Carl Dolan @carlosdolan.bsky.social Senior adviser at European Policy Centre. Writing and opining about corruption, ethics, transparency and less worthy subjects from my perch down here in Montevideo
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
UCL Constitution Unit @conunitucl.bsky.social The UK’s leading research centre on constitutional change. Informing policy-making and public debate about the constitution and democracy.
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Mark Brough @markbrough.bsky.social Economist and software working on digital transformation, founder of @emergentally.bsky.social
Andrew Clarke @andrewclarke.bsky.social This planet is great - if we could all just stop trying to destroy it
Kandida Purnell @kandidapurnell.bsky.social Head of Research and Professional Engagement/Associate Professor of International Relations @RichmondUniLdn | Author of/still busy ‘Rethinking the Body in Global Politics’ | kandidapurnell.me
Andrew Stott @dirdigeng.bsky.social Andrew Stott was on the UK Transparency Board & the UK Government's first Director of Transparency & Digital Engagement. Posts here on data, IT & new media are his own.
meowtree @meowtree.bsky.social Responsible data, digital ethics, safeguarding, trust + safety, privacy. Human rights, global dev, humanitarian work. MERL Tech, NLP-CoP, NYC Tech Salon. CIPP-E/CIPM certified. Brooklyn, cats, gardening, biking. She/her.
Owen Barder @owen.org Economist. ex No10, Treasury, CGD, PxD. Former visiting Professor @ LSE. Development Drums podcast. Team GB triathlete age-grouper. Olympic volunteer. Feminist, internationalist. Set up the first UK Government website. Helped invent AMCs.
Heather Leson @heatherleson.bsky.social Imagine this world if we all lent a hand. Strategy, Engagement, Open Source, Open Organizations, Humanitarian. OSMF/HOTOSM. about.me/heather_leson
Sarah Mulley @sarahmulley.bsky.social Policy, strategy; migration, communities
Tim Davies @timdavies.org.uk Director of Research & Practice at @ConnectedByData.org working on participatory and open governance of tech. Adoptive parent.
Ed Parkes @edtparkes.bsky.social Contractor and freelancer. Strategy, research, service design, UXR, data.
Currently - user centred design in humanitarian data.
www.edparkes.co.uk
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Karl Wilding @karlwilding.bsky.social Trying to work out what’s going on in civil society & what to do next. At: @UniKentCfP @MyCakeFinance @1stCommunities @creatingtfuture. Ex-@ncvo. Volunteer.
Involve @involveuk.bsky.social The UK's public participation charity. We work to create a healthier & more vibrant democracy, with people at the heart of decision making.
CAST - Centre for the Acceleration of Social Technology @techforgoodcast.bsky.social UK charity. Providing free courses, resources and networking opportunities to help charities and social impact organisations harness the full power of digital and AI. Also working with funders to create an environment of support. See www.wearecast.org.uk.
Nick Davies @njdavies.bsky.social Programme Director at @instituteforgovernment.org.uk working on public services
Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social public interest x journalism x information ecosystems x tech/AI accountability vs information inequality
linkedin.com/in/sameerpadania
#COYS #FRSA
Anna Scott-Trimble @anna-scott.bsky.social UCD, content and brand strategy. Digital rights, civic tech. Current: content design and digital transformation at Defra/GOV.UK. mySociety trustee. SocietyWorks NED. Ex ODI, Guardian. I like making bleepy music.
Liz Carolan @lizcarolan.com I publish thebriefing.ie, & founded organisations working on tech & democracy. Tech Policy Press fellow. Political scientist, advocate, writer, knitter. DMs open
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
Greg Bloom @greggish.bsky.social commoning praxis: gregbloom.org
Leading the Open Referral Initiative: openreferral.org
Visiting Scholar @ the Ostrom Workshop - IU
Fabiano Angélico @fangelico.bsky.social Researcher & consultant. Ex-jovem, ex-jornalista, ex-servidor público. Open data, anti-(grand)corruption, anti-money laundering. Ciudades. Mídia, política, artes, fútbol. SKY breath meditation. PTbr, ENG, ESP, ITA. Conta pessoal. Lugano, TI/CH
Sasha @sgerrand.com An Australian abroad.
Mark Cridge @markcridge.bsky.social Director of London National Park City and the National Park City Foundation. @NationalParkCity.bsky.social
Kirsty Weakley @kirstyweakley.bsky.social Journalist for Local Government Chronicle
Tracey @tgyateng.bsky.social ❤️social sector, research, responsible data, stats. Forever a volunteer - with DTBC, @opendatamcr; trustee @AccessSocialCare; @TSC_London
Matt Collin @mattcollin.bsky.social Development economist working at the @taxobservatory.bsky.social in Paris. Illicit finance, tax evasion, and foreign aid. Techno DJ when no one is looking.
www.matthewcollin.com
https://datadarkly.substack.com/
Rhodri Davies @rhodridavies.bsky.social Unrepentant philanthro-nerd. Director of Why Philanthropy Matters (www.whyphilanthropymatters.com). Host of Philanthropisms podcast. Research Fellow at Centre for Philanthropy, Uni of Kent. Author of two books about... you guessed it.... philanthropy.
