Phil Rumens
@rumens.uk
Principal Technologist for GDS Local. Part of @LocalGovDigital.
Advocate of technology enabled user centred design.
o7 CMDR
Advocate of technology enabled user centred design.
o7 CMDR
You'd like £200k to make an advert featuring a talking dog?
December 16, 2025 at 6:54 PM
You'd like £200k to make an advert featuring a talking dog?
An interesting development, because Denmark is often held up as an example doing digital government well, which as I understand it started with Digital Post, and I guess might have been a contributing factor in the demise of letters.
en.digst.dk/systems/digi...
en.digst.dk/systems/digi...
Digital Post
Digital Post is a part of the cross-governmental digital service infrastructure in Denmark. Digital Post enables public authorities to communicate securely and digitally with citizens and businesses –...
en.digst.dk
December 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM
An interesting development, because Denmark is often held up as an example doing digital government well, which as I understand it started with Digital Post, and I guess might have been a contributing factor in the demise of letters.
en.digst.dk/systems/digi...
en.digst.dk/systems/digi...
Whilst this serves as a good example, it's unlikely a small team in the digital centre of government could transform 1,000 local public services.
Perhaps what's needed is a fundamental change in the relationship between central and local, to rethink how public services are delivered digitally?
Perhaps what's needed is a fundamental change in the relationship between central and local, to rethink how public services are delivered digitally?
November 28, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Whilst this serves as a good example, it's unlikely a small team in the digital centre of government could transform 1,000 local public services.
Perhaps what's needed is a fundamental change in the relationship between central and local, to rethink how public services are delivered digitally?
Perhaps what's needed is a fundamental change in the relationship between central and local, to rethink how public services are delivered digitally?
Do take a look at MHCLG's Open Digital Planning opendigitalplanning.org or DfE's plans for a Digital Centre of Excellence for how this could be done differently by central and local government.
Home | Open Digital Planning
Planning services designed by councils for councils.
opendigitalplanning.org
November 27, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Do take a look at MHCLG's Open Digital Planning opendigitalplanning.org or DfE's plans for a Digital Centre of Excellence for how this could be done differently by central and local government.
You're right, the big picture should be services not systems, but one part of this is ensuring we have the technology required to enable the delivery modern local public services, hence the focus of that blog post.
November 23, 2025 at 10:05 AM
You're right, the big picture should be services not systems, but one part of this is ensuring we have the technology required to enable the delivery modern local public services, hence the focus of that blog post.
Great piece. You reference reasonable adjustment, and it would be good to expand on that with some positives alongside the risks.
For example AI notetakers can make roles including in social care more accessible to those with dyslexia.
For example AI notetakers can make roles including in social care more accessible to those with dyslexia.
November 22, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Great piece. You reference reasonable adjustment, and it would be good to expand on that with some positives alongside the risks.
For example AI notetakers can make roles including in social care more accessible to those with dyslexia.
For example AI notetakers can make roles including in social care more accessible to those with dyslexia.
That's true, although I think both are in it?
November 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM
That's true, although I think both are in it?
London's unfinished motorways
YouTube video by Jay and Mark
www.youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Has there been a more influential bit of music making kit released in the last 50-ish years than the 303?
I guess you could argue the 808?
I guess you could argue the 808?
October 25, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Has there been a more influential bit of music making kit released in the last 50-ish years than the 303?
I guess you could argue the 808?
I guess you could argue the 808?
From what I read it's only going to be mandatory to prove your right to work.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
New digital ID scheme to be rolled out across UK
A new digital ID scheme will help combat illegal working while making it easier for the vast majority of people to use vital government services. Digital ID will be mandatory for Right to Work checks ...
www.gov.uk
September 27, 2025 at 1:38 PM
From what I read it's only going to be mandatory to prove your right to work.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
If the intent is to do what One Login ((www.sign-in.service.gov.uk)) and Wallet (www.gov.uk/wallet) have already been created for, then it need not be catastrophically expensive.
GOV.UK One Login
www.sign-in.service.gov.uk
September 27, 2025 at 11:57 AM
If the intent is to do what One Login ((www.sign-in.service.gov.uk)) and Wallet (www.gov.uk/wallet) have already been created for, then it need not be catastrophically expensive.
Interesting that it mentions DLUHC 17 times.
September 2, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Interesting that it mentions DLUHC 17 times.