Deputy Leader and Executive Board Member for Resources and Strategy Cllr James Lewis Deputy Leader and Executive Board Member for Resources and Strategy @JamesLewisLab
Working together with the Czech Republic Brauhaus architecture event in 2016 Inclusion of Gypsy Roma Traveller children in schools Children’s Services attendance at Special Educational Needs conference in Brno Participation of Cllr Charlwood at an Ageing Well conference in June 2017
Our Core Values Being open, honest and trusted Treating people fairly Spending money wisely Working as a team for Leeds Working with communities
Benefits of open data Better informed citizens Improved openness and transparency agenda Reduction of requests for access to information Lead to improved data quality Lead to new and innovative products and services Provide an economic stimulus Improves partnership working
Our Breakthrough Projects Cutting carbon and improving air quality Tackling domestic violence and abuse World class events and vibrant city centre that can benefit us all Housing growth and high standards in all sectors More jobs, better jobs Making Leeds the best place to grow old in Early intervention and reducing health inequalities Strong communities benefitting from a strong city Child Friendly Leeds
A thriving city An influential council which promotes collaboration An environment where innovation flourishes Leeds is a major centre for digital industry 8,500 Digital & Technology organisations employing around 70,000 people* A magnet for new jobs Pioneering Health-tech solutions – Leeds Care Record * Leeds Enterprise Partnership 23/08/2016 (http://www.the-lep.com/news-and-blog/news/leeds-city-region-global-digital-centre-in-the-ma/)
A connected city Citizens are increasingly ‘connected’ An increasing expectation for access to services online 100% Digital Leeds is targeting 90,000 citizens to help them get online through: Training Tablet lending scheme Access to free broadband
A thriving city Working towards becoming ‘open by default’ Promoting our Open Data Manifesto across the city ‘Best City for Open Data’ Collaborating across Leeds and The North of England
Stephen Blackburn Senior Information Governance Officer and Leeds Open Data/Data Mill North lead @StevieBYorks
Information Governance Clear guidelines Open data principles Publishing standards Anonymisation guidelines
Useful data Needs to be understood Needs to be meaningful Needs to provide value Focus on Government required datasets initially Connect with communities to open up data which they want access to
Our approach Collaboration from the start DataPress.com
Community Working with the digital community Nearly 500 datasets from over 50 publishers Winner of the Open Data Institute (ODI) Publisher of the Year 2016
Innovation Pathway Need to see added value from published data 6 month pathway to provide solutions to problems Topics: Social isolation School place allocation Improving waste recycling rates Social housing guidance
Innovation Pathway Problem Prototype Product Solutions: Work with services Innovation Lab Solution Open up new data Work with developer Problem Prototype Product Solutions: Leeds Bins CareView School Admissions
Added value from data
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