Hadley Beeman
@hadleybeeman.bsky.social
Architect for #openstandards, the Web and barcodes of all types. Tech policy. Ex-UK gov. Active in GS1, NHS & W3C. @hadleybeeman@w3c.social
I have a new job.
To explain it, let me tell you a story.
Have you ever been in the hospital, or with a family member in the hospital, when all the chaos is surrounding you — the busy nurses, the other patients talking, the machines going beep-beep-beep, the occasional…
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To explain it, let me tell you a story.
Have you ever been in the hospital, or with a family member in the hospital, when all the chaos is surrounding you — the busy nurses, the other patients talking, the machines going beep-beep-beep, the occasional…
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October 10, 2025 at 9:01 AM
I have a new job.
To explain it, let me tell you a story.
Have you ever been in the hospital, or with a family member in the hospital, when all the chaos is surrounding you — the busy nurses, the other patients talking, the machines going beep-beep-beep, the occasional…
1/
To explain it, let me tell you a story.
Have you ever been in the hospital, or with a family member in the hospital, when all the chaos is surrounding you — the busy nurses, the other patients talking, the machines going beep-beep-beep, the occasional…
1/
Starting day 1 of the W3C/IETF TAG & IAB workshop on Age-Based Restrictions on Content Access.
Adult content, alcohol, social media restrictions, advertising/tracking…We’re looking at the technical and architectural choices in solutions.
Adult content, alcohol, social media restrictions, advertising/tracking…We’re looking at the technical and architectural choices in solutions.
October 7, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Starting day 1 of the W3C/IETF TAG & IAB workshop on Age-Based Restrictions on Content Access.
Adult content, alcohol, social media restrictions, advertising/tracking…We’re looking at the technical and architectural choices in solutions.
Adult content, alcohol, social media restrictions, advertising/tracking…We’re looking at the technical and architectural choices in solutions.
Do I know anyone who publishes children’s books? A close friend has inherited several wonderful books originally published in the 1960s, and they’d like to bring them back to the world. Can anyone help?
June 6, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Do I know anyone who publishes children’s books? A close friend has inherited several wonderful books originally published in the 1960s, and they’d like to bring them back to the world. Can anyone help?
@paulclarke.com And what would Harry Pearce actually be doing today? “Power failure”…!
May 12, 2025 at 4:53 PM
@paulclarke.com And what would Harry Pearce actually be doing today? “Power failure”…!
This is such a shock. Nick was one of the most human, funniest (often inappropriately so), and kindest people I know. He often reminds me (reminded? reminded) me that it’s not about the tech, it’s about the people. What a loss to our world. Thank you for many years of everything, Nick.
I lost a dear friend, a most generous soul.
We've all lost a fine blogger, podcaster and community builder.
perfectpath.co.uk/2025/04/16/n...
We've all lost a fine blogger, podcaster and community builder.
perfectpath.co.uk/2025/04/16/n...
Nick Booth (1965-2025)
I was going to write something on Facebook, but Nick was a blogger and so this belongs here. I heard this afternoon that my dear friend Nick Booth died yesterday after a fall at the weekend. ItR…
perfectpath.co.uk
April 16, 2025 at 6:26 PM
This is such a shock. Nick was one of the most human, funniest (often inappropriately so), and kindest people I know. He often reminds me (reminded? reminded) me that it’s not about the tech, it’s about the people. What a loss to our world. Thank you for many years of everything, Nick.
