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Transforming Public Sector Data: Driving Efficiency and Improving Public Services 2021

Online Event 16 September 2021, 9:00am - 3:00pm

9:00am
Online Registration
9:30am
Chair's Welcome Address
Solomon Alexis, Principal Lecturer in Computer Science and Digital Technologies, University of East London
9:40am
Keynote Address: Transforming the Way Government Uses and Reuses Data

The third mission of the National Data Strategy is to transform how government manages, uses and shares data to deliver trusted public services and better policy-making, making life better for people across the UK. The Central Digital and Data Office is leading this work in partnership with departments and the wider public sector to drive change across five key areas:

  • Quality, availability and access
  • Standards and assurance
  • Capability, leadership and culture
  • Accountability and productivity
  • Ethics and public trust
Sue Bateman, Deputy Director, Data and Innovation, Government Digital Service
10:00am
Keynote Address: Innovation And Digital Transformation To Improve Social Care and Health Across The UK
  • The Local Government Association's Innovation and Transformation Programme 
  • How the use of digital technology and innovation can support effective information sharing across social care and health
  • Looking at how the LGA is working with councils to support the delivery of modern and efficient health and social care systems to improve public services
Hannah Gill, Senior Adviser, Care and Health Improvement Programme, Local Government Association
10:20am
Keynote Address: Using Data To Improve Efficiency Within The Department For Work And Pensions
Paul Lodge, Chief Data Officer, Department for Work and Pensions
10:40am
Questions And Answers Session
11:05am
Break and Networking
11:35am
Seminar A: Case Study In Privacy Management In Local Government

Wired Relations has helped a number of municipalities and local authorities in different countries manage their privacy management programmes. In this case study you get some of their insights from working with both small and large entities.

  • How do you set-up and manage a privacy management program? 
  • How do you create a data map within a complex organisation? 
  • Insights on managing risk 
  • Privacy management is a process, not a task
Jacob Høedt Larsen, Partner, Wired Relations
11:35am
Seminar B: How NCC Group Can Assist The UK Public Sector In Mitigating Supply Chain Risk When Utilising Cloud Based Technology
  • Public Sector Cloud Adoption Trends
  • Who are NCC Group and our work with within UK Public Sector
  • How can our Escrow as a Service (EaaS) proposition and future developments assist the UK Public Sector
John Greaves, Paul Robinson & Will Franks, NCC Group
11:55am
Case Study: Small Business Research Initiative
  • Using procurement of R&D to transform how we use public sector data
Eoin McFadden, Head of Innovation Strategy Unit, Department for the Economy, Northern Ireland
12:15pm
The Policy/Data Disconnect And How To ‘Address’ It
Simon Roberts, Engagement Manager, Improvement Service
12:35pm
Questions And Answers Session
12:55pm
Lunch And Networking
1:40pm
Maximising The Beneficial Use Of Personal Information Held In The Public Sector By Addressing Trust In Data Use
  • Achieving a step-change in the way data is shared and used to harness the potential of data driven technology and AI to improve decision making and service delivery in the public sector
  • Addressing risks and challenges to current governance arrangements posed by sharing more data
  • Overcoming technical, cultural and organisational barriers to data sharing in the public sector
  • Establishing legality and adhering to security standards as fundamental components to trustworthy data sharing
  • Exploring areas where citizens can feasibly have more control over how their data is shared and used
Sam Cannicott, Head of Policy and Projects, Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation
2:00pm
Case Study: Using A Tool For Data Visualisation To Provide Effective Economic Forecasting And Market Insights In Local Government And To Inform Health Care Needs
    • Developing The Bridge Using SCDIP funding to develop a new intelligence platform to understand and map current how current and future care needs overlap with community assets
    • Highlighting the importance of displaying data in a convenient and understandable way to allow decision-makers to make informed decision about commissioning and addressing demand quickly and efficiently
    • Visualising supply and demand to negotiate better rates for care and deliver cost savings
    • Combining health care and housing data to predict future needs including thermal mapping to inform HeatSavers interventions and reduce the likelihood of entering A&E by 20 per cent
    • Building on the project benefits: ability to experiment; improved collaboration; improved data quality and user research
Richard James, Strategic Development Lead, Shropshire Council
2:20pm
Afternoon Keynote Address: Transforming Planning Through Data
  • Find out how the Scottish Government, working in partnership with local government, is embarking on a journey to digitally transform the Planning system using data and technology
David Hall, Deputy Head of Digital Planning, Scottish Government
2:40pm
Questions and Answers
3:00pm
Chair’s Summary And Close
Solomon Alexis, Principal Lecturer in Computer Science and Digital Technologies, University of East London
3:00pm
Consultation

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