Data Bites #46: Getting things done with data in government

Published: Oct. 18, 2023, 7:59 p.m.

b"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\\nThis event was the 46th in our series, where the speakers presented their work in an exciting, quickfire format.\\n\\nEach speaker had eight minutes, followed by eight minutes of questions from the audience. \\n\\nThis month's speakers were: \\n\\nPrateek Buch, Head of Collective Intelligence at Policy Lab, on their approach to crowdsourcing knowledge\\nCraig Campbell, High Streets Data Service Manager at the Greater London Authority, on adaptive re-use of data for adaptive re-use of high streets\\nCaroline Kempner, Head of Data Transformation at the Department for Education, on automated daily school attendance data\\nBecky Tinsley, Deputy Director of ONS Local and Coherence, and Emma Hickman, Deputy Director of Subnational Statistics and Analysis at the Office for National Statistics, on ONS's work on subnational statistics and the ONS Local service\\n\\nThe event was chaired by Gavin Freeguard, Associate at the Institute for Government."