Putting strings into databases, taking them out again, and helping deal with the consequences. Technical Director @dxw
Leyton, London
Joined November 2006
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Really proud to announce that I'm @dxw's new Technical Director. I've written about why I think this is an exciting job, and how to join us: dxw.com/2022/06/james-darlin…
James Darling retweeted
On the idea of a Local Government Digital Service - this is good from @richardjpope back in 2020:
"It’s not enough to design new services, we need to design new collaborative organisations and iterate them too."
dxw.com/2020/02/creating-new…
ht @abscond for pointing it out
Should there be a Local Government Digital Service? A Friday share of this. Interested in thoughts!
medium.com/@jamestplunkett/h…
tap tap. is this thing on? here's a yearnote if so.
abscond.org/2024/01/05/yearn…
James Darling retweeted
It's free to attend, includes lunch and a creche.
It's on Saturday 20 January 2024 near St Pauls, London.
Register now via forms.gle/9pQb6yThR5q24qsWA.
Here's the UKGovCamp2023 video to get you in the mood youtu.be/M1hD_Dyb8Zg.
Please reply if you have questions.
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MPVs are a part of my personal brand now. Here’s my review of my Ford Grand Tourneo Connect, a people mover/van/camper combo.
abscond.org/2023/08/12/ford-…
I didn't have an Action Man or a Barbie as a child. I had this Cindy 4x4 because it had the most gadgets. Defying gender norms in the most normative way possible since the '90s.
youtube.com/watch?v=MfB_57Kq…
I’ll be in San Francisco and have no plans August 18-21. Who’s there now? Who should I catch up with, and who should I meet?
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This pride month I'm thinking about how many great feminist intellects have been sexual eccentrics.
Mary Wollestonecraft had a baby out of wedlock in the 1700s and multiple affairs including a "romantic friendship" with a woman, Fanny Blood, naming her first child after her.
Some of the things @dxw has done this year: Building digital services to provide services to people leaving prison, making life easier for those running our schools, and making the justice system more transparent.
dxw.com/2022/12/2022-in-revi…
"reuse", "open source", "working in the open" - these can mean so many very different things. I provide 4 different types, along with real-world examples.
Our Director of Technology @abscond shares 4 ways public sector technology can be shared and re-used, along with successful examples of each from the UK public sector bit.ly/3WgzGmp
#PublicSectorDigital #Reuse
In the public sector, too often I see the business case for working in the open made purely on future efficiency savings from potential direct re-use of the work.
That mindset somehow both oversells and undersells the value of working in the open: dxw.com/2022/11/6-reasons-wh…
I must admit I assumed the @EmployeeOwned conference was going to be a bit dry, but I really enjoyed it. Turns out employee owned companies tend to be filled with lovely people to meet!
@dmann_ldn has written up our experience here: dxw.com/2022/10/employee-own…
Come work with me at @dxw!
The United Kingdom’s public- and third-sector institutions need modern, working software now more than ever to tackle the problems we are facing, and we are in increasing demand.
dxw.com/2022/10/dxw-is-hirin…
I’m in Liverpool for the @EmployeeOwned conference. I am excited about Liverpool and employee ownership. Who should I meet?
2 months into being a director at @dxw and I'm seriously looking at tab management plugins for Chrome. My normal task management processes are breaking.
James Darling retweeted
We are overjoyed to add @dxw to our list of sponsors for #SotB2022 #SotB10
2022.stateofthebrowser.com/s…
If @foodgov added half stars, this would be true for food hygiene ratings in the UK
After 5 years(!) as a trustee of @LocalWelcome, I am stepping down to focus on my new role at @dxw, and to make space for some fresh perspectives.
It's been an amazing experience helping it grow from a one-man band to a funded registered charity with a great employed team.
We are recruiting my replacement! All of the details you should need are hopefully here, but feel free to contact me with any questions.
localwelcome.org/recruitment