David Durant

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David DurantOct 17

🚨 6PM, WED 29 October 🚨

At the MoJ or online

Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation, on why 'transformation' has been so challenging for official statistics

​Dr Lauren Petrie, Government Internal Audit Agency, on the GIAA's work with data and AI

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TransformGov Talks : October 2025 · Luma

Join us at 5.30pm for a 6pm start. Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation, on why 'transformation' has been so challenging for official statistics. Dr…

David DurantOct 8, 2024
TransformGov TalksOct 8, 2024

Stop the (virtual) presses! We can now confirm that our second speaker for our first event on 24/10/24 will be @JeniT speaking about the new external advisory panel for the “digital centre” in DSIT.

Register to join us here : https://www.meetup.com/transformgov-talks/events/303808970/

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First TransforGov Talks meet-up!, Thu, Oct 24, 2024, 5:30 PM | Meetup

**Join us in person or online on 24th October for the first ever free TransformGov Talks meet-up!** Come and hear two brilliant speakers – Andreas Varotsis talking about t

Meetup
David DurantSep 1, 2024
Two blog posts in one day? What is this madness! Coding with ChatGPT 2 : XKCD for government : https://medium.com/desiderium-sciendi/coding-with-chatgpt-2-xkcd-for-government-117c5f4b6e22. Plus a roundup of What I’ve written in July and August : https://cholten99-61869.medium.com/what-ive-written-in-july-and-august-f9bcc4458950.
Coding with ChatGPT 2 : XKCD for government - Desiderium Sciendi - Medium

So, off the back of the success of my trivial but fun one day Android app build, I decided to launch into a more complicated coding project, cherry-picked from my long list of “to do one day” hobby…

Desiderium Sciendi
David DurantAug 27, 2024
New blog post. Losing weight with ChatGPT : His master’s voice - https://medium.com/desiderium-sciendi/losing-weight-with-chatgpt-his-masters-voice-4bf272129ef5.
Losing weight with ChatGPT : His master’s voice - Desiderium Sciendi - Medium

This is my weight since January 1st 2020. At the start, I hadn’t really done any proper exercise or maintained a decent diet for a long time. I’d previously had decently long periods where I’d either…

Desiderium Sciendi
David DurantAug 22, 2024
Hey everyone. Myself, Gavin Freeguard and Derek Alton are looking for a free / relatively cheap space near-ish to the Cabinet Office where we could host a series of talks about government transformation. If you know of any unheard of gems please let us know!
David DurantAug 21, 2024
Huge props to Code for America for putting so much of their 2024 summit up on YouTube.
David DurantAug 21, 2024
My new article is published at Apolitical - Code to country: what governments can learn from open-source software : https://apolitical.co/solution-articles/en/code-to-country-what-governments-can-learn-from-open-source-software
Code to country: what governments can learn from open-source software

Digital transformation specialist outlines the how government can learn from open-source methods and practices by being agile, adaptable and collaborative.

Apolitical
David DurantAug 19, 2024
It's excellent to read in GDS's blog about their working with governments in other countries but why does this feel so sporadic and one-off? A blog post : https://medium.com/desiderium-sciendi/why-is-there-no-government-supported-international-public-service-wiki-or-online-chat-86e0de222cb3.
Why is there no government-supported international public service wiki or online chat?

As usual, I was impressed by this new blog post from GDS: From Whitechapel to the White House. They describe how representatives from that organisation were invited by the Office of Management and…

Desiderium Sciendi
David DurantAug 15, 2024
MHCLG standardising it's digital offer is great. I'm looking forward to seeing what form this takes : https://mhclgdigital.blog.gov.uk/2024/08/07/delivering-at-pace-introducing-common-tools-as-a-service. It really shouldn't be up to individual departments to do this though. It should be coordinated centrally by DSIT.
Delivering at pace: introducing Common Tools as a Service – MHCLG Digital

The MHCLG Digital blog is the place to find out about how we’re working, what we’re learning, and how you can get involved.

David DurantAug 13, 2024
Great post from GDS about #ServicesWeek
: https://services.blog.gov.uk/2024/08/08/services-week-2024-in-review/ Does make me ask once again though, if session recordings were in a playlist - why isn't that public?
Services Week 2024 in review – Services in government

A blog for people who are transforming services across the public sector