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. Data Bites aims to change that.\n\nOur latest event, the 38th in our series was a defence special where the speakers will present their work in an exciting, quickfire format. Each speaker has eight minutes, followed by eight minutes of questions from the audience.\n\nThis month's speakers were:\n\nCameron Douglas, Engineering and Logistics Defence Lead at Palantir Technologies, on how to maintain vital control over sensitive data\nBen Holloway, Head of Royal Navy Digital\nAnna Knack, Senior Research Associate at the Centre for Emerging Technology and Security, The Alan Turing Institute, on their new report, Human-Machine Teaming in Intelligence Analysis\nCommander Sue Seagrave, Data Sheriff for Royal Navy Project Renown, on growing the \u2018data posse\u2019 to improve Royal Navy ship availability\n\nThe event was chaired by Gavin Freeguard, Associate at the Institute for Government.