Data Bites #15: Getting things done with data in government
b"We were excited to announce another online-only Data Bites event.\\n\\nBetter use of data is key to more effective government. Across government, teams are doing fascinating work with data. But those projects don\\u2019t get the attention they deserve.\\n\\nAt this month's event, the 15th in our series, the speakers presented their data projects in an exciting, quickfire format. Each speaker has eight minutes, followed by eight minutes of questions from the audience.\\n\\nOur speakers were:\\n\\nTheo Blackwell, Chief Digital Officer for London, and Eddie Copeland, Director, London Office of Technology and Innovation (LOTI), on data sharing in London.\\nRachel Forty, Lead Data Scientist at the Food Standards Agency, on user focused tool design\\nChris Barnes, Lead Data Governance Officer at Highways England, on valuing Highways England\\u2019s data\\nJon Harrison, Senior Data Scientist, Department for Work and Pensions, on using automated A/B testing to inform decision making\\n\\nThe event was chaired by Gavin Freeguard, Programme Director and Head of Data and Transparency at the Institute for Government."