Mike Joslin

Innovate UKs #competition3 is now live, and the online briefing for applicants and advisors takes place tomorrow. Join the call using the link below, to find out what makes a good project, and how to apply

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Public sector organisations have learned valuable lessons in building trust through effective communication. Discover how over 400 UK government organisations are connecting with 18 million subscribers using digital tools. Gain insights on: - Open rate - Click rate - Engagement rate - Network impact Download the 2023 Granicus Benchmark Report now to see how public sector communication is driving engagement. 📈 https://okt.to/yRLDAc #PublicSector #GovComms #DigitalEngagement #BenchmarkReport #CommunityEngagement

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New podcast episode: New study of Census data reveals PR population secrets In the latest #commsHERO podcast, our host Asif Choudry is joined by Ben Verinder, Managing Director of CHALKSTREAM. Earlier this year the CIPR published ground-breaking analysis of census data about PR practitioners, undertaking by Chalkstream. This is the first study of its kind involving data from the 2021 census and the latest in a series of Chalkstream studies investigating the population of UK PRs. It covers off all sorts of demographic information, including sex, age, religion, passports and even how many practitioners own second homes. The results pose a significant challenge for PR, shedding new light on imbalances between genders. Calling all PR professionals, you're going to want to listen to this ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eZJvdb_r #PR #PRdatatrends #PublicRelations

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https://lnkd.in/dpCExdCG There are still some important results to come from Thursday's local elections in England and Wales, not least the mayoral election in West Midlands where the Conservatives will be hoping to hold on as they did in Tees Valley. However, here is John Curtice's analysis based on where things stood when counting was suspended last night and it does indeed look grim for the Conservatives who have lost over half the council seats they held (and counting). The Beeb is reporting that there is no sign of a right-wing rebellion against Rishi Sunak yet; but, personally, I would not expect anyone to make a move before the West Midlands result is announced. If the Tories lose there and even more so if the loss of council seats crosses 500 an attempted ouster would come as no surprise even though the commentariat consensus (with which I agree) is that it would probably not succeed. What the threat might do, however, is push Mr Sunak into calling an early election - 20 percent probability only, according to the bookmakers (and, again, I agree) but one which cannot be dismissed.

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My most recent article for The Gryphon is now live on their website! My intention with this article was to educate on the consistencies between US and UK politics, and how British voters should not try alienate themselves from the results we saw in America last week- as our nation is following a very similar political pattern. The article is linked below for you to read! Enjoy! https://lnkd.in/erBGt82b

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🔥 Public Digital newsletter #87 is out today, co-written by Rosemary Evans and special guest editor and new PD recruit Rob Miller 🔥 This month we’re celebrating the bold moves made by a new #UKGovernment to champion digital government from day one. Read our bumper edition with a focus on the news and commentary from the outcome of the #UKGeneralElection, plus oodles of content about #AI. What’s inside: 🚀 PD's view on the new government's plans for digital 💭 Other big names in digital government Benjamin Welby, Sarah Drummond, Richard P. share their thoughts. 🤔 The new government has pledged to be mission-driven. What does it mean? ❓ Pavel Samsonov tells us why “what have we already tried?” is the most powerful product question you can ask. ⚠️ Escaping the plan and execute model by Itamar Gilad, plus Audree Fletcher on why we sometimes have to sacrifice predictable solutions 📞 How a telecommunications leader rewired its operating model 👉 How the structure of your team will be reflected in its product 🍎 What can you learn from looking in people’s fridges? The value of ethnographic research 🧠 Apple Intelligence: the power of its branding and its privacy 🤬 A data scientist’s view on why companies should stop buying into AI 🤨 AI automation according to AI... via the Tony Blair Institute ☀️ Guest editor Rob Miller’s reflections on leaving local government to join PD 🚫 Three things we must do to prevent patient harm from digital tech in the NHS by Chris Fleming 💡 The case for open roadmaps in the public sector by Ross Ferguson Read it here: https://lnkd.in/edefdbyi Subscribe here: https://lnkd.in/eiuzR_rb

