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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.
I quivered with relief reading this on @theguardian.com homepage. God I miss silly journalism www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Train named Ctrl Alt Deleaf to help blast billions of leaves from Great Britain’s tracks
Network Rail says train named after public vote will join fleet of ‘unsung hero’ leaf-busters this autumn
www.theguardian.com
September 19, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Our hometown has a lot of shared docs, spreadsheets etc. Great egs of #CollaborativeMaintenance. Would love to know who thought to add a ‘twat rating’ to the Tradespeople sheet 😂 (quite helpful though tbf) #DataInfrastructure
September 10, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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"The Government's Spending Review sets out plans for a step change in investment in digital & AI across public services".

A group of citizens from all walks of life believe the public should have a voice shaping a responsible AI future. Read more:
connectedbydata.org/blog/2025/0...
Beyond Tech Experts: Public Voices Must Shape AI's Future
An op-ed written by the PVAI People’s Advisory Panel The upcoming government spending review is likely to place a big emphasis on the potential of AI to update public services, and yet less than 25% of the population feel their views and values are represented in current decisions being made about AI. As a group of citizens from all walks of life, engaged over the last year in exploring how the public could, and should, have a voice shaping a responsible AI future, we believe that needs to change. And it can.
connectedbydata.org
June 12, 2025 at 11:00 AM
FOMO is not a strategy 👌
New @carefultrouble.bsky.social blog post from me on why you don't need to nod through another AI sales pitch while someone explains how buying their gen AI product will solve your greatest strategic problems

www.careful.industries/blog/2025-2-...
February 14, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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This week's #AIActionSummit in Paris saw big global powers refuse accountability while the Global Majority pushes for necessary regulations and accountability mechanisms.

Our Campaigns Director for LATAM shares his insights from our summit event #TechJustice www.linkedin.com/pulse/altern...
Alternative Paths for AI Governance at the Global AI Action Summit
A vision for democratizing AI emerged at the heart of Paris this week, as voices from the Global Majority and other regions challenged the traditional power structures shaping our technological future...
www.linkedin.com
February 12, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Right so are we all going to have to leave Instagram now? Any alternatives people like or would recommend? I like it for finding out about local things and keeping in touch with people…
January 9, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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A donation to mySociety makes a great Xmas gift - and helps us in our work to strengthen democracy for everyone.

So if you're wondering what to get that hard-to-buy-for friend, this might be the answer you're looking for - give the gift of democracy. www.mysociety.org/donate/?utm_... Thank you!
December 6, 2024 at 1:52 PM
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The UK parliament has joined Bluesky, with proper verified domains and everything:

@houseofcommons.parliament.uk
@houseoflords.parliament.uk
@ukparliament.parliament.uk
@commonsspeaker.parliament.uk
December 10, 2024 at 2:52 PM
Had a very Partridge team day today: everyone got a Terry’s Chocolate Orange and there were Foxe’s Glacier Mints at reception. Back of the net
December 10, 2024 at 6:31 PM
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🚨 TOMORROW AT 2PM 🚨

Join us for the third online meeting of our @connectedbydata.org community of practice on Data and AI Public Engagement (more: connectedbydata.org/projects/202...)

A workshop on: what do public engagement practitioners need to succeed?

connectedbydata.org/events/2024-...
Data and AI public engagement: Community of Practice
On Wednesday 11 December 2024 at 2pm we will hold the third meeting of a community of practice – an online workshop – as part of our project on Giving communities a powerful say in public sector data ...
connectedbydata.org
December 10, 2024 at 9:15 AM
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Politics nerds assemble: we wrote a cryptic crossword where all of the answers are UK Parliament constituencies 🤓

This is part of @mysociety.org's festive celebrations - cos nothing says Christmas like ignoring your to-do list and wracking your brain for a (9,3,3) constituency in Surrey, right?!
Cryptic Constituencies - Crossword Puzzle
This crossword puzzle, “ Cryptic Constituencies, ” was created using the My Crossword Maker puzzle maker
crosswords.brightsprout.com
December 10, 2024 at 8:28 AM
Get your submissions in for #TICTEC! 🎉
Want to propose a session for #TICTEC 2025, but not sure what sort of thing goes down well? Take inspiration from some of this year's crowd-pleasers!

