Data Bites #27: Getting things done with data in government

Published: April 14, 2022, 10:43 a.m.

Better 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 27th in our series, the speakers presented their work in an exciting, quickfire format. Each speaker had eight minutes, followed by eight minutes of questions from the audience.\n\nThis month's speakers were:\n\nTina Mermiri, Head of User & Data Insight at Government Digital Service, on data, trends and change on GOV.UK\nHannah Spiro, Head of Public Attitudes, and Holly Clarke, Public Attitudes Researcher, at the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation (CDEI), on the findings of the CDEI Tracker Survey which monitors changing public attitudes to data and AI\nCharles Price, Deputy Director of the Knowledge Assets Team at BEIS, on public sector knowledge asset management\nKathleen Caper, Senior Policy Adviser at the Central Digital and Data Office, on the Data Standards Authority and why data sharing governance is key to its plans.\n\nThe event was chaired by Gavin Freeguard, Associate at the Institute for Government.\n\nFind out more about Data Bites: https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/data-bites