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𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝? There have been a lot of headlines recently about using the Mayoral role (and funds) to buy a hotel in Scarborough and, more recently, to set up a Mayoral Development Corporation for the town. This is a useful read from the Yorkshire Post https://lnkd.in/e99z7_vB which explains that these “…have proved controversial as they are essentially unaccountable, being largely made up of unelected individuals” and “the use of MDCs has drawn criticism elsewhere, particularly in Teesside... https://lnkd.in/eGv5Gsy8 which was criticised in a government-commissioned review for lacking transparency and appropriate systems to evaluate whether value for money was being achieved” So is this what Scarborough needs? Is it for a lack of a hotel (albeit refurbished) that 85% of North Yorkshire’s most deprived residents live in Scarborough? This is a town that has some of the highest levels of unemployment and poverty, and lowest life expectancy in the region - but at the same time it’s a beautiful place with excellent potential. It needs a positive narrative, and I have other plans… You can read my comments in York Mix https://lnkd.in/eJGhzGVT in essence, there are a blend of issues to resolve and various elements of my manifesto address these : “to establish a clear and innovative marketing plan for tourism, regenerate the High Street, boost the night-time economy, improve public transport, address the second homes/holiday let imbalance, resolve the skills and labour shortage crisis and get to the bottom of the shellfish die back and ongoing sea water quality issues.” I have also pledged to improve health and wellbeing, with subsidised access to sport, nutritious school food, mental health support and daily toothbrushing for children - along with an allotment scheme, supporting community hubs and increased social care provision. So I hate to disappoint you if you are looking for a headline grabbing fix... but the answer lies in getting to grips with what the issues really are, resolving them and identifying opportunity to generate growth and prosperity for all. To read Felicity's manifesto: https://lnkd.in/eQ3gWwZE #scarborough #community #jobs #economy #socialcare #yorkandnorthyorkshire #york #northyorkshire #yorkshire #felicity4mayor #felicitycunliffelister

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Data shareing is the new oil! I love the names of some of these initiatives... cc2i which means C-fund & Collaborate to Innovate - and they won the 'Data for Good Initiative of the Year: Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council' with MAST (Multi Agency Safeguarding Tracker) - https://buff.ly/3MrzKvA - with a vision: "To enable key services to quickly and easily identify a person that may require key support or services, to reduce the potential of them falling into the social care system at all or further – such as a vulnerable person or child in care. Using key demographic identifiers, frontline responders can access historic and ongoing interventions to support and recognise the need to act before a person is defined as ‘at risk’, thus reducing the pressures on social care and other public sector services." Basically, public services sharing data to stop people from falling into despair and trauma! #gdpr #dataprotection #research #personaldata #researchers #innovation #futurism #technology #data #future #regulation #compliance #privacy #DataSavesLives #economics #economy #funding #machinelearning #privacypreservingtechnologies #privacyenhancingtechnologies #TRE #TrustedResearchEnvironments #ai #datasharing #sharing #ICO #DataSharing #DPO #DataProtectionOfficer #TheEvidenceQuarter #SDE #SecureDataEnvironments

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We are so excited to host our first webinar "The Guardian Effect - The Role of Media in Providing Oversight of the VCM" on June 3rd at 2pm (UK time) 🌳 Join the webinar to hear more about if the media drives greater accountability within the VCM. What the industry’s response been to wider quality concerns in the market, and what the role of the media is in providing oversight of the market. Secure your spot now ➡ https://lnkd.in/ecV_fNFD

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Millions of UK voters are headed to the polls on Thursday to determine the future of the nation's Government - meaning big changes could be just around the corner, particularly for businesses trading in the region. If you read one thing today, make it our recent article on the UK Snap Election, and how it could impact your operations. 4-minute read, here 👇 #UKElection #UKSnapElection #UKElection2024 #PublicAffairs #GovernmentAffairs

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Did you know that with each change in monarch, the crown icon on all the GOV.UK websites changes too? A big change right? Well no actually. The recent change took place through a single update to the Gov UK design system, a single repository of digital design assets that links to all government websites. So the change only needed to be made once which then rolled out across all government platforms. The Gov UK design system allows hundreds of departments and digital content owners to build consistent, authoritative and accessible websites. To learn more about the Gov UK’s design system, check out our latest blog post: https://lnkd.in/euvw7FQT Or if you’d like to see the Gov UK design system in practice? Then click through to our case study with the transit data experts at ITO WORLD, delivering data to stakeholders like Google, Apple, and the Department for Transport: https://lnkd.in/eHyS5qpn

