Digital by Default

Well if 42 is the ultimate answer to the great question of life, the universe and everything, week 42 was something of a let-down in that respect. No answers but a few questions as I’ve been in a bit of a weird headspace all week.  I’d not quite shaken the last bout of autumn ailments…

It has been another busy week mainly still working on the [redacted] project which meant a trip to London on the 0700 from Bristol Parkway Monday morning. This train and the Tube were unnervingly quiet – I guess in the post-Covid, hybrid working world people don’t ‘do’ Mondays! The [redacted] project remains challenging but some…

I’ve always had a bit of an unusual attitude towards my ‘career’ and it has only got more pronounced as I’ve got older. I’ve never really been driven by stability or progression or benefits. For the most part even money hasn’t been much of a motivating factor – I only let that influence a decision…

The big four oh! Well actually it turns out it is a ‘streak’ of 54 weeknotes now. That is a lot of internet introspection in a row – even for me. This week has been dominated by the work with [redacted] which continues to be somewhat adrenaline inducing and more opaque than I’d really like…

Yesterday DSIT announced a panel of 12 digital professionals and academics will help the government make better use of technology across the public sector as part of the ‘digital centre’ work to develop a 10 year vision. It seems like a good group – Martha obviously has previous, I’ve followed David Eaves work for many…