1. The big data opportunity
Chris Yiu
Head of the Digital Government Unit
@PXDigitalGov

2. Big data should enable big savings
13 – 22
1 – 3
2 – 8 16 – 33
Enhance
overall
efficiency
Reduce
public sector
fraud, etc.
Narrow the
tax gap
Total
UK public sector, £ billions p.a.
£250 – £500
per citizen

3. Case study: Fraud
Tackling fraud and error in government (2012)

4. Case study: Healthcare
http://prescribinganalytics.com

5. Case study: Census
HM Government

6. Capability
Organisations need people prepared to think like
data scientists – skilled at working with data,
seeking out insights and telling compelling stories

7. The great power of big data makes it imperative to
practice responsible analytics – executing only
where there is a clear public policy justification
Responsibility
http://www.flickr.com/photos/68751915@N05/6710868859
…what about governments?

8. Innovation and growth
“With the right
investments,
the UK is well
placed for the
big data
revolution”
Rt Hon David Willetts MP
Minister for Universities and Science
Eight great technologies (2013)

9. @PXDigitalGov
Stay in touch

10. Further reading
Policy Exchange
http://www.policyexchange.org.uk
TechAmerica Foundation
http://www.techamerica.org
McKinsey Global Institute
http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/mgi
Shakespeare Review of Public Sector Information
https://www.gov.uk/data-strategy-board
Coming soon