Fantastic talk by @sboots on what ails government tech in Canada — and elsewhere — and what could be done to fix it, without a shoutout to @Marthalanefox’ paper in 2010 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/directgov-2010-and-beyond-revolution-not-evolution-a-report-by-martha-lane-fox & @govuk & @GDSTeam since. Humble, smart, inspiring. #fwd50
New blog post! “Revolution, not evolution, for federal public service delivery”
Big thanks to @acroll and the whole @fwd50 for the chance to be part of this week’s conference! https://sboots.ca/2023/11/06/revolution-not-evolution-for-federal-public-service-delivery/ #fwd50
“SSHRC just got their first application in Cree, and at first they didn't know what to do. They asked, uh, can you just re-send this in English or French? And the applicant said, nope! That would change its meaning. And they got funded!
Knowledge and language goes hand-in-hand, this could be a real strength of the whole country if we could embrace it.” Brad Greyeyes-Brant #fwd50 @fwd50
"There is a direct correlation between the quality of service delivery and people's trust in government." Minister Anita Anand #fwd50
Invest in digital teams and level up leaders. Great list of accountabilities from Ebony Sager (from ODS). #FWD50
Gardening is a recurring metaphor for digital transformation work at #fwd50
Ursula Franklin’s metaphor of earthworming for social change—preparing the soil, a generational task—really resonates: https://lucascherkewski.com/study/earthworming/
“My goal is no longer focused on digital teams - y’all are doing a great job - but focused on changing the system in which delivery operates.” - @pahlkadot at #FWD50
What are we going to do to tend the soil, pull weeds… REMOVE cruft not just add more to the policy layers.
Stoked to be at #fwd50 this morning! You can follow the event at https://fedidevs.com/fwd50 - thanks to @anze3db for setting this up! 🙌