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EOS at Federated Hermes Limited has released its Q2 2024 Public Engagement Report. In the cover feature, EOS engagers Ellie Higgins, MBA and Pauline Lecoursonnois join forces with FHL’s Head of Impact and Sustainable Investing Ingrid Kukuljan, to explore some of the alternatives to animal testing for pharmaceutical companies. They outline these innovative options, and examine the risks to companies that are failing to prepare for a wider transition to alternatives. Shareholder votes on company climate transition plans are now a key feature of the AGM season in major markets, but investors may find it difficult to analyse and assess these plans due to their complexity. To address this, Owen Tutt and Will Farrell set out a framework to help investors appraise transition plans efficiently and effectively. Keeping with the climate theme, Will Farrell and Hannah Heuser explain how EOS is using its supply-side insights from fossil fuel company engagements to strengthen our engagements on demand-side solutions. Finally, Richard Adeniyi-Jones and Dana Barnes round up some of the key votes from a fractious proxy season in North America, Europe and Australia, including developments at #ExxonMobil, #TotalEnergies, #Disney and #Tesla. Thanks to other contributors this issue, including Diana Glassman, Navishka Pandit, Joanne (Jo) B., Jaime Gornsztejn, Nick Pelosi, Justin Bazalgette CEnv CMgr MBA BEng, Velika Talyarkhan, Hannah Naumoff, Shoa Hirosato, George Clark and Andrew Glynne-Percy. https://bit.ly/3WFw14c #stewardship #globalwarming #climatecrisis #climatechange #corpgov #netzero #ESG #impact 

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The UK General Election changes the public affairs landscape overnight. Your approach to campaigning and public affairs now needs to change too. With at least 20% of the House of Commons set to change, regardless of election outcome, at least 1 in 5 political relationships in the House are now highly likely to be redundant. Stakeholder relations and influence building have never been more crucial. It has never been more important for campaigners, charities and public affairs teams to build influence, frame their arguments in a way that gets cut-through, and lobby for real change. As public affairs and campaigning specialists, we have prepared a UK General Election 2024 Briefing. Covering: 👉 Exactly what happens in the run up to the election, and what it means for your campaigns 👉 How the boundaries are changing, which MPs are stepping down, and where you need to focus your stakeholder relations 👉 The Electoral Commission rules you need to follow to keep your campaigns legal and compliant 👉 What voters think about key issues and where the public's priorities lie 👉 What we know about the policies from each party so far 👉 What your communications and public affairs teams need to do next 181st Street is a full-service communications agency. Our team is made up of highly experienced public affairs professionals, policy researchers, former government advisors and green ambassadors. Our Public Affairs specialists have direct government experience, and we are the only sustainability-focused communications agency with a successful track record of changing policy in this country, securing wins for political parties and actively lobbying for change, leveraging behavioural science to shift public opinion and consumer/citizen behaviour. We’ve helped shape policy on key issues from plastic packaging, food waste, and free school meals, to deforestation, sustainable fashion and anti-greenwashing legislation. With decades of experience in campaigning, communications and advocacy, our work has shaped the public conversation around sustainability – from influencing individual behaviour change, through to shaping national policy and turning the climate emergency into a mainstream media issue. Download your General Election briefing now 👇 #GeneralElection #Campaigning #PublicAffairs #CharityComms

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New public opinion survey on public services from Ipsos UK is in part depressing because it reveals how far services have deteriorated in recent years. 78% now think services have got worse in last five years cf. 40% in 2012. But look at the key points emerging from the survey below and it is clear the public are far more aware of what needs to change than Westminster to get things back on track. Essentially, the public want an integrated system with strong input from the local community that focuses on fairness and outcomes and doesn’t get carried away by the promise of big tech. Some hope then that we may get a meaningful public services reform agenda at some point. #publicservices #localgov #nhs #equality #ICIC24 #communitypower https://lnkd.in/eqmnd6qf

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📢 This week’s voting intentions for the 2024 UK General Election – 19 June 2024 Reform UK support levels off as Labour continues to lead by 18-points, reveals our latest UK polling data. To gather this data, we use Verian's proprietary random sample panel, Public Voice. This restrictive method of panel-building provides high quality data when compared to other panels generally used in the UK. This panel is used extensively for social research commissioned by government, academic and third sector organisations. Discover more about voting intention, key issues that matter for the UK public, and differences between EU Referendum 2016 Leave and Remain voters on our website: https://lnkd.in/e3uh74X2 #UKGeneralElection #VotingIntentions #UK #Polling #VerianData

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