Practical wisdom from @biancawylie.com on using agenda design to shape decisions on AI use (and generally how power is distributed when we meet): time-and-space-studios.ghost.io/agendas-are-... (1/3

Agendas are a Power Tool

Making consent an agenda item One of the chapters of my career was working as a professional facilitator, running public engagement processes for governments and government agencies. In doing this wo...

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Who gets to shape the conversation about artificial intelligence? Join the Citizens' Track on AI for a co-design workshop: "Community Assembly Toolkit Co-design: Briefing & workshop" 📅 Monday, Sep 14 (15:00 UTC (16:00 BST / 9:00 Mexico City / 20:30 Delhi)) 📍 Online (Zoom) 🧵 (1/3)

Workshop | 16th Sept | 16:00 - 18:00 | San Francisco Who gets to shape conversation about artificial intelligence? ​How can we hold space for open community dialogues to explore different perspectives? Join us to explore co-creation of resources for community assemblies on AI luma.com/ml7kp30b

Creating a toolkit for community assemblies on AI · Luma

Who gets to shape the conversation about artificial intelligence? How can we hold space for open community dialogues to explore different perspectives on…

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Delighted that the Citizens' Track is now featured as part of the UN Digital Cooperation Portal: undigitalcooperation.org/home Look out for @timdavies.org.uk representing us at UN Digital Cooperation Day in New York on 21st September.

UN Digital Cooperation Portal | Home

The UN Digital Cooperation Portal connects stakeholders to advance global digital cooperation.

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Great reflections on future framing for @pairs.site from Kiito: fromthemargin.substack.com/p/week-of-17... When participation is opening power to voices from the margins, then our tracks (Governance, Development, Resistance) are about different starting points, sites of, & strategies to shape power

From proposal to production: the Beneficial Ownership Data Standard inside the European Business Wallet stephenabbottpugh.medium.com/proposal-to-... #KYC #KYB #UBO #beneficialownership #EuropeanBusinessWallet #openstandards #EBW #interoperability

The Cabinet Statement on 'Rewiring the State' was released at the end of July, with a strong emphasis on devolution. In this blog Jeni Tennison gets into why she welcomes the move towards public participation and cautions against it become performative. ☕

Rewiring the State for public voice

The Cabinet Statement on Rewiring the State was released at the end of July, with a strong emphasis on devolution. It’s striking how it takes the phrase “Rewiring the State” in a very different direction to the technology-focused themes of the similarly named Science, Innovation and Technology Committee’s report on delivering digital government, the Global Government Forum’s report on government transformation, or Darren Jones’ speech on delivering a new digital state.

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"Shifting how we deploy our individual attention is central to public aspirations for AI." Really enjoying this piece from @lawrennd.bsky.social & @jessrmorley.bsky.social: 'Mind the gap: connecting AI innovation to widespread public value' academic.oup.com/spp/advance-...

Mind the gap: connecting AI innovation to widespread public value

Abstract. Public dialogues have produced clear demand signals for AI. These dialogues imagine innovations that improve our shared wellbeing and prosperity

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Our @timdavies.org.uk is advocating for including public voices in the future of AI governance. Read our white paper on a Citizens’ Track on AI here: citizens-track.org/2026/report/ @iswe-foundation.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social @shefcmi.bsky.social @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social @pairs.site

We need a citizens' track on AI. @timdavies.org.uk, @octavia-fr.bsky.social & @suoman.bsky.social wrote a think piece explaining what we've done and why its needed. 📰 Article: www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/blog/a-citiz... 🔗 White Paper: citizens-track.org/2026/report/

A citizens’ track is needed for democratic AI to move from rhetoric to reality

The UN Global Dialogue on AI as an opportunity for embedding public participation in decision-making

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As the UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance in Geneva kicks off we are making the call for a Citizens' Track: putting people in the lead through joined up opportunities for grassroots and global citizen participation. citizens-track.org/2026/report/

A Citizens Track on AI Governance: Alignment, Agency and Accountability

Setting out why and how participatory practice can address the democratic deficit in AI governance, and bring greater alignment with the public interest, agency for communities, and accountability of ...

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Started my AI Governance week in Geneva at WSIS with a great panel organised by Women at the Table and AI & Equality network on AI Procurement. I had chance to talk about the Principles for Public Participation in Procurement of AI we launched last year with Participation AI: p4ai.net

Fantastically useful primer for thinking about next weeks AI governance events in Geneva

Global Network Initiative @thegni.bsky.social · 3mo ago

As the UN prepares for next week’s Global Dialogue on AI Governance, GNI’s Jason Pielemeier, Elonnai Hickok, & CCG's Jhalak Kakkar examine WSIS as critical lessons for AI governance, from multistakeholder approaches to accountability & implementation: globalnetworkinitiative.org/as-the-un-la...

We've been looking back over 2025-26 & it's been another good year. Now we share our annual report connectedbydata.org/... 🧑‍🏫 A major focus for our work this year has been on worker power, AI in the public sector & the intersection between the two, with a particular focus on education. 🧵 (1/7)

*EPIC FREE LECTURE ON THURSDAY IN OXFORD* Our heroic CTO Seb Bacon on open science, open code, OpenSAFELY and more!

