Jerry Fishenden
@ntouk.bsky.social
Technologist, writer, composer. Delivering better organisations and outcomes through digital transformation, esp. security, identity & privacy + fixing disasters. FIET & WGGB. London & Lerwick. Latest book https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F23N7WSS
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And here’s part 4:
Lesson 4—Identity: government’s eternal challenge to get digital identity “right” as an essential element of public sector reform
Lesson 5—Public Data: government’s failure to deliver its open data ambitions have left it working in the dark
Lesson 4—Identity: government’s eternal challenge to get digital identity “right” as an essential element of public sector reform
Lesson 5—Public Data: government’s failure to deliver its open data ambitions have left it working in the dark
‘Fracture’ serialisation part 4: The Backstory (continued)
This is the fourth instalment in a series of articles based on the Second Edition of my book Fracture: The collision between technology and democracy—and how we fix it. You can read the earlier Par…
ntouk.wordpress.com
January 31, 2026 at 10:10 AM
And here’s part 4:
Lesson 4—Identity: government’s eternal challenge to get digital identity “right” as an essential element of public sector reform
Lesson 5—Public Data: government’s failure to deliver its open data ambitions have left it working in the dark
Lesson 4—Identity: government’s eternal challenge to get digital identity “right” as an essential element of public sector reform
Lesson 5—Public Data: government’s failure to deliver its open data ambitions have left it working in the dark
And here’s part 4:
Lesson 4—Identity: government’s eternal challenge to get digital identity “right” as an essential element of public sector reform
Lesson 5—Public Data: government’s failure to deliver its open data ambitions have left it working in the dark
Lesson 4—Identity: government’s eternal challenge to get digital identity “right” as an essential element of public sector reform
Lesson 5—Public Data: government’s failure to deliver its open data ambitions have left it working in the dark
‘Fracture’ serialisation part 4: The Backstory (continued)
This is the fourth instalment in a series of articles based on the Second Edition of my book Fracture: The collision between technology and democracy—and how we fix it. You can read the earlier Par…
ntouk.wordpress.com
January 31, 2026 at 10:10 AM
And here’s part 4:
Lesson 4—Identity: government’s eternal challenge to get digital identity “right” as an essential element of public sector reform
Lesson 5—Public Data: government’s failure to deliver its open data ambitions have left it working in the dark
Lesson 4—Identity: government’s eternal challenge to get digital identity “right” as an essential element of public sector reform
Lesson 5—Public Data: government’s failure to deliver its open data ambitions have left it working in the dark
And here’s part 3:
Lesson 2—Rethinking Government: re-organising the public sector, joined-up policymaking, citizens’ life events
Lesson 3—Digital Standards, Platforms, and Amnesia: using platforms and a digital backbone to join-up policy independent of its departmental boundaries
Lesson 2—Rethinking Government: re-organising the public sector, joined-up policymaking, citizens’ life events
Lesson 3—Digital Standards, Platforms, and Amnesia: using platforms and a digital backbone to join-up policy independent of its departmental boundaries
‘Fracture’ serialisation part 3: The Backstory (continued)
This is the third instalment in a series of articles based on the Second Edition of my book Fracture: The collision between technology and democracy—and how we fix it. You can read the earlier Part…
ntouk.wordpress.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:01 AM
And here’s part 3:
Lesson 2—Rethinking Government: re-organising the public sector, joined-up policymaking, citizens’ life events
Lesson 3—Digital Standards, Platforms, and Amnesia: using platforms and a digital backbone to join-up policy independent of its departmental boundaries
Lesson 2—Rethinking Government: re-organising the public sector, joined-up policymaking, citizens’ life events
Lesson 3—Digital Standards, Platforms, and Amnesia: using platforms and a digital backbone to join-up policy independent of its departmental boundaries
And here’s part 2.
It introduces:
The Backstory, which analyses three decades of UK government digital initiative to identify reasons for the lack of progress.
Lesson 1—The Vision, which explores why repeated ambitions to renew and rewire government have yet to be achieved.
It introduces:
The Backstory, which analyses three decades of UK government digital initiative to identify reasons for the lack of progress.
Lesson 1—The Vision, which explores why repeated ambitions to renew and rewire government have yet to be achieved.
‘Fracture’ serialisation part 2: The Backstory
The second instalment in a series of articles based on the Second Edition of my book Fracture: The collision between technology and democracy—and how we fix it. You can read the earlier Part 1 here…
ntouk.wordpress.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:13 AM
And here’s part 2.
It introduces:
The Backstory, which analyses three decades of UK government digital initiative to identify reasons for the lack of progress.
Lesson 1—The Vision, which explores why repeated ambitions to renew and rewire government have yet to be achieved.
It introduces:
The Backstory, which analyses three decades of UK government digital initiative to identify reasons for the lack of progress.
Lesson 1—The Vision, which explores why repeated ambitions to renew and rewire government have yet to be achieved.
... and here's my initial take/summary ... might update it when I've had a bit more time to reflect.
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ntouk.wordpress.com/2026/01/18/r...
