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The campaign for communities to have a powerful say on data and AI, to help create an equitable and sustainable world.
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📣 Announcing our 'Getting public voices heard' panel at our 'Power and participation in public tech' conference.

Hear from Keeley Crockett, @darcyprior.bsky.social, Emily Rempel and @timdavies.org.uk.

📆 Friday 6 Mar
🕰️ 10:00 - 17:00
🏢 Manchester

Register now!
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February 11, 2026 at 7:00 PM
✥ We're pleased to announce Public Engagement in Data Research Initiative (PEDRI) as a conference partner.

📆 Friday 6 March
🕰️ 10:00 - 17:00
🏢 Manchester
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February 11, 2026 at 5:00 PM
⭕ We're pleased to announce DEMOS as a 'power and participation in public tech' conference partner.

📆 Friday 6 March
🕰️ 10:00 - 17:00
🏢 Manchester
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February 10, 2026 at 5:00 PM
We have been running the Data and AI Public Engagement Community of Practice since July 2024, to allow people to share their work and learn from others on engaging the public around data and AI, work through common challenges, and bring together practitioners from different sectors.

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February 10, 2026 at 7:00 AM
📢 Register now for the next Data & AI public engagement community of practice where we'll be joined by Louis Horsley (National Voices) and Rachel Astall (Beam).

📅 Wednesday 11 Feb
🕑 2pm - 3:15pm UK time
💻 Online, free of charge

More info and to register: connectedbydata.org/events/2026...
Data and AI public engagement: Community of Practice
On Wednesday 11 February 2026 at 2pm we will hold the sixteenth meeting of a community of practice as part of our project on Giving communities a powerful say in public sector data and AI projects.
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February 9, 2026 at 12:00 PM
📣 'Power and participation in public tech' conference registration is open!
📆 Friday 6th March
🕰️ 10:00 - 17:00
🏢 Manchester, UK

We're pleased to announce the day includes @gavinfreeguard.bsky.social in conversation with @evefrancisholt.bsky.social from GMCA.

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February 9, 2026 at 7:00 AM
📣 Announcing our 'Getting public voices heard' panel at our 'Power and participation in public tech' conference.

Hear from Keeley Crockett, @darcyprior.bsky.social, Emily Rempel and @timdavies.org.uk.

📆 Friday 6 Mar
🕰️ 10:00 - 17:00
🏢 Manchester

Register now!
🔗 connectedbydata.org/events/2026...
February 5, 2026 at 5:00 PM
We have been running the Data and AI Public Engagement Community of Practice since July 2024, to allow people to share their work and learn from others on engaging the public around data and AI, work through common challenges, and bring together practitioners from different sectors.

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February 5, 2026 at 12:00 PM
📢 Register now for the next Data & AI public engagement community of practice where we'll be joined by Louis Horsley (National Voices) and Rachel Astall (Beam).

📅 Wednesday 11 Feb
🕑 2pm - 3:15pm UK time
💻 Online, free of charge

More info and to register: connectedbydata.org/events/2026...
Data and AI public engagement: Community of Practice
On Wednesday 11 February 2026 at 2pm we will hold the sixteenth meeting of a community of practice as part of our project on Giving communities a powerful say in public sector data and AI projects.
connectedbydata.org
February 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM
📣 'Power and participation in public tech' conference registration is open!
📆 Friday 6th March
🕰️ 10:00 - 17:00
🏢 Manchester, UK

We're pleased to announce the day includes @gavinfreeguard.bsky.social in conversation with @evefrancisholt.bsky.social from GMCA.

🔗 connectedbydata.org/events/2026...
February 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM
📢 Register now for the next Data & AI public engagement community of practice where we'll be joined by Louis Horsley (National Voices) and Rachel Astall (Beam).

📅 Wednesday 11 Feb
🕑 2pm - 3:15pm UK time
💻 Online, free of charge

More info and to register: connectedbydata.org/events/2026...
Data and AI public engagement: Community of Practice
On Wednesday 11 February 2026 at 2pm we will hold the sixteenth meeting of a community of practice as part of our project on Giving communities a powerful say in public sector data and AI projects.
connectedbydata.org
February 2, 2026 at 7:00 AM
📢 Register now for the next Data & AI public engagement community of practice where we'll be joined by Louis Horsley (National Voices) and Rachel Astall (Beam).

📅 Wednesday 11 Feb
🕑 2pm - 3:15pm UK time
💻 Online, free of charge

More info and to register: connectedbydata.org/events/2026...
Data and AI public engagement: Community of Practice
On Wednesday 11 February 2026 at 2pm we will hold the sixteenth meeting of a community of practice as part of our project on Giving communities a powerful say in public sector data and AI projects.
connectedbydata.org
January 29, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Addressing AI at work can be challenging. It touches on personal, professional, and political. Our work with @cwunews.bsky.social is designed to break down implications into actionable union responses.

Read more from @adamc-c.bsky.social on phase 2 connectedbydata.org/blog/2026/0...
CWU and AI - Activating members and building towards negotiation
Addressing the complex issues surrounding AI at work can be challenging. It touches on personal experiences, professional roles, and charged political views on Big Tech. It often involves vague or technical terminology. It’s a topic that many employers will see as their ‘management prerogative’ and out of scope for collective bargaining or even worker consultation.
connectedbydata.org
January 29, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Reposted by Connected by Data
After announcing it in the summer, today the UK government launched free training courses to AI upskill workers. It's free because it's funded by big-tech companies such as Amazon, Google, Microsoft and others, and not by local organisations in the UK who have been working with communities->
January 28, 2026 at 9:33 AM
📢 Register now for the next Data & AI public engagement community of practice where we'll be joined by Louis Horsley (National Voices) and Rachel Astall (Beam).