Ben Goldacre@bengoldacre.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Inaugural Lecture Klaxon! Our magnificent CTO Seb Bacon is a hero of the modern age, and now PROFESSOR Seb Bacon... Come to his inaugural lecture in Oxford! OpenSAFELY! OpenPrescribing! TrialsTracker! OpenCorporates! Open Code! Open Everything! www.bennett.ox.ac.uk/blog/2026/05... bacon.boutique

🌍 PAIRSx Africa - now online and registration open! 🔈 Due to the cancellation of RightsCon, PAIRSx Africa will take place as an online online webinar on Monday, 04 May, 10am - 12pm Central African Time. 💻 Register to attend the session on Zoom: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... @pairs.site

🚨 CALL FOR EVIDENCE 🚨 The UK govt is currently looking for ideas for the next open govt national action plan, which covers transparency, accountability, open data, digital governance, public participation and more Closes 25 May, as many ideas of 250 words as you'd like www.gov.uk/government/c...

Seventh UK National Action Plan for Open Government: call for evidence

We’re seeking evidence to inform the initial phase of the Seventh UK National Action Plan for Open Government.

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Over half way through uploading recordings from @pairs.site 2026: critical presentations on participatory approaches to AI development, governance and resistance. www.pairs.site/Session-reco... Most talks are < 15 minutes, and packed with ideas & insights. Papers & slides linked where available.

MozFest 2026 dates announced (UK October half-term), and an interrail pass sale on this week. Well, it would be silly not to book a pass & lock in all the 🚆 travel from home in the UK for less than the price of flights (4 day pass + max reservations cost). (www.interrail.eu/en)

The continued failure of DfE Ministers to understand the reality of adoption is deeply disheartening, and their statements feel disingenuous. Adoption & Special Guardianship Support Fund remains cut by 40%+ for individual child with budgets inadequate to fund support www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I'm a bit late sharing this, but this from @jenitennison.com is a really useful review of the trajectory of recent AI Summits www.deccanherald.com/opinion/empt... - and the need to support the 'necessary friction of democracy' in AI governance

AI Impact Summit: Empty rhetoric fails public in Delhi meet amid elite push

AI Summits: AI Impact Summit in Delhi exposed tokenism and elite capture behind inclusion claims. From Bletchley to Paris leaders tout safety and innovation critics flag algorithmic harms, biometric s...

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m-otherboard.ghost.io/collective-i... This is inspired.

I'm facilitating a small group conversation at this event next week - on anticipating the consequences of technology adoption and development. Lots of other great contributors, hope to see you there!

Connected by Data@connectedbydata.org · 7mo ago

⭕ We're pleased to announce DEMOS as a 'power and participation in public tech' conference partner. 📆 Friday 6 March 🕰️ 10:00 - 17:00 🏢 Manchester 🔗 connectedbydata.org/events/2026... (1/3)

Great start to the online day for @pairs.site with a focus on participatory (design) justice and AI, and keeping community in the loop in AI development. Listening from our Hub space in Delhi thanks to JGU Law School.

Deliberation folk: do we have/need a convention for indicating the 'depth' of deliberation when reporting results. Quant data will report for e.g with (n=1000): gives reader quick sense of how to interpret findings. Should deliberation have (n=37; h=30) for 37 people, 30 hours deliberation each.

I'm in Delhi this week for the #IndiaAIImpactSummit and the second edition of our conference on Participatory AI Research and Practice. But @pairs.site is also taking place online on Tuesday. Over travels, and a 🚞 visit to the Taj Mahal yesterday I had a look at some of the 10-minute talks coming up

Tim Davies@timdavies.org.uk · 7mo ago

Landed in Delhi for #IndiaAIImpactSummit and @pairs.site on Weds, but spent the flight reading papers for our online fringe event, PAIRS, on Tuesday. There is some stonking insight, inspiration and challenge lined up on the day for anyone thinking about how to put people & communities first in AI...

Landed in Delhi for #IndiaAIImpactSummit and @pairs.site on Weds, but spent the flight reading papers for our online fringe event, PAIRS, on Tuesday. There is some stonking insight, inspiration and challenge lined up on the day for anyone thinking about how to put people & communities first in AI...

Landed in Delhi for #IndiaAIImpactSummit and @pairs.site on Weds, but spent the flight reading papers for our online fringe event, PAIRS, on Tuesday. There is some stonking insight, inspiration and challenge lined up on the day for anyone thinking about how to put people & communities first in AI...

AI Summit | Democratisation must mean power, not just access. In run up to #IndiaAIImpactSummit Astha Kapoor and I have op-ed in Indian Deccan Herald on need for "AI governance that reclaims democratisation as power to choose, not simply the opportunity to use" www.deccanherald.com/opinion/ai-s...

AI Impact Summit: Democratisation must mean power, not mere access

AI governance debate: As the India AI Impact Summit begins, experts argue democratisation must go beyond access to AI tools. From RTI to social audits, India can push participatory AI, public accounta...

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Check out our new op-ed! With @taniaduarte.bsky.social @markwong.bsky.social, @suoman.bsky.social, & @timdavies.org.uk. We argue that these collabs normalize close relationships w/Big-Tech, setting them up to be key actors in governance who provide tech solutions to important social ‘problems’.

Tech Policy Press@techpolicypress.bsky.social · 7mo ago

The UK's "free AI training for all" program may offer free courses, but there is a cost to society for the government's approach. Elinor Carmi, Tania Duarte, Mark Wong, Susan Oman & Tim Davies argue it deepens Big Tech dependency while sidelining critical AI literacy and community organizations.