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The campaign for communities to have a powerful say on data and AI, to help create an equitable and sustainable world.
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🪧 The next Data & AI public engagement community of practice is on Wed 10 Dec at 2pm (online).

We will be joined by the Office for Statistics Regulation and the Office for National Statistics.

Register at link in threaded post 👇
Teal slide listing confirmed speakers and affiliations, with bullet points reads Helen Miller-Bakewell, Head of Development and Impact; and David Ross, Statistics Regulator; at Office for Statistics Regulation, on the new public involvement and engagement in official statistics toolkit for statistics producers and Representatives from the Office for National
November 27, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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🪧 The next Data & AI public engagement community of practice is on Wed 10 Dec at 2pm (online).

We will be joined by the Office for Statistics Regulation and the Office for National Statistics.

Register at link in threaded post 👇
Teal slide listing confirmed speakers and affiliations, with bullet points reads Helen Miller-Bakewell, Head of Development and Impact; and David Ross, Statistics Regulator; at Office for Statistics Regulation, on the new public involvement and engagement in official statistics toolkit for statistics producers and Representatives from the Office for National
November 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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🪧 The next Data & AI public engagement community of practice tomorrow at 2pm (online).

We will be joined by @sciencewise.bsky.social; and
Mohn Centre for Children's Health & Wellbeing
@imperialmed.bsky.social.

Register at link in threaded post 👇
Our confirmed speakers are: • Trupti Patel, Programme Lead at Sciencewise about their recent projects • Sandeepa Arora, Postdoc at The Mohn Centre for Children's Health and Wellbeing, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, on 'Data Detectives: 10-year-olds' views on their health data and how it should be used'
November 18, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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🏫 We (well, mainly @timdavies.org.uk) have been creating a small toolkit to help schools, colleges and informal education settings to discuss Generative AI in Education.

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A four-square infographic showing ways teachers and students can use generative AI in education. Top left: “Plan lessons” section with an icon of a teacher at a board in front of students. Text says teachers can use AI to create lesson plans, slides, worksheets, and quizzes. Tags: Creating content, Reducing teachers work. Top right: “Check what you have learnt” section with a checklist icon. Text says AI can create quizzes or tests to check learning and give feedback. Tags: Creating content, Personalised learning. Bottom left: “Mark work” section with a checkmark icon. Text says AI can mark written work and write school reports. Tags: Assessment, Reducing teachers work. Bottom right: “Help research” section with a magnifying glass over a globe icon. Text says AI can help research new topics and create study guides or short explanatory videos. Tags: Research & writing help. Alt text created by ChatGPT.
November 17, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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🏫 We (well, mainly @timdavies.org.uk) have been creating a small toolkit to help schools, colleges and informal education settings to discuss Generative AI in Education.

(1/3)
A four-square infographic showing ways teachers and students can use generative AI in education. Top left: “Plan lessons” section with an icon of a teacher at a board in front of students. Text says teachers can use AI to create lesson plans, slides, worksheets, and quizzes. Tags: Creating content, Reducing teachers work. Top right: “Check what you have learnt” section with a checklist icon. Text says AI can create quizzes or tests to check learning and give feedback. Tags: Creating content, Personalised learning. Bottom left: “Mark work” section with a checkmark icon. Text says AI can mark written work and write school reports. Tags: Assessment, Reducing teachers work. Bottom right: “Help research” section with a magnifying glass over a globe icon. Text says AI can help research new topics and create study guides or short explanatory videos. Tags: Research & writing help. Alt text created by ChatGPT.
November 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Data and AI are changing our world. Let's decide how, together.
📽️ youtu.be/5Y2f15qRgXo...
November 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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🪧 The next Data & AI public engagement community of practice is on Wed 19 Nov 2pm (online).

We will be joined by @sciencewise.bsky.social,
Mohn Centre for Children's Health & Wellbeing
@imperialmed.bsky.social; and Home Office Policy and Innovation Lab.