📅 Wednesday 11 Feb
🕑 2pm - 3:15pm UK time
💻 Online, free of charge

More info and to register: connectedbydata.org/events/2026...
Data and AI public engagement: Community of Practice
On Wednesday 11 February 2026 at 2pm we will hold the sixteenth meeting of a community of practice as part of our project on Giving communities a powerful say in public sector data and AI projects.
connectedbydata.org
January 28, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Reposted by Connected by Data
Just now on R4 Today @lizforleicester.bsky.social re-announcing the AI Skills programme ( www.gov.uk/government/n... ) that led to a 70 signature open letter back in July on developing a more inclusive, independent and collective approach to AI literacy: connectedbydata.org/blog/2025/07...
Open Letter to the UK Government - Prioritising AI Literacy for All Citizens
On 9th June the Prime Minister announced a skills drive on AI focussed technical/functional skills for students and workers, with the announcement centred on industry collaborations, and economic…
connectedbydata.org
January 28, 2026 at 8:58 AM
📢 Register now for the next Data & AI public engagement community of practice where we'll be joined by Louis Horsley (National Voices) and Rachel Astall (Beam).

📅 Wednesday 11 Feb
🕑 2pm - 3:15pm UK time
💻 Online, free of charge

More info and to register: connectedbydata.org/events/2026...
Data and AI public engagement: Community of Practice
On Wednesday 11 February 2026 at 2pm we will hold the sixteenth meeting of a community of practice as part of our project on Giving communities a powerful say in public sector data and AI projects.
connectedbydata.org
January 27, 2026 at 5:00 PM
In Autumn 2025 over 1000 students provided input to the Generative AI in Education: Have Your Say process, sharing views on how Generative AI should be used in education.

📽️ youtu.be/-XeNWVqAYqk...

📖 Read the full report connectedbydata.org/ai-in-educa...
Generative AI in education: Have your say
In early 2026, the Department for Education will host an international summit on generative AI in education. Education ministers from countries around the wo...
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January 27, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Addressing AI at work can be challenging. It touches on personal, professional, and political. Our work with @cwunews.bsky.social is designed to break down implications into actionable union responses.

Read more from @adamc-c.bsky.social on phase 2 connectedbydata.org/blog/2026/0...
CWU and AI - Activating members and building towards negotiation
Addressing the complex issues surrounding AI at work can be challenging. It touches on personal experiences, professional roles, and charged political views on Big Tech. It often involves vague or technical terminology. It’s a topic that many employers will see as their ‘management prerogative’ and out of scope for collective bargaining or even worker consultation.
connectedbydata.org
January 27, 2026 at 7:00 AM
In Autumn 2025 over 1000 students provided input to the Generative AI in Education: Have Your Say process, sharing views on how Generative AI should be used in education.

📽️ youtu.be/-XeNWVqAYqk...

📖 Read the full report connectedbydata.org/ai-in-educa...
Generative AI in education: Have your say
In early 2026, the Department for Education will host an international summit on generative AI in education. Education ministers from countries around the wo...
www.youtube.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:00 PM
We are running a conference on 'Power and participation in public tech' and registration is now open to all.

📆 Friday 6th March
🕰️ 10:00 - 17:00
🏢 Manchester, UK

🔗 connectedbydata.org/events/2026...

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Power and participation in public tech
This conference is for anyone interested in how to achieve better outcomes in the delivery of digital, data and AI work in the public sector through the involvement of the public, communities and workers. Come if you’re a public servant trying to engage or involve the public in your work on technology. Come if you’re working in civil society, in the union movement, or with grassroots groups, trying to be heard. Come to share what you’re up to, and to learn from others; leave with new insights, ideas, and connections.
connectedbydata.org
January 26, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Between 1st Nov - 15th Dec 2025, over 1000 students across 23 settings shared their views through a distributed dialogue run by us (funded by DfE) on how schools, government and AI firms should be approaching the use of generative AI in education.

connectedbydata.org/ai-in-educa...

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January 25, 2026 at 12:00 PM
We are running a conference on 'Power and participation in public tech' and registration is now open to all.

📆 Friday 6th March
🕰️ 10:00 - 17:00
🏢 Manchester, UK

🔗 connectedbydata.org/events/2026...

(1/X)
Power and participation in public tech
This conference is for anyone interested in how to achieve better outcomes in the delivery of digital, data and AI work in the public sector through the involvement of the public, communities and workers. Come if you’re a public servant trying to engage or involve the public in your work on technology. Come if you’re working in civil society, in the union movement, or with grassroots groups, trying to be heard. Come to share what you’re up to, and to learn from others; leave with new insights, ideas, and connections.
connectedbydata.org
January 24, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Addressing AI at work can be challenging. It touches on personal, professional, and political. Our work with @cwunews.bsky.social is designed to break down implications into actionable union responses.

Read more from @adamc-c.bsky.social on phase 2 connectedbydata.org/blog/2026/0...
CWU and AI - Activating members and building towards negotiation
Addressing the complex issues surrounding AI at work can be challenging. It touches on personal experiences, professional roles, and charged political views on Big Tech. It often involves vague or technical terminology. It’s a topic that many employers will see as their ‘management prerogative’ and out of scope for collective bargaining or even worker consultation.
connectedbydata.org
January 22, 2026 at 5:00 PM
In Autumn 2025 over 1000 students provided input to the Generative AI in Education: Have Your Say process, sharing views on how Generative AI should be used in education.

📽️ youtu.be/-XeNWVqAYqk...

📖 Read the full report connectedbydata.org/ai-in-educa...
Generative AI in education: Have your say
In early 2026, the Department for Education will host an international summit on generative AI in education. Education ministers from countries around the wo...
www.youtube.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:00 PM