1. The big data opportunity Chris Yiu Head of the Digital Government Unit @PXDigitalGov

2. 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

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

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

5. The great power of big data makes it imperative to practice responsible analytics – executing only where there is a clear public policy justification Responsibility http://www.flickr.com/photos/68751915@N05/6710868859 …what about government?

6. 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?

7. @PXDigitalGov Stay in touch

8. Further reading Policy Exchange http://www.policyexchange.org.uk TechAmerica Foundation http://www.techamerica.org McKinsey Global Institute http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/mgi Shakespeare Review of Public Sector Information https://www.gov.uk/data-strategy-board Coming soon

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

10. Case study: Healthcare http://prescribinganalytics.com

11. Case study: Census HM Government