Data Bites #13: Getting things done with data in government

Institute for Government

Better use of data is key to more effective government. Across government, teams are doing fascinating work with data. But those projects don’t get the attention they deserve. At this month's event, the 13th in our series, the speakers presented their data projects in an exciting, quickfire format. Each speaker had eight minutes, followed by eight minutes of questions from the audience. Our speakers were: Phil King, Business Development Director at Tableau, on Data-Driven Response and Recovery in Government Thalia Baldwin, Director, Geospatial Commission, on the government's geospatial strategy and the use of geospatial data in government Oscar Wyatt, GOV.UK Data Labs, on how they are using natural language processing to build a deeper understanding of content on GOV.UK Gaia Marcus, Head of National Data Strategy at DCMS, introducing the framework National Data Strategy The event was chaired by Gavin Freeguard, Programme Director and Head of Data and Transparency at the Institute for Government.