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Looking for good teaching material: case study from a low or middle-income country of a healthcare innovation that was successfully adopted and transformed patient outcomes. Got some old examples, looking for a recent one. THANKS if you can suggest. #healthpolicy #digitalhealth
March 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Looking for good teaching material: case study from a low or middle-income country of a healthcare innovation that was successfully adopted and transformed patient outcomes. Got some old examples, looking for a recent one. THANKS if you can suggest. #healthpolicy #digitalhealth
@davidallengreen.bsky.social For reasons I can not fathom, American schools do teach it as “the Magna Carta”. Or at least, they did when I was a kid there. 🤷♀️
March 19, 2025 at 8:18 AM
@davidallengreen.bsky.social For reasons I can not fathom, American schools do teach it as “the Magna Carta”. Or at least, they did when I was a kid there. 🤷♀️
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🚨The UKDayOne think-tank has published a major new paper by @peterkwells.com and @annapowellsmith.bsky.social on how opening up UK geospatial data – including the Postcode Address File – could unlock billions in economic value, modernise public services and foster competition. 🚨
Making the UK’s Geospatial Data Fit for the Future - UK Day One
ukdayone.org
March 5, 2025 at 11:29 AM
🚨The UKDayOne think-tank has published a major new paper by @peterkwells.com and @annapowellsmith.bsky.social on how opening up UK geospatial data – including the Postcode Address File – could unlock billions in economic value, modernise public services and foster competition. 🚨
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Hey data nerds, Defra has just launched a 'Land Use Consultation' which says government wants to:
- make more [geospatial] data accessible for the public benefit
- free up more Land Registry data
- explore options to increase transparency of land & property data.
consult.defra.gov.uk/land-use-fra...
- make more [geospatial] data accessible for the public benefit
- free up more Land Registry data
- explore options to increase transparency of land & property data.
consult.defra.gov.uk/land-use-fra...
January 31, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Hey data nerds, Defra has just launched a 'Land Use Consultation' which says government wants to:
- make more [geospatial] data accessible for the public benefit
- free up more Land Registry data
- explore options to increase transparency of land & property data.
consult.defra.gov.uk/land-use-fra...
- make more [geospatial] data accessible for the public benefit
- free up more Land Registry data
- explore options to increase transparency of land & property data.
consult.defra.gov.uk/land-use-fra...
Thank you to everyone for another wonderful @ukgovcamp.bsky.social. This year felt cautiously hopeful, enthusiastic, and looking for the spaces in which to do good. Fingers crossed that everyone in the community finds those spaces, whether they be teams, policy areas or tech advances.
#UKGC25
#UKGC25
January 18, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Thank you to everyone for another wonderful @ukgovcamp.bsky.social. This year felt cautiously hopeful, enthusiastic, and looking for the spaces in which to do good. Fingers crossed that everyone in the community finds those spaces, whether they be teams, policy areas or tech advances.
#UKGC25
#UKGC25
Happy first night! 🕎
December 25, 2024 at 10:45 PM
Happy first night! 🕎
One of the best parts of Christmas… it’s #duvetKnowItsChristmas
A laugh about where we are sleeping tonight, and a few pennies for those who don’t have a bed.
Merry merry, all 🎄
A laugh about where we are sleeping tonight, and a few pennies for those who don’t have a bed.
Merry merry, all 🎄
So I'll be back around then. We'll be trying to raise a bit of money for Centrepoint, bearing in mind that there are a bunch of people who have nowhere to go this evening. gofund.me/637d21d0 ENDS FOR NOW 🎄🛏️
Donate to Duvet Know It's Christmas, 2024, organized by Rhodri Marsden
Unbelievably, it's the 14th year of this thing.
What is it?
Improbably, the nig… Rhodri Marsden needs your support for Duvet Know It's Christmas, 2024
gofund.me
December 24, 2024 at 9:05 PM
One of the best parts of Christmas… it’s #duvetKnowItsChristmas
A laugh about where we are sleeping tonight, and a few pennies for those who don’t have a bed.
Merry merry, all 🎄
A laugh about where we are sleeping tonight, and a few pennies for those who don’t have a bed.
Merry merry, all 🎄
Reposted by Hadley Beeman
If you run an indie or community web service of some kind and are worried about the incoming Online Safety compliance duties, we’ve put together a @carefultrouble.bsky.social mailing list and been in touch with Ofcom to see if they’ll do some engagement buttondown.com/indie-and-co...
