On 14th February 2020, the Local Government association ran a masterclass discussion day for councillors and elected members on data and digital transformation in local government. It took place in London. This is the slide set that was used to steer discussions
My sCool Server Brochure - Portrait layoutShrenik Bhura
A brief introduction to Recherche Tech and our flagship product, the My sCool Server - Linux powered teaching solution.
Recherche Tech, with its My sCool Server offering aims to usher in a socioeconomic revolution by making computer literacy and therefore digital inclusion affordable and achievable across the social strata.
My sCool Server is a device, primarily for school labs, that makes all computers in the wired network usable and useful instantly.
It is the next generation in computing and learning convenience. It has been custom built and packaged, keeping in mind the challenges faced by schools and students in the ever evolving, fast-paced literary landscape.
It is an optimised combination of hardware and software built upon proven technologies that our core team has command over for more than 20 man years.
Herein are some of the advantages that the MSS presents to its users:
A1 No knowledge of installing, configuring, or updating Linux required. The teaching process can start immediately in conjunction with the textbook content.
A2 Broadcast lessons to each student's desk. Close monitoring, one-to-one communication and attention to every student's progress is possible.
A3 Extends lifespan of existing systems. Save on power and AMC. Channelise funds to infrastructure and training activities.
A4 Now buy many more end user systems for the same budget. Laboratories can be re-laid to accommodate more machines.
A5 Helps create live copies of the Linux OS and applications to practice the lessons at home and explore Linux completely.
A6 Requires no installation of any additional modules or purchasing custom client hardware from a particular vendor.
A7 An integrated platform to host training web-content offline. No internet required to access 5000+ world-class audio-visual resources.
A8 Restore the MSS to its fully functional state with a few button presses without complicated re-installation or re-configuration steps.
A9 No limitations of users who can use the MSS. Delivering high productivity and promoting creativity is the only mission.
A10 Teacher can work in Windows OS and yet simultaneously monitor the students over the Linux environment.
A11 The technologies comprising the product are proven the world across. Recherche team has 20+ man years of open source solutioning expertise.
A12 Internet is rapidly reaching to each corner of the country. MSS is designed to meet the future needs of secure internet access and sharing.
To know more, visit http://www.myscoolserver.com .
These are slides taken from the Digital Catapult's Integration of Health and Social Care Pit Stop, where innovators, SMEs, entrepreneurs gathered to solve health and social care issues.
My sCool Server Brochure - Portrait layoutShrenik Bhura
A brief introduction to Recherche Tech and our flagship product, the My sCool Server - Linux powered teaching solution.
Recherche Tech, with its My sCool Server offering aims to usher in a socioeconomic revolution by making computer literacy and therefore digital inclusion affordable and achievable across the social strata.
My sCool Server is a device, primarily for school labs, that makes all computers in the wired network usable and useful instantly.
It is the next generation in computing and learning convenience. It has been custom built and packaged, keeping in mind the challenges faced by schools and students in the ever evolving, fast-paced literary landscape.
It is an optimised combination of hardware and software built upon proven technologies that our core team has command over for more than 20 man years.
Herein are some of the advantages that the MSS presents to its users:
A1 No knowledge of installing, configuring, or updating Linux required. The teaching process can start immediately in conjunction with the textbook content.
A2 Broadcast lessons to each student's desk. Close monitoring, one-to-one communication and attention to every student's progress is possible.
A3 Extends lifespan of existing systems. Save on power and AMC. Channelise funds to infrastructure and training activities.
A4 Now buy many more end user systems for the same budget. Laboratories can be re-laid to accommodate more machines.
A5 Helps create live copies of the Linux OS and applications to practice the lessons at home and explore Linux completely.
A6 Requires no installation of any additional modules or purchasing custom client hardware from a particular vendor.
A7 An integrated platform to host training web-content offline. No internet required to access 5000+ world-class audio-visual resources.
A8 Restore the MSS to its fully functional state with a few button presses without complicated re-installation or re-configuration steps.
A9 No limitations of users who can use the MSS. Delivering high productivity and promoting creativity is the only mission.
