The big data opportunity Chris Yiu Head of the Digital Government

Big data opportunities for governments Sharing data to save time, paper and money Learning about business performance in real time Personalising services for a better user experience Solving problems and predicting the future Innovating for enhanced productivity and growth

Big data should enable big savings UK public sector, £ billions p.a. £250 – £500 per citizen

Capability Organisations need people prepared to think like data scientists – skilled at working with data, seeking out insights and telling compelling stories

The great power of big data makes it imperative to practice responsible analytics – executing only where there is a clear public policy justification Responsibility …what about government?

What leaders need to ask Do we know what we know? Are we using data to drive decisions? How quickly can we get answers? What’s our strategy for innovation? Who is responsible?

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Further reading Policy Exchange TechAmerica Foundation McKinsey Global Institute Shakespeare Review of Public Sector Information Coming soon

Case study: Fraud Tackling fraud and error in government (2012)

Case study: Healthcare

Case study: Census HM Government