – On the web since 1998 – More here: https://www.theregister.com/
404 Media @404media.co it's a website (and a podcast, and a newsletter) about humans and technology, made by four journalists you might already know. like and subscribe: 404media.co
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social A reader-funded newspaper that truly sits outside the established system and answers only to the public.
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Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org The Resolution Foundation is an independent think-tank dedicated to lifting living standards in the UK.
Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org IPPR is the UK’s leading progressive think tank.
Find out more here: linktr.ee/IPPR
Tim Berners-Lee @timbl.bsky.social Inventor of WWW
Co-founder & CTO Inrupt.com | Lead, Solidproject.org
Co-founder WebFoundation.org & theODI.org
Founder w3.org
My memoir ‘This is for Everyone’ https://thisisforeveryone.timbl.com/
Follow me on Mastodon https://w3c.social/@timbl
techUK @techuk.bsky.social The UK's tech trade association championing tech's role in preparing and empowering the UK for what comes next.
https://www.techuk.org/
Creative Commons @creativecommons.bsky.social The nonprofit behind the licenses & tools the world uses to share 🌍
https://creativecommons.start.page
medConfidential @medconfidential.bsky.social medConfidential.org
Tech Won’t Save Us @techwontsave.us A left-wing podcast for a better world and better tech. Hosted by @parismarx.com. Made in partnership with @thenation.com.
https://techwontsave.us/
ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social An ESRC-funded, £4 million research network building a research community focused on what a good digital society should look like and how we get there.
digitalgood.net
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Data & Society @datasociety.bsky.social An independent research and policy institute working toward a future where people, not technology, come first.
The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social Wears a black cape and fights crime. Not Batman.
Sunday Times No.1 Bestselling author•The Secret Barrister•#FakeLaw•Nothing But The Truth•
Also writes thrillers. The Cut Throat Trial out now at all good bookshops.
Kill All The Lawyers coming July 2027…
Open Innovations @open-innovations.org We are radically open, not for profit, independent, mission-led, small organisation. We use the web as it was intended - openly.
https://open-innovations.org
Chatham House @chathamhouse.org The Royal Institute of International Affairs - Chatham House. Independent thinking since 1920.
Website🔗: chathamhouse.org
Podcast🎙️: https://apple.co/45Bbbny
Magazine: @theworldtoday.org
Journal: @iajournal.bsky.social
Renata Avila @avilarenata.bsky.social CEO Open Knowledge Foundation - Lawyer - Internationalist
Julian @julianlstar.bsky.social CEO of Open Data Manchester, liker of the outside and outsiders, prone to disagreement. Views expressed may change within the space of a few seconds. Optimistic mostly
DSIT Answers @dsit-answers.bsky.social Bot account posting whenever the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology answers or corrects an answer to a written parliamentary question. Monitored by librarians in the House of Commons Library
Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org Our World in Data is a free, nonprofit website with a mission to increase understanding of the world’s largest problems and drive informed action to solve them. Based out of Oxford University (@ox.ac.uk), founded by @maxroser.bsky.social.
Ada Lovelace Institute @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social Making data & AI work for people & society.
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Online Safety Network @osnetwork.bsky.social Building a better online world for all
Visit our website for all the latest analysis, commentary, research and resources relating to online safety, OSA enforcement, AI and emerging harms: www.onlinesafetynetwork.uk
Drawnalism @drawnalism.com Graphic recording On the Air, At the Studio and In the Moment. For online and in person. Specialists in the exchange of knowledge. We operate as Drawnalism Ltd and Drawnalism Europe Ltd.
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The Sutton Trust @suttontrust.bsky.social Championing social mobility through evidence-based programmes, agenda-setting research and policy advocacy: https://linktr.ee/thesuttontrust
UKTN @uktn.bsky.social First for UK technology news, with data-led industry analysis, profiles and events. New to Bluesky.
Open Rights Group @openrightsgroup.org We fight for digital rights. Join us.
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Oxford Internet Institute @oii.ox.ac.uk Exploring how technology is transforming the way we live, work and govern.
NADPO @nadpo.bsky.social Official account of The National Association of Data Protection and Freedom of Information Officers http://nadpo.co.uk
The Royal Society @royalsociety.org The Royal Society is a Fellowship of many of the world's most eminent scientists and is the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence.
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British Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social We’re the national library of the UK.
Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org Evidence. Action. Hope.
CEO @pimlicat.bsky.social
CO Answers @co-answers.bsky.social Bot account posting whenever the Cabinet Office answers or corrects an answer to a written parliamentary question. Monitored by librarians in the House of Commons Library
Feryal Clark MP @feryalclark.bsky.social Labour Member of Parliament for Enfield North
Minister for AI & Digital Government
FeryalClark.org.uk
Terence Eden @edent.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy Longer hair than you.
Got the ⏻ symbol into #Unicode.
Open Standards / Source / Data geek.
Known as @Edent on most social platforms.
Bit obsessed with #SolarPower […]
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://mastodon.social/@Edent, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
House of Commons @houseofcommons.parliament.uk Where elected MPs represent the public, legislate, and scrutinise the Government. Find out more about their work and how Parliament happens.
NationCymru @nation.cymru News • Politics • Culture • Sports 🏴 By the people of Wales, for the people of Wales http://Nation.Cymru
Holyrood @holyroodmag.bsky.social Award-winning political journalism from Holyrood magazine. https://www.holyrood.com/
House of Commons Speaker @commonsspeaker.parliament.uk Sir Lindsay Hoyle | 158th Speaker of the UK House of Commons. Father, grandfather and animal lover.
https://www.parliament.uk/business/commons/the-speaker/
UK Parliament @ukparliament.parliament.uk Where the House of Commons and the House of Lords scrutinise the work of the Government. Learn more about Parliament, its people and our unique heritage.
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House of Lords @houseoflords.parliament.uk News & information from the UK Parliament’s second chamber. Produced by its staff to show how the Lords checks and challenges the UK government.
https://www.parliament.uk/business/lords/
Smart Data Research UK @sdruk.bsky.social The UK’s national programme for smart data research, home to six data services. Our mission is to unlock the power of data to improve lives. Funded by UKRI: www.sdruk.ukri.org. Subscribe to our newsletter: https://bit.ly/44bEXBN.
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Institute for Government @instituteforgovernment.org.uk The UK’s leading independent think tank working to make government more effective.
➡ Find our latest research, analysis, events and opportunities
https://linktr.ee/instituteforgov
Public Digital @publicdigital.bsky.social 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/
Open Data Institute @odihq.bsky.social Advancing trust in data.
Connected by Data @connectedbydata.org The campaign for communities to have a powerful say on data and AI, to help create an equitable and sustainable world.
connectedbydata.org
Gavin Freeguard @gavinfreeguard.com Data/govt etc freelancer gavinfreeguard.com
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