A10 Teacher can work in Windows OS and yet simultaneously monitor the students over the Linux environment.
A11 The technologies comprising the product are proven the world across. Recherche team has 20+ man years of open source solutioning expertise.
A12 Internet is rapidly reaching to each corner of the country. MSS is designed to meet the future needs of secure internet access and sharing.
To know more, visit http://www.myscoolserver.com .
These are slides taken from the Digital Catapult's Integration of Health and Social Care Pit Stop, where innovators, SMEs, entrepreneurs gathered to solve health and social care issues.
Digital Inclusion and Meaningful Broadband Adoption Initiatives Colin Rhinesm...Ed Dodds
This report presents findings from a national study of digital inclusion organizations that help low-income individuals and families adopt high-speed Internet service. The study looked at eight digital inclusion organizations across the United States that are working at the important intersection between making high-speed Internet available and strengthening digital skills—two essential and interrelated components of digital inclusion, which is focused on increasing digital access, skills, and relevant content.
Innovation Accelerators:
Defining Characteristics Among Startup Assistance Organizations by C. Scott Dempwolf, Jennifer Auer, and
Michelle D’Ippolito
Optimal Solutions Group, LLC
College Park, MD 20740
contract number SBAHQ -13-M-0197
Release Date: October 2014
This report was developed under a contract with the Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy, and contains information and analysis that were reviewed by officials of the Office of Advocacy. However, the final conclusions of the report do not necessarily reflect the views of the Office of Advocacy.
Innovative Approaches to M&E and Project DesignAnahi Iacucci
This presentation uses two examples of projects covered by Internews to talk about the use of ICTs for M&E and innovative approaches to evaluate and collect data for Monitoring and Evaluation purposes.
‘Digital natives’ are people who have access to all aspects of information and communication technology right from their childhood. They eagerly explore the astonishing potential of novel technology to revamp the world around them. Highly sophisticated skills are essential to face the challenges posed by interminable escalation of virtual interactive experiences. Harmoniously designed life skill education is the need of the time to tackle such crisis effectively. This study analyses specific characteristics of and issues in the life of digital natives. Also put forward certain practical suggestions to help structural and procedural modification for life skill education.
Introductory remarks
- Jean-Noe Landry, Executive Director, Open North
Webinar 2 includes:
- Summary of Webinar 1: E-Scan and Assessment of Smart -
Cities in Canada (listen at: http://bit.ly/2yp7H8k )
- Situating smart cities amongst current digital practices
- Towards guiding principles for Open Smart Cities
- Examples of international best practices from international cities
- Observations & Next Steps
Webinar Presenters:
- Rachel Bloom, Open North
- Dr Tracey P. Lauriault, School of Journalism and Communication, Carleton University
Content Contributors:
- David Fewer CIPPIC,
- Mark Fox U. of Toronto,
- Stephen Letts (RA Carleton U.)
Project Name:
- Open Smart Cities in Canada
Date:
- December 14, 2017
Open Smart Cities in Canada - Webinar 2 - EnglishOpen North
Slides from Open Smart Cities in Canada's first webinar.
Listen to the webinar at: https://vimeo.com/247378746
Learn more at: http://www.opennorth.ca/projects#1
[Design Sprint Workshop] Engagement Metrics for Social Impact: Alisa Zomer (M...mysociety
This workshop carried out by Alisa Zomer (MIT GOV/LAB, US), Erhardt Graeff (Olin College of Engineering, US), Luke Jordan (Grassroot, South Africa) & Marci Harris (POPVOX, US) at the Impacts of Civic Technology Conference (TICTeC 2019) in Paris on 20th March 2019. You can find out more information about the conference here: http://tictec.mysociety.org/2019
Talk given Camp Digital in May 2018: How we placed accessibility high on the digital agenda at the Home Office and why including all users to create good, inclusive products and services makes better researchers and designers.
