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Alexander Iosad
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Director of government innovation policy @ the Tony Blair Institute. Views own, &c.
AI, a lot; also public policy, education, technology, history of science (DPhil).
Citizen of nowhere. Fan of universities, progress, 🏏. School governor. Diasporan ✡️.
The NDL is a manifesto commitment and has become something of a shorthand for data-related things in government – with 29 mentions in Parliament,* not to mention at least five references policy papers including the AI Action Plan and the Digital Blueprint 3/

* could be more – they keep coming!
February 25, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Gave it a shot. Think we might need to have that conversation with @jamesomalley.co.uk after all. And you’re all invited to join in!
January 13, 2025 at 9:57 AM
In fact, “not a good look” is just another facet of “consultation nation”, except without even a semblance of due process. As @duncanrobinson.bsky.social writes, it leads to bad policy. And bad policy *is* bad politics.
January 2, 2025 at 11:27 AM
I do. So, I assume, does the FT, who I am quoting here with this specific turn of phrase.
December 15, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Eminently sensible @financialtimes.com leader today: “A British e-ID could supercharge public service reform.” Yes, it could!

Is this, too, banging on about ID cards?..
December 15, 2024 at 12:50 PM
Obligatory relevant passages from our work at TBI, much of which McFadden echoes in the speech (alongside that of others in this space like @jamestplunkett.bsky.social, @tomski.com, @richardpope.org & more)

🔗: institute.global/insights/pol... /3
December 9, 2024 at 6:48 PM
Sovereign state AI capability rather than systems as such (ie for some uses heavy customisation or even training from ~scratch is warranted, but in most cases strategy, skills, control and visibility are what matters). Suspect you might be looking for this: institute.global/insights/pol...
November 29, 2024 at 9:16 PM
Absolutely *brutal* shade thrown by the legend to this chart in Ben Evans’ 2025 presentation.
November 25, 2024 at 12:01 PM
One chart (from @policyinpractice.bsky.social) to summarise a big problem with our current public service delivery model.
November 23, 2024 at 12:22 PM
I don’t know enough about the specific implementation to comment on the counterfactual, but I do know that this, if replicated across the NHS, would free up ~5% of beds in the country.
November 22, 2024 at 8:47 PM