Indie and Community Web Compliance
Tl;dr not really a newsletter, but an informal community list for indie and community web makers who want to maintain a vibrant Web that works for everyone :-) Before 16 March 2025, UK providers of “...
buttondown.com
December 17, 2024 at 2:20 PM
If you run an indie or community web service of some kind and are worried about the incoming Online Safety compliance duties, we’ve put together a @carefultrouble.bsky.social mailing list and been in touch with Ofcom to see if they’ll do some engagement buttondown.com/indie-and-co...
For anyone having trouble with the earlier link, the Ethical Web Principles are here
www.w3.org/TR/ethical-w...
www.w3.org/TR/ethical-w...
Ethical Web Principles
The web should be a platform that helps people
and provides a positive social benefit.
As we continue to evolve the web platform,
we must therefore consider the consequences of our work.
The following...
www.w3.org
December 13, 2024 at 12:22 PM
For anyone having trouble with the earlier link, the Ethical Web Principles are here
www.w3.org/TR/ethical-w...
www.w3.org/TR/ethical-w...
Reposted by Hadley Beeman
We began the Ethical Web Principles as a W3CTAG doc, to record the ethics behind our architectural decisions & advice.
Today, it’s a W3C statement: it’s been endorsed by W3C as a whole
Thanks to my co-editors @torgo.com & @rhiaro.co.uk; rest of the TAG; & all who helped
www.w3.org/TR/ethical-w...
Today, it’s a W3C statement: it’s been endorsed by W3C as a whole
Thanks to my co-editors @torgo.com & @rhiaro.co.uk; rest of the TAG; & all who helped
www.w3.org/TR/ethical-w...
w3.org
December 12, 2024 at 9:34 PM
We began the Ethical Web Principles as a W3CTAG doc, to record the ethics behind our architectural decisions & advice.
Today, it’s a W3C statement: it’s been endorsed by W3C as a whole
Thanks to my co-editors @torgo.com & @rhiaro.co.uk; rest of the TAG; & all who helped
www.w3.org/TR/ethical-w...
Today, it’s a W3C statement: it’s been endorsed by W3C as a whole
Thanks to my co-editors @torgo.com & @rhiaro.co.uk; rest of the TAG; & all who helped
www.w3.org/TR/ethical-w...
We began the Ethical Web Principles as a W3CTAG doc, to record the ethics behind our architectural decisions & advice.
Today, it’s a W3C statement: it’s been endorsed by W3C as a whole
Thanks to my co-editors @torgo.com & @rhiaro.co.uk; rest of the TAG; & all who helped
www.w3.org/TR/ethical-w...
Today, it’s a W3C statement: it’s been endorsed by W3C as a whole
Thanks to my co-editors @torgo.com & @rhiaro.co.uk; rest of the TAG; & all who helped
www.w3.org/TR/ethical-w...
w3.org
December 12, 2024 at 9:34 PM
We began the Ethical Web Principles as a W3CTAG doc, to record the ethics behind our architectural decisions & advice.
Today, it’s a W3C statement: it’s been endorsed by W3C as a whole
Thanks to my co-editors @torgo.com & @rhiaro.co.uk; rest of the TAG; & all who helped
www.w3.org/TR/ethical-w...
Today, it’s a W3C statement: it’s been endorsed by W3C as a whole
Thanks to my co-editors @torgo.com & @rhiaro.co.uk; rest of the TAG; & all who helped
www.w3.org/TR/ethical-w...
This is fantastic. More of this please!
So @ourworldindata.org is making it easier to reuse our data through enhanced data downloads and a chart data API
ourworldindata.org/easier-to-re...
ourworldindata.org/easier-to-re...
We've made it much easier to reuse our data
An overview of our new features: enhanced data downloads and the Chart Data API.
ourworldindata.org
November 23, 2024 at 8:35 AM
This is fantastic. More of this please!
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New to @bsky.app? We’ve got some etiquette just for you!
Turn on the little feature that reminds you to post alt text with your images. Alt text allows blind and partially sighted people to understand what's in your images using screen readers. Without alt text, it just says "image".
Turn on the little feature that reminds you to post alt text with your images. Alt text allows blind and partially sighted people to understand what's in your images using screen readers. Without alt text, it just says "image".