Open Smart Cities in Canada - Webinar 3 - EnglishOpen North
In this webinar we present a first ever definition for an Open Smart City and the Open Smart Cities Guide V1.0, informed by research conducted in Canada and an examination of international best practices. In the context of Canada’s Smart Cities Challenge and the public conversation regarding Sidewalk Labs, this webinar gave us timely opportunity to receive public feedback on the definition and structure of the guide. The webinar refers to tools, practices, policies, recommendations and legal frameworks to guide Canadian municipalities toward co-creating Open Smart Cities with their residents.
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Good inclusive design in delivering public services - Katy Arnold [Camp Digit...Nexer Digital
Katy shares how the Home Office have changed their approach to user research and design - with real examples of what worked well, and what didn’t - as we strive to build services which all humans can use.
Presentation deck from the Socitm Supplier Briefing that took place on the 18th June.
Socitm's New Agenda
Data the Key to Digital
Sponsor Address: A Digital Transformation Approach
Why isn't Digital Catching Fire… and what can suppliers do
Current Priorities for Local Government
The Supplier Partnership Program
Presentation deck from the Socitm Supplier Briefing that took place on the 18th June.
Socitm's New Agenda
Data the Key to Digital
Current Priorities for Local Government
Sponsor Address: A Digital Transformation Approach
Meeting the local public services challenge head on.
A Central Government tech insight and where next for Local Authorities
The Supplier Partnership Program
Digital Inclusion and Meaningful Broadband Adoption Initiatives Colin Rhinesm...Ed Dodds
This report presents findings from a national study of digital inclusion organizations that help low-income individuals and families adopt high-speed Internet service. The study looked at eight digital inclusion organizations across the United States that are working at the important intersection between making high-speed Internet available and strengthening digital skills—two essential and interrelated components of digital inclusion, which is focused on increasing digital access, skills, and relevant content.
Innovation Accelerators:
Defining Characteristics Among Startup Assistance Organizations by C. Scott Dempwolf, Jennifer Auer, and
Michelle D’Ippolito
Optimal Solutions Group, LLC
College Park, MD 20740
contract number SBAHQ -13-M-0197
Release Date: October 2014
This report was developed under a contract with the Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy, and contains information and analysis that were reviewed by officials of the Office of Advocacy. However, the final conclusions of the report do not necessarily reflect the views of the Office of Advocacy.
Innovative Approaches to M&E and Project DesignAnahi Iacucci
This presentation uses two examples of projects covered by Internews to talk about the use of ICTs for M&E and innovative approaches to evaluate and collect data for Monitoring and Evaluation purposes.
‘Digital natives’ are people who have access to all aspects of information and communication technology right from their childhood. They eagerly explore the astonishing potential of novel technology to revamp the world around them. Highly sophisticated skills are essential to face the challenges posed by interminable escalation of virtual interactive experiences. Harmoniously designed life skill education is the need of the time to tackle such crisis effectively. This study analyses specific characteristics of and issues in the life of digital natives. Also put forward certain practical suggestions to help structural and procedural modification for life skill education.
Introductory remarks
- Jean-Noe Landry, Executive Director, Open North
Webinar 2 includes:
- Summary of Webinar 1: E-Scan and Assessment of Smart -
Cities in Canada (listen at: http://bit.ly/2yp7H8k )
- Situating smart cities amongst current digital practices
- Towards guiding principles for Open Smart Cities
- Examples of international best practices from international cities
- Observations & Next Steps
Webinar Presenters:
- Rachel Bloom, Open North
- Dr Tracey P. Lauriault, School of Journalism and Communication, Carleton University
Content Contributors:
- David Fewer CIPPIC,
- Mark Fox U. of Toronto,
- Stephen Letts (RA Carleton U.)
Project Name:
- Open Smart Cities in Canada
Date:
- December 14, 2017
Open Smart Cities in Canada - Webinar 2 - EnglishOpen North
Slides from Open Smart Cities in Canada's first webinar.
