Thursday, 11 June, 2026

Thoughtful long read from Rachel Coldicutt: Perhaps this collective hangover will be the thing that makes the AI bubble burst – or at least, start it rolling slowly off the peak of inflated expectations. Lord knows, there is no form…

James O’Malley takes a look at the National Data Library: That’s why everyone from the Minister downwards is talking about what the platform ‘could’ do in the future – and, I assume, why the NDL programme was given £100m last…

The newly launched National Data Library features a really useful ‘Data manual’ – think service manual, but data – which I think lots of local councils will find helpful in developing their own data practice.

I have made a few updates to DigitalGovNews: Added Cumberland Council’s digital team blog, and Matt Wood-Hill’s blog to the list. Made the filter choices persistent between sessions Generated a new “master” RSS feed including all the posts aggregated on…