Review: ‘How AI Destroys Institutions’
Here’s my short take on the recent paper How AI Destroys Institutions by Woodrow Hartzog and Jessica M Silbey, Boston University School of Law. Every few years, a ‘new’ technology…
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January 18, 2026 at 1:04 PM
... and here's my initial take/summary ... might update it when I've had a bit more time to reflect.
ntouk.wordpress.com/2026/01/18/r...
ntouk.wordpress.com/2026/01/18/r...
Ha, he was also a keen backer of digital ID too back in the day of course … web.archive.org/web/20020124...
Support grows for Ellison's national ID card proposal (10/16/2001)
SV Hot Topic: Security and HotTopics-Attack on US
web.archive.org
January 16, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Ha, he was also a keen backer of digital ID too back in the day of course … web.archive.org/web/20020124...
… low point of my “career” :)
January 16, 2026 at 5:35 PM
… low point of my “career” :)
The recent “blueprint for modern digital govt" includes a “Digital Backbone” for the integration & orchestration needed to share capabilities & build true end-to-end journeys—sounds like a commitment to restore the sort of functionality available back in 2001+? Interested to see how that develops
December 23, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The recent “blueprint for modern digital govt" includes a “Digital Backbone” for the integration & orchestration needed to share capabilities & build true end-to-end journeys—sounds like a commitment to restore the sort of functionality available back in 2001+? Interested to see how that develops
ps. the archives are here
Digital Government and e-Government Archives
This is a living, curated list of documents and links related to UK Government e-government and digital government initiatives since the 1990s. More will be added as and when time allows. Wherever …
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December 23, 2025 at 8:22 AM
ps. the archives are here
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Digital Government at the Crossroads (2025)
Decades of digital government initiatives have left governments ill-placed in an increasingly challenging & volatile world. It’s time to use technology to help democracies learn smarter, react faster, & adapt better
Decades of digital government initiatives have left governments ill-placed in an increasingly challenging & volatile world. It’s time to use technology to help democracies learn smarter, react faster, & adapt better
Digital Government at the Crossroads
The Cambridge Journal of Law, Politics, and Art has published my article Digital Government at the Crossroads. It explores the need for a radical rethink and reset to ‘digital government’ initiativ…
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December 22, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Digital Government at the Crossroads (2025)
Decades of digital government initiatives have left governments ill-placed in an increasingly challenging & volatile world. It’s time to use technology to help democracies learn smarter, react faster, & adapt better
Decades of digital government initiatives have left governments ill-placed in an increasingly challenging & volatile world. It’s time to use technology to help democracies learn smarter, react faster, & adapt better
As others have found, re-registering an account doesn’t work. Five attempts so far …
December 22, 2025 at 8:03 PM
As others have found, re-registering an account doesn’t work. Five attempts so far …
Reposted by Jerry Fishenden
The war we’re in (2021)
We're in a hybrid war blending cyberattacks, disinformation, election interference & propaganda to erode democracy. It’s another reason why govt digital strategies need a major reset—to help democracies improve their ability to learn smarter, react faster, and adapt better
We're in a hybrid war blending cyberattacks, disinformation, election interference & propaganda to erode democracy. It’s another reason why govt digital strategies need a major reset—to help democracies improve their ability to learn smarter, react faster, and adapt better
The war we’re in
We’re at war whether we know it or not. Hybrid warfare surrounds us, hiding in plain sight. But I’m not sure anyone wants to hear that as we emerge from the shadow of Covid. Perhaps the …
ntouk.wordpress.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:36 AM
The war we’re in (2021)
We're in a hybrid war blending cyberattacks, disinformation, election interference & propaganda to erode democracy. It’s another reason why govt digital strategies need a major reset—to help democracies improve their ability to learn smarter, react faster, and adapt better
We're in a hybrid war blending cyberattacks, disinformation, election interference & propaganda to erode democracy. It’s another reason why govt digital strategies need a major reset—to help democracies improve their ability to learn smarter, react faster, and adapt better
…. and here’s a musical bonus, my most played composition on Soundcloud. In 2026, I’ll be posting my occasional efforts at learning jazz piano.
“Nice/great.”
You have been warned :)
“Nice/great.”
You have been warned :)
London Suite – Fourth Movement. A wander thru historic City alleys (noises off from angry traffic)
'London Suite' comprises four movements for solo piano, inspired by London moods, memories, people and places.
The full names of these movements are shown below (Soundcloud has an arbitrary 100 chara
soundcloud.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:36 AM
…. and here’s a musical bonus, my most played composition on Soundcloud. In 2026, I’ll be posting my occasional efforts at learning jazz piano.
“Nice/great.”
You have been warned :)
“Nice/great.”
You have been warned :)
** Christmas Bonus Extra! ***
But of course the most popular page on my technology policy site is … the digital government archives!
But of course the most popular page on my technology policy site is … the digital government archives!
Digital Government and e-Government Archives
This is a living, curated list of documents and links related to UK Government e-government and digital government initiatives since the 1990s. More will be added as and when time allows. Wherever …
ntouk.wordpress.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:36 AM
** Christmas Bonus Extra! ***
But of course the most popular page on my technology policy site is … the digital government archives!
But of course the most popular page on my technology policy site is … the digital government archives!