Listen to the webinar at: https://vimeo.com/247378746
Learn more at: http://www.opennorth.ca/projects#1
[Design Sprint Workshop] Engagement Metrics for Social Impact: Alisa Zomer (M...mysociety
This workshop carried out by Alisa Zomer (MIT GOV/LAB, US), Erhardt Graeff (Olin College of Engineering, US), Luke Jordan (Grassroot, South Africa) & Marci Harris (POPVOX, US) at the Impacts of Civic Technology Conference (TICTeC 2019) in Paris on 20th March 2019. You can find out more information about the conference here: http://tictec.mysociety.org/2019
Talk given Camp Digital in May 2018: How we placed accessibility high on the digital agenda at the Home Office and why including all users to create good, inclusive products and services makes better researchers and designers.
Open Smart Cities in Canada - Webinar 3 - EnglishOpen North
In this webinar we present a first ever definition for an Open Smart City and the Open Smart Cities Guide V1.0, informed by research conducted in Canada and an examination of international best practices. In the context of Canada’s Smart Cities Challenge and the public conversation regarding Sidewalk Labs, this webinar gave us timely opportunity to receive public feedback on the definition and structure of the guide. The webinar refers to tools, practices, policies, recommendations and legal frameworks to guide Canadian municipalities toward co-creating Open Smart Cities with their residents.
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Good inclusive design in delivering public services - Katy Arnold [Camp Digit...Nexer Digital
Katy shares how the Home Office have changed their approach to user research and design - with real examples of what worked well, and what didn’t - as we strive to build services which all humans can use.
Presentation deck from the Socitm Supplier Briefing that took place on the 18th June.
Socitm's New Agenda
Data the Key to Digital
Sponsor Address: A Digital Transformation Approach
Why isn't Digital Catching Fire… and what can suppliers do
Current Priorities for Local Government
The Supplier Partnership Program
Presentation deck from the Socitm Supplier Briefing that took place on the 18th June.
Socitm's New Agenda
Data the Key to Digital
Current Priorities for Local Government
Sponsor Address: A Digital Transformation Approach
Meeting the local public services challenge head on.
A Central Government tech insight and where next for Local Authorities
The Supplier Partnership Program
An introductory presentation for the Council of Europe INGOs introducing the transversal workig group called Digital Citizen. The group will deal with Education, Humand Rights and Democracy using a forward looking approach to policy making.
Presentation to staff interested in promoting digital inclusion for older people.
Given by Get Digital programme delivery team in a number of locations in England during February March 2011.
Bristol masterclass for councillors on data and digital transformation 31-Jan-20LG Inform Plus
n early 2020, the Local Government Association (LGA) ran a series of masterclass discussion days for local elected councillors on data and digital transformation. This is the slide set used in Bristol on 31-Jan-2020
Digital Government Today: International Perspective and Lessons for the FutureRyan Androsoff
An overview of current trends in digital government with a focus on IT governance, digital service delivery, social media, and open data. All views expressed in the presentation are those of the author and should not be attributed to any organization mentioned or referenced.
Local Open Data: A perspective from local government in England by Gesche SchmidOpening-up.eu
Local Open Data: A perspective from local government in England
to help government and companies to
develop innovative services through the
use of open data and to encourage smart
use of Social Media
Michele Nati, Privacy and Trust Technical Lead at the Digital Catapult, gave this presentation about the organisation's collaborative projects at the ICW's Collaborative Working in the Digital Economy event.
Newcastle data and digital masterclass for councillors slides 7-Feb-20LG Inform Plus
On 7th February 2020, the Local Government association ran a masterclass discussion day for councillors and elected members on data and digital transformation in local government. This is the slide set that was used to steer discussions
The Regional Strategic Cross-Sector Partnership is an opportunity to explain what is going on in the third sector and look for links in other sectors. This set of slides provides an overview of the regional third sector ICT strategy and in particular look at how the regional ICT Champion's role is helping to develop the harness the skills offered by volunteers with IT skills
Manchester LGA masterclass for elected members on data and digital transforma...LG Inform Plus
In early 2020, the Local Government Association (LGA) ran a series of masterclass discussion days for local elected councillors on data and digital transformation. This is the slide set used in Manchester on 24-Jan-2020
Lg inform plus records retention and the ropaLG Inform Plus
This short presentation describes the online Record Of Processing Activity (or ROPA) tool added to the LGA’s LG Inform Plus suite. The tools helps local authorities meet the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation, GDPR.
