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Want to know why we're always going on about fragmented data?! Here's mySociety's Julia giving the full explanation at this year's #TICTeC conference: https://lnkd.in/ewa9RJqz (11 mins) #joinedupdata

Sir Keir Starmer says the fight for trust is "the battle that defines our political era". In Taiwan the government went from 9% approval rating, when anything they said was automatically distrusted, to a peak of over 70%. There are lessons we can learn and it starts by politicians trusting the people. After yesterday's publication of Demos' Citizens' White Paper (https://lnkd.in/e2hapve7), in partnership with the participation charity Involve, I wrote about the lessons from abroad and why we need a new era of people powered policy making for the Guardian. https://lnkd.in/e7yquZQ8

Thanks to renowned civic tech commentator Micah Sifry for this insightful description of #TICTeC - and indeed the #civictech community as a whole.

Scoring councils on their climate action: watch this session from #TICTeC in which Don from Climate Emergency UK CIC explains the Scorecards project. #climateaction https://lnkd.in/eptTmhv9 (15m)

Ever wondered how we approach our work in the Climate team at mySociety? All becomes clear in Zarino's 16-minute #TICTeC session, "Data, prototyping and partnerships" (in fact - all becomes clear with that title alone! But you can get a lot more detail by watching the video 😀) https://lnkd.in/dbtEyRhA #civictech #climate

OCL's Richard Gevers and Ella Alcock had the pleasure of attending TICTeC (The Impacts of Civic Technology Conference), an annual event organised by mySociety. We connected with like-minded organisations and civic-tech enthusiasts, doing commendable work in civic tech around the world. Together, we explored how civic tech can safeguard democracy and drive climate action, delving into themes like access to information, AI and democracy, and tools for citizen participation. We look forward to implementing the lessons we learnt in our practice going forward!

We are currently searching for individuals to join our pool of independent researchers with expertise in open government policy, great research skills and a flair for clear writing! Any experience or expertise with Brazil, Cabo Verde, Italy, United States, or Western Balkan countries is a massive plus! Check out the call and apply asap! https://lnkd.in/eW8BMsDU

#TICTeC rewatch! Enjoy this panel discussion on civic tech's role in enabling effective & democratic change to tackle climate change: https://lnkd.in/dB2jzPTy - featuring Genevieve Maitland Hudson of Social Investment Business, Maddy Carroll from the European Climate Foundation, Dr. Michal Nachmany at Climate Policy Radar and Aleks Berditchevskaia of Nesta.

Worried about the climate crisis but not sure what you can do about it? This one's for you. Find the full story and how to volunteer at https://lnkd.in/dK9RBFun This is an experiment - do you prefer watching a video to reading a blog post? If so, let us know in the comments - if there's enthusiasm we'll carry on! #climateemergency #climateaction #durham #councilclimateactionscorecards #localgov #localcouncils

Tell your 16-24 year olds! An opportunity for young activists to develop their public speaking, narrative and storytelling skills at an upcoming boot camp hosted by TEDxLondon: https://lnkd.in/ehrQUD34