Zoe Amar @zoeamar.bsky.social Director, Zoe Amar Digital.Chair,Co-author, Charity Digital Skills Report.The Charity Digital Code of Practice.Writer, Third Sector.Trustee, Charity Digital.Podcaster at Starts at The Top
Ross McCulloch @thirdsectorlab.co.uk Tech for good insights, digital activism and occasional photos of Scotland.
Founder at Third Sector Lab - Helping charities deliver more impact with digital, data & design ⚡️
https://thirdsectorlab.co.uk/
36k Twitter followers - starting from 0 here.
Fozia Irfan @fozia.bsky.social Philanthropy | Civil Society | Social Justice
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
Ana Brandusescu @anabrandusescu.bsky.social Researcher, policy analyst, social scientist. PhD-ing on political power and privatization in the scale of AI governance.
she/her | Montreal | anabrandusescu.com
Alex @blangry.bsky.social Final year DPhil anthropology of civic tech. Principal consultant. Norwich with a cargo bike. Greyhound pictures extra.
Tom watson @tomcw.xyz Digital | Data | Creator |
Doing good or at least trying to
The Good Ship and Data for Action
Crap runner. Awesome eater.
Bio: https://tomcw.xyz
Simon Whitehouse @siwhitehouse.bsky.social
Nick Temple @nicktemple.bsky.social CEO @thesocialinvest.bsky.social; social enterprise, social investment, coffee, NFL.. #socent #socinv #impinv #charity
Alan Smith @theboysmithy.ft.com Head of Visual and Data Journalism @financialtimes.com; Honorary Prof @UCL Social Data Institute. Views expressed are my own. Reposts are not necessarily endorsements.
Ross Mounce @rmounce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy Open knowledge enthusiast. Creates and maintains. Director of Open Access Programmes at Arcadia Fund.
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Harry Harrold @harryharrold.bsky.social Medium-sized fat bloke. #ukcharitycamp Helps build web stuff @neontribe. Tries to be agile and user-centered. Proud resident of the Fine City of Norwich. Has never been a TV producer. (He/they)
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Steve Skelton @steve1skelton.bsky.social Practitioner policy wonk | Founder www.questionfactory.co.uk | Trustee @mysociety | Ex- Demos, LGA, Stockport Council, GMCA, Govt of Jersey, LCRCA
GivingTuesday 🫶 @givingtuesday.bsky.social Building the world we all imagine to be possible.
Steve Parks @steveparks.me Geeking out about writing, entrepreneurship, journalism, food, tech — or ideally a combination.
European, living/writing in France & running a business in UK.
https://www.steveparks.me
Ira @shevski.bsky.social
Carly Kind @carlykind.bsky.social Australian Privacy Commissioner
Previously @adalovelaceinst @privacyint
PBE @pbe.co.uk Economics to improve lives
www.pbe.co.uk
Elizabeth Eagen @eleag.bsky.social
Dr Mahlet ("Milly") Zimeta @techmilly.bsky.social Head of Digital & Data Policy for Which (UK consumer association) | x-ODI x-Royal Society x-Alan Turing Institute | website linkedin.com/in/mgzimeta/ | views my own | literary journalism as @mgzimeta.bsky.social | I don't have access to DMs here
Steve Goodrich @stevejgoodrich.bsky.social Head of Research and Investigations at Transparency International UK. Formerly at Electoral Commission. Following the money.
Emiliano Mellino @mellino.bsky.social Journalist at @tbij.bsky.social. I cover inequality, precarious work and migration.
You can contact me on emilianomellino@tbij.com
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Jasper Jackson @jasperjackson.bsky.social Managing editor at Transformer. Ex-tech editor at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, also previously Guardian and New Statesman. Sometime media columnist. Signal: jasperjackson.01 https://www.transformernews.ai/
James Ball @jamesrball.com Political editor @ The New World
Opinion @ The i Paper
Fellow @ Tech Policy Press
Fellow @ Demos
PhD researcher @ UCL Laws
newsletter @ techtris
Latest book: The Other Pandemic – How QAnon Contaminated The World. 🏳️🌈
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Josephine Moulds @josephinemoulds.bsky.social Climate and finance reporter at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
Jonathan Tanner @jctanner.bsky.social AI/Democracy/Strategic Communication
Citizen Participation @oliverescobar.bsky.social Professor of Public Policy and Democratic Innovation | University of Edinburgh | Working on #democracy #participation #deliberation #commons #governance #power #research | RT≠ endorse | Own views | Profile: https://www.sps.ed.ac.uk/staff/oliver-escobar
Data for action @dataforaction.bsky.social
Angela Kail @angelakail.bsky.social Charity sector and education mainly
Julia Cushion @juliacushion.bsky.social Policy & Advocacy Manager @ mySociety
Clumsy, enthusiastic, interested in exciting things like parliament and cryptic crosswords
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Ally Tibbitt @allytibbitt.me Journalist | Audience @uk.theconversation.com | Trustee of @mysociety.bsky.social | Co-editor of @gairlochtimes.org.uk | Based in Scottish Highlands but often roaming. Contact via @Signal.org username: allytibbitt.92
Sally Reader @sallyreader.bsky.social Once found on the radio, knows more about traffic lights than normally required, now at societyworks.org
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