Thomas
@thomaskohut.bsky.social
Principal Partner for Transforming Government at TPXimpact. Personal views, but mostly about the digital end of policymaking. Might stray into whippets and books too.
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Good clear eyed report from the Public Accounts Committee showing that getting AI to work in government means investing in data, tackling legacy IT, paying for skills and managing procurement to avoid dominance by a few providers
committees.parliament.uk/committee/12...
committees.parliament.uk/committee/12...
Uphill struggle ahead for Govt’s use of AI as PAC report reveals the scale of the challenge - Committees - UK Parliament
Out of date tech and poor-quality data put public sector adoption at risk as public trust jeopardised over transparency in use of algorithms.
committees.parliament.uk
March 26, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Good clear eyed report from the Public Accounts Committee showing that getting AI to work in government means investing in data, tackling legacy IT, paying for skills and managing procurement to avoid dominance by a few providers
committees.parliament.uk/committee/12...
committees.parliament.uk/committee/12...
Such radical transparency in our interactions with the state would be amazing (it has now been picked, awaiting dispatch, this one: www.thorncroftclematis.co.uk/clematis-ali...)
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www.thorncroftclematis.co.uk
March 24, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Such radical transparency in our interactions with the state would be amazing (it has now been picked, awaiting dispatch, this one: www.thorncroftclematis.co.uk/clematis-ali...)
So much design in the private sector is about the manipulation of customers. Public sector design should be radical openness/collab with citizens. Which takes time, is hard, and ministers have things to say (which they should, quite right, they are where the democractic legitimacy comes from!)
March 24, 2025 at 12:36 PM
So much design in the private sector is about the manipulation of customers. Public sector design should be radical openness/collab with citizens. Which takes time, is hard, and ministers have things to say (which they should, quite right, they are where the democractic legitimacy comes from!)
Agree with all of these. And, sort of related to @richardpope.org 's point, but the skills and behaviours of designers in the public sector should be different to those in the private. They should want to work within the constraints/enablers of bureaucracy and democracy, and co-produce.
March 24, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Agree with all of these. And, sort of related to @richardpope.org 's point, but the skills and behaviours of designers in the public sector should be different to those in the private. They should want to work within the constraints/enablers of bureaucracy and democracy, and co-produce.