Register at link in threaded post 👇
Our confirmed speakers are: • Trupti Patel, Programme Lead at Sciencewise about their recent projects • Sandeepa Arora, Postdoc at The Mohn Centre for Children's Health and Wellbeing, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, on 'Data Detectives: 10-year-olds' views on their health data and how it should be used' • Representative(s) of CoLab, the Home Office Policy and Innovation Lab
November 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Whilst at the OGP Summit, @timdavies.org.uk participated in a fishbowl session exploring challenges & learning from across the world on approaches to give citizens greater agency in shaping the future of AI in both public & private sectors.

🔗 connectedbydata.org/events/2025... (credit: CGC)
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Photo of a large group of people sitting on chairs in a dense circle surrounding a panel of speakers, including Tim, in the middle.
November 3, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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A couple of weeks ago Jeni Tennison appeared in front of the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee.

In this clip she is responds to a question about whether the Government is currently 'doing the work' to enable to public to embrace technology.

📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hO...
Screenshot of Jeni being shown on Parliament TV. She is a white middle aged woman with dark glasses, dark hair and is wearing a teal jumper.
October 31, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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🪧 The next Data & AI public engagement community of practice is on Wed 19 Nov 2pm (online).

We will be joined by @sciencewise.bsky.social,
Mohn Centre for Children's Health & Wellbeing
@imperialmed.bsky.social; and Home Office Policy and Innovation Lab.

Register at link in threaded post 👇
Our confirmed speakers are: • Trupti Patel, Programme Lead at Sciencewise about their recent projects • Sandeepa Arora, Postdoc at The Mohn Centre for Children's Health and Wellbeing, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, on 'Data Detectives: 10-year-olds' views on their health data and how it should be used' • Representative(s) of CoLab, the Home Office Policy and Innovation Lab
October 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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📢 Closes tomorrow!

Call for Abstracts: Participatory AI Development, Governance and Power at PAIRS26, taking place alongside the India AI Impact Summit in Feb 26! 🚀

www.pairs.site/

Open for papers/presentations/poster abstracts for online or in-person (Delhi) sessions.
Image of the India International Conference Centre. Text over the image reads: PAIRS: PARTICIPATORY AI RESEARCH AND PRACTICE SYMPOSIUM India Al Impact Summit Edition February 17th/18th 2026 Online & New Delhi, India
October 30, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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📢 Deadline 31st October!

Call for Abstracts: Participatory AI Development, Governance and Power at PAIRS26, taking place alongside the India AI Impact Summit in Feb 26! 🚀

www.pairs.site/

Open for papers/presentations/poster abstracts for online or in-person (Delhi) sessions.
Image of the India International Conference Centre. Text over the image reads: PAIRS: PARTICIPATORY AI RESEARCH AND PRACTICE SYMPOSIUM India Al Impact Summit Edition February 17th/18th 2026 Online & New Delhi, India
October 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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📢 Deadline 31st October!

Call for Abstracts: Participatory AI Development, Governance and Power at PAIRS26, taking place alongside the India AI Impact Summit in Feb 26! 🚀

www.pairs.site/

Open for papers/presentations/poster abstracts for online or in-person (Delhi) sessions.
Image of the India International Conference Centre. Text over the image reads: PAIRS: PARTICIPATORY AI RESEARCH AND PRACTICE SYMPOSIUM India Al Impact Summit Edition February 17th/18th 2026 Online & New Delhi, India
October 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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On 6th Oct @timdavies.org.uk co-hosted a fringe event of the OGP Global Summit, with Participation AI, Open Contracting Partnership & Posterity Global that launched the Principles for Public Participation in the Procurement of AI.
connectedbydata.org/events/2025...
(photo: @opengovpartnership.org)
Photo of a postcard showing the principles for procurement. Tim is standing (out of focus) in the background.
October 28, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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📢 Deadline 31st October!

Call for Abstracts: Participatory AI Development, Governance and Power at PAIRS26, taking place alongside the India AI Impact Summit in Feb 26! 🚀

www.pairs.site/

Open for papers/presentations/poster abstracts for online or in-person (Delhi) sessions.
Image of the India International Conference Centre. Text over the image reads: PAIRS: PARTICIPATORY AI RESEARCH AND PRACTICE SYMPOSIUM India Al Impact Summit Edition February 17th/18th 2026 Online & New Delhi, India
October 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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A couple of weeks ago Jeni Tennison appeared in front of the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee.