LG Inform PLUS half day training session 2016 - slides simulating live useLG Inform Plus
A collection of screen dumps to simulate a half day rapid training overview for the Local Government Association's LG Inform PLUS information management tools and support service including online small area reporting tools, open data publishing tools and other features for local government information managers
LG Inform half day training session 2016 - slides simulating live useLG Inform Plus
A collection of screen dumps to simulate a half day rapid training overview for the Local Government Association's LG Inform online benchmarking and reporting tools. This set started in October 2015 when we ran half day sessions covering LG Inform and then followed with the other half day session covering LG Inform Plus. Started in October 2015 and slowly revised and used in 2016 too. Note for the LG Inform Plus half day slide deck us another search "LG Inform Plus"
Sheffield why open data matters to local government officers - tim adams lgaLG Inform Plus
Presentation given by Tim Adams Local Government Association LGA LG Inform Plus programme manager on the importance of open data to public sector officers and to local government policy. Given at Sheffield City Open Data Event - 10-July-2015
A pre-recorded series of screen image dumps simulating the interactive training day on the LG Inform performance management and information sharing/comparison system from the Local Government Association (LGA) used in Local Government
LG Inform Plus Learning Day Training SessionLG Inform Plus
A pre-recorded series of screen image dumps simulating the interactive training day on the LG Inform Plus information management system used in Local Government
ZGB - The Role of Generative AI in Government transformation.pdfSaeed Al Dhaheri
This keynote was presented during the the 7th edition of the UAE Hackathon 2024. It highlights the role of AI and Generative AI in addressing government transformation to achieve zero government bureaucracy
Russian anarchist and anti-war movement in the third year of full-scale warAntti Rautiainen
Anarchist group ANA Regensburg hosted my online-presentation on 16th of May 2024, in which I discussed tactics of anti-war activism in Russia, and reasons why the anti-war movement has not been able to make an impact to change the course of events yet. Cases of anarchists repressed for anti-war activities are presented, as well as strategies of support for political prisoners, and modest successes in supporting their struggles.
Thumbnail picture is by MediaZona, you may read their report on anti-war arson attacks in Russia here: https://en.zona.media/article/2022/10/13/burn-map
Links:
Autonomous Action
http://Avtonom.org
Anarchist Black Cross Moscow
http://Avtonom.org/abc
Solidarity Zone
https://t.me/solidarity_zone
Memorial
https://memopzk.org/, https://t.me/pzk_memorial
OVD-Info
https://en.ovdinfo.org/antiwar-ovd-info-guide
RosUznik
https://rosuznik.org/
Uznik Online
http://uznikonline.tilda.ws/
Russian Reader
https://therussianreader.com/
ABC Irkutsk
https://abc38.noblogs.org/
Send mail to prisoners from abroad:
http://Prisonmail.online
YouTube: https://youtu.be/c5nSOdU48O8
Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/libertarianlifecoach/episodes/Russian-anarchist-and-anti-war-movement-in-the-third-year-of-full-scale-war-e2k8ai4
Many ways to support street children.pptxSERUDS INDIA
By raising awareness, providing support, advocating for change, and offering assistance to children in need, individuals can play a crucial role in improving the lives of street children and helping them realize their full potential
Donate Us
https://serudsindia.org/how-individuals-can-support-street-children-in-india/
#donatefororphan, #donateforhomelesschildren, #childeducation, #ngochildeducation, #donateforeducation, #donationforchildeducation, #sponsorforpoorchild, #sponsororphanage #sponsororphanchild, #donation, #education, #charity, #educationforchild, #seruds, #kurnool, #joyhome
A process server is a authorized person for delivering legal documents, such as summons, complaints, subpoenas, and other court papers, to peoples involved in legal proceedings.
What is the point of small housing associations.pptxPaul Smith
Given the small scale of housing associations and their relative high cost per home what is the point of them and how do we justify their continued existance
Presentation by Jared Jageler, David Adler, Noelia Duchovny, and Evan Herrnstadt, analysts in CBO’s Microeconomic Studies and Health Analysis Divisions, at the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists Summer Conference.
