The document discusses the Data Mill North open data initiative run by Leeds City Council. It outlines their governance approach, focus on providing useful and meaningful datasets to users, and building an open data community. The initiative aims to use data to better understand cities and regions, work collaboratively, and help those who reuse the data, not just publish it. They identify issues that data could help address, prototype solutions, and get others involved through their Innovation Labs.

1. Data Mill North/
Leeds City Council
Stephen Blackburn
Information Governance
stephen.blackburn@leeds.gov.uk / open.data@leeds.gov.uk
@StevieBYorks / @DataMillNorth

2. Governance
• Agenda managed by the
Information Governance team
• Open data principles
• Publishing guidelines
• Anonymisation guidelines

3. Useful data
• Focused on Transparency Code
• Different dataset requests from users
• Needs to be understood
• Needs to be meaningful
• Needs to provide value

4. Our approach
• Best website for open data
• Not just a council platform
• Data helps us understand our cities and
regions better
• Work collaboratively and share skills
• Bring about economies of scale
• Helps those who re-use our data

5. Not just data!
• A community focus
• How can data improve the lives of
citizens and communities?
• Building a community of users
• Tap into the digital community
• Benefit from expertise

7. DATA MILL NORTH
@DataMillNorth

8. Innovation Labs
• Identify an issue or problem
• Which datasets could help?
• Work with analysts / developers
• Prototype solutions

9. Innovation Lab
Products

10. Products
by others

11. Get involved
• Join us
• Contribute
• Collaborate
• Let’s talk!

12. Thank you