In this clip she is responds to a question about whether the Government is currently 'doing the work' to enable to public to embrace technology.

📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hO...
Screenshot of Jeni being shown on Parliament TV. She is a white middle aged woman with dark glasses, dark hair and is wearing a teal jumper.
October 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Last week @jenitennison.com appeared in front of the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee. In this clip she is talking about the the need for central government to engage with the public to build trust around technology, data and AI in order to support adoption.

📺 youtu.be/jed9S0abfgI
Screenshot of Jeni being shown on Parliament TV. She is a white middle aged woman with dark glasses, dark hair and is wearing a teal jumper.
October 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Last week @jenitennison.com appeared in front of the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee. In this clip she is talking about the the need for central government to engage with the public to build trust around technology, data and AI in order to support adoption.

📺 youtu.be/jed9S0abfgI
Screenshot of Jeni being shown on Parliament TV. She is a white middle aged woman with dark glasses, dark hair and is wearing a teal jumper.
October 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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On 6th Oct @timdavies.org.uk co-hosted a fringe event of the OGP Global Summit, with Participation AI, Open Contracting Partnership & Posterity Global that launched the Principles for Public Participation in the Procurement of AI.
connectedbydata.org/events/2025...
(photo: @opengovpartnership.org)
Photo of a postcard showing the principles for procurement. Tim is standing (out of focus) in the background.
October 22, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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🪧 The next Data & AI public engagement community of practice is on Wed 19 Nov 2pm (online).

We will be joined by @sciencewise.bsky.social,
Mohn Centre for Children's Health & Wellbeing
@imperialmed.bsky.social; and Home Office Policy and Innovation Lab.

Register at link in threaded post 👇
Our confirmed speakers are: • Trupti Patel, Programme Lead at Sciencewise about their recent projects • Charlotte Gredal, Scientific Manager from Mohn Centre for Children's Health and Wellbeing, School of Public Health, Imperial College London on linked local data • Representative(s) of CoLab, the Home Office Policy and Innovation Lab
October 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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New episode of Association of Democratic Service Officers podcast feat. @timdavies.org.uk on:
💬 How councils can develop and sustain citizen participation and community action.

💬 How we might use AI to support participation whilst being mindful of the implications for governance & decision making.
Screenshot of the podcast playing. There is a logo of ADSO and a headshot of Tim.
October 21, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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New episode of Association of Democratic Service Officers podcast feat. @timdavies.org.uk on:
💬 How councils can develop and sustain citizen participation and community action.

💬 How we might use AI to support participation whilst being mindful of the implications for governance & decision making.
Screenshot of the podcast playing. There is a logo of ADSO and a headshot of Tim.
October 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Whilst at the OGP Summit, @timdavies.org.uk participated in a fishbowl session exploring challenges & learning from across the world on approaches to give citizens greater agency in shaping the future of AI in both public & private sectors.

🔗 connectedbydata.org/events/2025... (credit: CGC)
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Photo of a large group of people sitting on chairs in a dense circle surrounding a panel of speakers, including Tim, in the middle.
October 15, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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On 6th Oct @timdavies.org.uk co-hosted a fringe event of the OGP Global Summit, with Participation AI, Open Contracting Partnership & Posterity Global that launched the Principles for Public Participation in the Procurement of AI.
connectedbydata.org/events/2025...
(photo: @opengovpartnership.org)
Photo of a postcard showing the principles for procurement. Tim is standing (out of focus) in the background.
October 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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🪧 The next Data & AI public engagement community of practice is on Wed 19 Nov 2pm (online).

We will be joined by @sciencewise.bsky.social,
Mohn Centre for Children's Health & Wellbeing
@imperialmed.bsky.social; and Home Office Policy and Innovation Lab.

Register at link in threaded post 👇
Our confirmed speakers are: • Trupti Patel, Programme Lead at Sciencewise about their recent projects • Charlotte Gredal, Scientific Manager from Mohn Centre for Children's Health and Wellbeing, School of Public Health, Imperial College London on linked local data • Representative(s) of CoLab, the Home Office Policy and Innovation Lab
October 13, 2025 at 6:00 AM