London data and digital masterclass for councillors slides 14-Feb-20
1. Data and Digital Masterclass
London
February 14th 2020 www.local.gov.uk
2. www.local.gov.uk
Purpose of the day
• This event is for elected members who are working on,
and keen to maximise, the opportunities of digital
approaches and data exploitation in their authorities.
• A sequence of speakers from local authorities will talk
about their own experiences as a reference point for
questions and a discussion within the group.
3. www.local.gov.uk
The shape of our day
• Now: Intros and Discussion
• 1115: How digital is helping councils. Hackney guest speakers.
• 1200: Deriving benefits from data. Essex guest speaker.
• 1245: Culture, Mindset and Choices
• 1315: Lunch
• 1400: Reflection
• 1415: Councillors creating the conditions. Sevenoaks guest speaker.
• 1515: Summary
• 1530: Close
4. www.local.gov.uk
The 3Fs
• Fire
– no test planned – exits Left and Right
– Once outside Left and Left again for assembly point
• Facilities
– Gents: this floor near the lift (and on 3rd floor)
– Ladies: floor below (and on 3rd floor)
• Fones
5. www.local.gov.uk
Ground rules
• Confidentiality, to stimulate open sharing
• Acknowledgement that we’re at different points on the
journey and have different contexts
• Learning from each other as much as from the speakers
• Facilitator’s role to move on
7. www.local.gov.uk
Introductions
• Name
• Council
• Council role
• Other experience relevant to the day
• Your interest in this agenda
• Your key point from the survey/flipcharts, especially if it’s
an “ask” from others in the room
8. www.local.gov.uk
The Landscape we’re travelling in (1)
• Data and Digital are about more than technology – eg new ways of
working and collaborating
• Financial challenges and yet raised resident expectations
• There are a whole host of “muck and bullets” issues that people are
grappling with. eg
– Overcoming change resistance
• Staff
• Suppliers
• (Residents)
– Building a coalition within the group
– Using the machinery of government, eg budgets, scrutiny, recruitment
– Resolving worries of cybersecurity
9. www.local.gov.uk
The Landscape we’re travelling in (2)
• Political choices and philosophy
– Role and nature of the local state (eg “digital by default”
choices, human-centred design)
– Working in the open; open data, open source
– Collaboration v commercialisation
– Managing national policy changes
– New support to front-line councilors
– Data ethics
10. www.local.gov.uk
How digital is Helping Councils
• Please welcome:
– Philip Glanville, Elected Mayor, LB Hackney
– Rob Miller, Head of ICT
11. www.local.gov.uk
How Digital is helping Councils
• What are you pleased with so far?
• What difficulties have you encountered? How are you
dealing with them?
13. Building a better picture
of the past to help us
prepare for the future
“
”
Data Science Masterclass
14.
15. Data Science…
Programming Statistical
Analysis
Domain
Expertise
Inter-disciplinary field
that uses scientific
methods, processes,
algorithms and systems
to extract knowledge
and insights from
structured and
unstructured data
“
”
The discovery, interpretation, and communication
of meaningful patterns in data to result in effective
decision making
20. Targeted Endings
Can we predict at the point of case closure who is at high risk of returning to Children and Families services within 1
year?
The key objectives:
Understand the most important factors, drivers and pathways for those children returning to social care
Understand what combinations of circumstances or factors exist for children who are most at risk of returning
Look at the predictive power of the free text fields in Mosaic and identify if there is any added value from free text
analysis
Use both the quantitative and qualitative data above to produce a model that predicts which children are most at
risk of return
Had One
CP Plan
Has Police
Referrals
No More Than 3
Assessments
before CP Plan
CP Plan
Reason
Neglect
At Least 2
Police
Referrals
Returned
24. Does the project align to partnership priorities?
What is the scale of the impact on our citizens, our
communities, and our organisations?
Is this a good
research question
that can be
addressed through
big data collaboration
and the application
of data science skills?