November 14, 2024 at 5:13 PM
New to @bsky.app? We’ve got some etiquette just for you!
Turn on the little feature that reminds you to post alt text with your images. Alt text allows blind and partially sighted people to understand what's in your images using screen readers. Without alt text, it just says "image".
Turn on the little feature that reminds you to post alt text with your images. Alt text allows blind and partially sighted people to understand what's in your images using screen readers. Without alt text, it just says "image".
This is lovely
🏗️ Here's a behind-the-scenes look at how London government is using city #data to serve citizens better. With no national service available, we built a dashboard combining open & secure data to help planners put #ElectricVehicles #EV chargers where needed most. A #LocalGov🧵...
November 13, 2024 at 3:30 PM
This is lovely
So many comments I could make on this post, but let’s go with the most important one: I’m so glad they wrote it. Read their wisdom.
Patient records and the NHS App are in the news again. Me and @mattstibbs.bsky.social
wrote down some thoughts. TLDR: the perfect architectural approach won’t solve for fundamental environmental challenges that need addressing. public.digital/pd-insights/...
wrote down some thoughts. TLDR: the perfect architectural approach won’t solve for fundamental environmental challenges that need addressing. public.digital/pd-insights/...
Patient records and the NHS Apppublic digitalpublic digital
Technical, design, commercial and policy challenges with putting medical records in the hands of NHS patients
public.digital
October 23, 2024 at 9:07 PM
So many comments I could make on this post, but let’s go with the most important one: I’m so glad they wrote it. Read their wisdom.
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While I’m at it, the topic isn’t “data sharing”, it’s “data access”.
The words matter. Here we go:
#NHS #digitalRecords
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The words matter. Here we go:
#NHS #digitalRecords
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October 21, 2024 at 11:16 PM
While I’m at it, the topic isn’t “data sharing”, it’s “data access”.
The words matter. Here we go:
#NHS #digitalRecords
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The words matter. Here we go:
#NHS #digitalRecords
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Lots of discussion about digital health records in the NHS today. Modernisation, and privacy. But here’s the thing — we DON’T need a massive new database. Here’s how we do it. 1/
October 21, 2024 at 10:15 PM
Lots of discussion about digital health records in the NHS today. Modernisation, and privacy. But here’s the thing — we DON’T need a massive new database. Here’s how we do it. 1/
While I’m at it, the topic isn’t “data sharing”, it’s “data access”.
The words matter. Here we go:
#NHS #digitalRecords
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The words matter. Here we go:
#NHS #digitalRecords
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October 21, 2024 at 11:16 PM
While I’m at it, the topic isn’t “data sharing”, it’s “data access”.
The words matter. Here we go:
#NHS #digitalRecords
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The words matter. Here we go:
#NHS #digitalRecords
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Lots of discussion about digital health records in the NHS today. Modernisation, and privacy. But here’s the thing — we DON’T need a massive new database. Here’s how we do it. 1/
October 21, 2024 at 10:15 PM
Lots of discussion about digital health records in the NHS today. Modernisation, and privacy. But here’s the thing — we DON’T need a massive new database. Here’s how we do it. 1/
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Want to chat in the House of Lords about #OpenSource and the Skills Gap?
We've got about 20 spaces left for the #OpenUK event on Thursday, November 7th
openukskillsroundtable.eventbrite.co.uk
We've got about 20 spaces left for the #OpenUK event on Thursday, November 7th
openukskillsroundtable.eventbrite.co.uk
Filling the Gap in the UK's Tech Sector Skills with Open Source Round Table
OpenUK Round Table
OpenUKSkillsRoundtable.eventbrite.co.uk
October 15, 2024 at 2:17 PM
Want to chat in the House of Lords about #OpenSource and the Skills Gap?
We've got about 20 spaces left for the #OpenUK event on Thursday, November 7th
openukskillsroundtable.eventbrite.co.uk
We've got about 20 spaces left for the #OpenUK event on Thursday, November 7th
openukskillsroundtable.eventbrite.co.uk