Description

Using data to make better decisions. Prevention via early identification and smarter interventions.

Contexts of Public Data

The DIKW Pyramid

Rationale

By using data we can form better policies, design better services, monitor our impact, and continually improve.

Implications

Being Data led can be applied to

• Digital Customer
  • Providing open data, and performance information, so that our residents are well informed to participate in local decision making.
• Digital Council
  • Evidenced based decision making; Transparency, Performance, Proactive Intervention
• Digital Place
  • Sharing data and insight across local place partners so that strategies and investments are based on a common evidence base; an API for the County.
  • Supporting people and families who would otherwise fall through the gaps.

Tools / Methods / Resources

• A data management strategy.
• A Business Intelligence function
• Design programs so that impact can be measured continuously and incrementally, focusing on outcomes.
• Derive insight by making joins across data, including open data sets.
• Data standards, common terminology
• Data Warehousing
• Use quality real-time or timely data to support rapid decision making and resource allocation.
• Internet of Things (IOT)
• Presenting data in formats that are easy to interpret and act on, such as data visualizations.

Maturity / Check List

• Has data been used to provide evidence?
• Will the proposal generate data that can be used to monitor impact?
• Is insight shared transparently with the public and partners?