GovCamp Cymru 2026

My notes from this year’s GovCamp Cymru unconference in Cardiff. Use the Welsh you have Heledd and Jo welcomed everyone and set things up for the day. One of the slides encouraged people to "use the Welsh you have". I thought this was a nice way to encourage everyone to try a few phrases, like "bore da" (Good morning) or "Benjy dw i" (I'm Benjy). As a Welsh person who doesn't speak Welsh, I always get nervous using Welsh around native speakers. So seeing this early on definitely made me feel less intimated. Familiar faces It was great to see and catch up with old team mates and internet friends at the event. I felt like I knew more people there than last year. Probably a sign that I've worked in too many places! Sessions I found it really hard to pick sessions this year! I often wanted to be in 3 different places at once. These are the ones I picked: Bilingual from the start Lets talk about racism in the workplace What is blocking UCD and digital people from doing their best work?…

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