Then be sure to get your submission in by Jan 15. Here's how: www.mysociety.org/2024/11/20/t... @benworthy.bsky.social @maviramos.bsky.social
December 10, 2024 at 8:52 AM
Does anyone else order ‘warm milk’ for their kid at coffee shops because they can’t cope with the sheer embarrassment of saying ‘babycino’ out loud?
December 8, 2024 at 10:52 AM
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This is a really important survey of independent public interest media, where we aim to gain in-depth understandings of the key challenges and opportunities for the sector.

If you work for a European independent media outlet, please take part! We need your voice and perspective!
Work for a European independent media org?

Time is running out for you to take part in the Journalism Value Survey! Take part before the survey closes at the end of January.

Help us map the state of the sector, in this survey run by and for independent media

Take part 👇
journalismvalueproject.com
Journalism Value Project
Take part in the survey to help us map the sustainability of independent public interest media in Europe.
journalismvalueproject.com
January 11, 2024 at 2:36 PM
Help @harrytrimble.bsky.social has a new hobby that’s even more of a time sink than Fantasy Football: arguing with Microsoft bros on LinkedIn 🤣😂
December 6, 2024 at 7:38 AM
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Thanks for the shares - please keep telling organisations working with/for marginalised people that this is available to them!
Please spread the word! We're looking for organisations to take part in a free, hands-on #FOI project to obtain information that will help you in your campaigning or advocacy. We'll give you help at every step of the way - see more at:
www.mysociety.org/2024/12/02/c...
December 5, 2024 at 3:01 PM
Content designers in gov! 👋

At Defra, we’re designing guidance for CDs who will use our form builder.

We’ve made a ~10 min survey to understand:
- preferred learning styles
- how to improve our guidance
- how to support content designers making forms

DM me for the link, and please share! 🙏💖
December 2, 2024 at 2:25 PM
Reposted by Anna Scott-Trimble
Almost all 92 million low-income Americans now have some basic aspect of their lives determined by AI or automated decision-making software, a new report finds. Those systems are often flawed, and rarely in poor folks' favor.

Today's newsletter: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Analysis | Flawed AI denies benefits to low-income Americans, report warns
As Trump prepares to slash spending, a new nonprofit emerges to fight automation in government benefit programs
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2024 at 9:53 PM
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#TICTeC 2025's call for session proposals is now open.
The frame this year is pro-democracy technology, in the thematic areas of Access to Information and open data; democracy, people & politics; and climate change.
Further details: www.mysociety.org/2024/11/20/t... #callforproposals #civictech
November 20, 2024 at 1:04 PM
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Here's a project we didn't get money for, but I loved it so much I want to tell you about it anyway www.mysociety.org/2024/11/22/w...
WhoDoesWhat - a great idea we didn’t get funded (but we’ll keep trying)
Do you have a million pounds and want to make democracy in the UK better?
www.mysociety.org
November 22, 2024 at 9:31 AM
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Interesting call for proposals from FCDO on Humanitarian action and responsible artificial intelligence (AI): "to conduct research on how humanitarian actors can address the risks associated with AI systems so they can be used responsibly" (deadline 13 January 2025) www.gov.uk/internationa...
Humanitarian action and responsible artificial intelligence (AI)
The FCDO invites proposals by 13 January 2025 to conduct research on how humanitarian actors can address the risks associated with AI systems so they can be used responsibly.
www.gov.uk
November 20, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Reposted by Anna Scott-Trimble
H/t on most of these phrases to @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social's @imogen-parker.bsky.social - our Associate Director of Society, justice & public services
November 22, 2024 at 10:40 PM