Bus Open Data Service goes live - operators will legally have to publish data
The government hopes that by making the data available, passengers will benefit from better services and increase transparency around pricing.
Archive: Analytics planning and data analysis
Mayor Sadiq Khan sets out plans to revamp London’s data portal
The London Datastore is now 10 years old and recommendations have been put forward to make it more useful.
Could ‘R’ become the basis for effective NHS analytics?
Why burns surgeons, anaesthetists and other NHS medical specialists are teaching themselves a complex programming language more commonly used by statisticians and data miners
Government’s lack of data and performance monitoring leads to “crisis-cash-repeat” cycle for funding public services
Think tank Institute for Government has released its 2019 performance tracker for nine public services and assesses the impact of future government spending.
New York renters take on dodgy landlords using open data
New York - like many other major cities across the world - is facing a housing crisis, with renters suffering terrible conditions. How can open data help?
Turning data into an asset at Birmingham City University
A combination of Business Intelligence and data analytics has automated a key audit process, says its internal Planning Department
How TfL is using data science to reduce station overcrowding and closures
Bringing ticketing and train movement data together can help TfL keep London’s Tube moving at the busiest times.
Department for Transport set to invest in green tech, open data and airport efficiency
The Department for Transport has made a slew of announcements in recent days regarding the use of tech to improve British transport networks.
QR codes help Watford Borough Council prove voter identity
With the Voter ID scheme still set to be law by 2022, do local government election managers need to start evaluating the best tech options now?
Civil society groups warn government on data failings - “stop choosing ignorance”
In an open letter to the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, the civil society groups want government to take data strategy seriously.
Houston, we don’t have a problem - Understanding sentiment in space with NASA
NASA says graph is proving an ideal tool for helping improve astronaut experience on the International Space Station
Cleveland Police turns to Experian to create a single view of residents
Cleveland Police Force says data services provider Experian helped it eradicate its very high number of duplicate and incomplete records.
Food Standards Agency Director of Openness, Data and Digital - Using data to improve the nation’s health
A data focus is preventing poor quality food entering the UK food chain, Julie Pierce tells diginomica/government