InnovativeRequires further
scoping
Biggest potentialQuick Wins
Defining the Problem: 2
25. Data science is a team sport
2. Data sourcing,
governance
3. Data exploration,
and data science
Data
People
Action
6. Impact
and
outcomes
5. Embed & act 4. Analysis and Insight
1. Problem / Needs
Identification
26. 1. The use of data has clear
benefits for users and serves
the public good
2. Be aware of relevant
legislation and codes of
practice
3. Understand the limitations of
the data
4. Use data that is proportionate
to the user need
5. Ensure robust practices and
work within your skillset
6. Make your work transparent
and be accountable
7. Embed data use responsibly
Consider the ethics carefully
28. DeliveryAnalysisData SharingData PrepEngagement
Exploration
& Scoping
Our development pipeline
Exploratory Analysis
Literature Review
Best Practice Review
Identify Sponsor
Determine Partners Determine Critical Partners
Feasibility Framework
Ethics Checklist
Engage Partners
Draft Initial Scope
Identify Working Group
Members
Arrange Working
Group
Working Group
Agree Scope
Agree Timeline in
Principle
Identify Data Leads
Engage Data Leads
Agree Variables
Develop Data Schema
Extract Data
Data Cleaning
Pseudonymisation
Upload Data Join Data
Data Cleaning
Data Expedition
Insight
Development
Recommendations
Check & Challenge
Develop Product
Share with Stakeholders
Follow Up Impact
Evaluate
Engage with IG
Complete DPIA
Engage Partner IG Draft ISP Identify SIRO Engage SIRO
Sign ISP
A&E Admissions Domestic AbuseHomelessnessKnife Crime Let’s Get Physical Mental HealthVulnerabilities Risky Business
29. Key lessons learnt so far….
• Be clear about the business need.
• Be clear about the problem definition and about the suitability of a
data solution.
• Work closely with the domain experts – from the get go and at all
stages.
• Build capability within and without.
• Enabling cross partner data share is as much about culture, politics
and organisational capacity as the enabling technology
• But you do need to have some technology to make this work...
• Ethical considerations need to be integral within project design and
delivery
• Focus on the impact
• Are we building capability or solving a problem or widening our
reach or all of these?
Some things we have learnt
30. Analytics is not the answer to
everything and will never be
100% accurate.
It is important to test and
learn, triangulate data with
citizen research and
engagement, link insight to
action and be ethical and
transparent in our approach
at all times.
31. More Information
For more information:
www.essexfuture.com/ecda
ecda@essex.gov.uk
Insight Blog https://insight.blog.essex.gov.uk/
32. www.local.gov.uk
Maximising the benefits of data
• What data issues have you experienced? What solutions
have you come up with so far?
• How are you using data and evidence to change what you
do and how you make decisions?
34. www.local.gov.uk
Context
“We are taking 21st century problems and trying to solve
them with 20th century tools and 19th century institutions”
- Madeleine Albright
What does it mean to be applying 21st Century Tools and
creating 21st Century Institutions?
35. www.local.gov.uk
Purpose of this session
• Offer some thoughts from my work and my “lived
experience” in this area from last 20 years, especially the
last 4
• Discuss the culture and mindset associated with “digital”
– Opportunities
– What to watch out for (blockers, risks)
• Identify some key member choices
• Develop this in discussion
36. www.local.gov.uk
Why Does this Matter?
• There’s an opportunity to serve people better
• There’s an opportunity to unlearn outdated ways of
working and reduce frustrations – better culture
• A new generation of employees and sector-switchers will
expect this difference
• There are risk and transitions to manage
40. www.local.gov.uk
What are the cultures, practices and
processes?
