1. Deputy Leader and Executive Board Member for Resources and Strategy
Cllr James Lewis
Deputy Leader and Executive Board Member for Resources and Strategy
@JamesLewisLab

2. 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

3. Our Core Values Being open, honest and trusted Treating people fairly
Spending money wisely
Working as a team for Leeds
Working with communities

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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 (

7. 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

8. 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

9. Stephen Blackburn
Senior Information Governance Officer and Leeds Open Data/Data Mill North lead
@StevieBYorks

10. Information Governance
Clear guidelines
Open data principles
Publishing standards
Anonymisation guidelines

11. 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

12. Our approach
Collaboration from the start
DataPress.com

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. Added value from data

17. Thank you
Any questions?