• Service design
• Agile working
• Working in the open
• New levels of collaboration
• (Social media)
41. www.local.gov.uk
Service design
• Concept around for a long time
• Popularised by GDS
• User-centred design, human-centred design
• Understanding how people use services
• Understanding peoples’ lives
• Building a compelling human case for change
• Very challenging to organisational boundaries
42. www.local.gov.uk
Agile Working
• A reaction against the 20th Century “waterfall” method
– Detailed specification, months/years of work, not useful
– Things have changed, or the initial understanding was wrong
– Feels “baked in” to public procurement and business cases
43. www.local.gov.uk
Agile Working
• A new “language” for a structured process of trying things out
and learning as we go
• A sequence of “sprints” that “home in” on solving a problem
– (Fortnightly) sprints
– Daily standups
– “Show and tell”
– Retrospectives
– Sprint review and pivot
49. www.local.gov.uk
So What?
• Different drumbeat and pace
• Demands different governance (inc scrutiny)
• Challenging to financial planning
• Opens up different member roles (with care)
• New language to learn (for everyone)
• Can appear less rigorous and more vulnerable to
challenge
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Collaboration Tools
• Almost no email
• Tools like Slack
• Shared documents eg Google docs
• Sharing with Trello
• A new way of working that’s hard to comprehend until you
experience it
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Collaborative documents
• Imagine a board meeting
– Link to a shared agenda document – make and share
comments and questions beforehand
– Write the notes of the meeting collaboratively as you go
• Imagine a team-produced document
– One version with multiple people working, commenting and
suggesting simultaneously
– No need for version control
– Issues dealt with on the spot
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So What
• Tool for members?
• Redefine member: officer boundary
• Very different working style that requires 100% take-up
• Addictive: hard to go back
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Choices for members
• Encourage new ways of working, with their challenges to governance
approaches, or keep them lower down and arms-length?
• What is the member role in digital development?
• How big a part of the solution do we make this?
• What digital/data “ideology”?
– Eg open source versus commercial?
– Eg role of evidence in informing decisions
– Eg opening up data
– Eg “digital by default” for services
– Eg standardised national solutions versus local ones
– Eg Local Digital Declaration
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There are other things to be getting
on with as well…and helping with
• Structure of local government
– Devolution deals, combined authorities
city deals, mergers, unitaries, double
devolution, (integrated care systems)
• Commercialism
– Use of assets, selling services,
investment…?
• Integrating Health and Social Care
• Inward investment
– Attracting employers, stimulating
clusters, engaging colleges, housing,
infrastructure
• Managing housing growth
• Delivery models
– Outsourcing, spin-outs,
community transfer
• Strong siloes or corporate
entities
• Civic entrepreneurialism
– Convenor in the place,
catalysing, stimulating, doing
different things
• Having the right strategic
capacity in the organisation
• Squeezing the last bits of
toothpaste out of the tube by
conventional methods
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A cultural reflection
• Reflecting back to when many people were “learning their craft”, say
2004…
– e-Government, BVPI157
– Central direction and Audit Commission
– Wellbeing power was new and general power of competence didn’t exist
– Local Strategic Partnerships, not even “total place”
– Big state infrastructure eg RDAs
– Gershon efficiencies
– Cabinet system and scrutiny were new
– iPhone didn’t exist
– FutureGov was 4 years off existing, GDS 7 years away
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Level of ambition is a choice
• Digital versus other things
• Digital as an enabler of other things
• Workforce capability and the potential to recruit or buy-in
• Some “ideological” choices
• Legacy tech, legacy culture
• Local priorities and needs
• Citizen and business expectation
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Lunch
• We start again at 1400
• What new thoughts or questions do you have?
• What was relevant to your context?
• What wasn’t?
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Creating the conditions, as councillors
• Please welcome:
– Cllr Peter Fleming, Leader, Sevenoaks DC and
Chair, Innovation and Improvement Board, LGA
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84. “How can people tell you what
they want if they haven’t seen
it before? If we ask them what
they want, we’ll end up doing
Swan Lake every year!”
— Mario D’Amico, senior VP of marketing at Cirque du Soleil
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Creating the conditions, as councillors
• What are the key points for councilor
engagement/levers you can pull?
• What successes have you had?
• What remains difficult?
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Summary
• We’ve heard from three authorities and from each other
• What connections do you want to make?
• What insights have you got?
• What questions are you taking back with you?
• What do you want to do, now?
• (And please fill in the feedback form)