Comments on: UK Data website launched http://blog.localdemocracy.org.uk/2010/01/21/uk-data-website-launched/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Promoting innovation and a conversational local politics Wed, 28 Dec 2011 13:58:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: communities spokesperson http://blog.localdemocracy.org.uk/2010/01/21/uk-data-website-launched/comment-page-1/#comment-1314 communities spokesperson Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:31:22 +0000 http://blog.localdemocracy.org.uk/?p=2077#comment-1314 Community Secretary John Denham, believes local authorities are at the heart of this agenda, allowing people far better access to information held by local public organisations so they can challenge, compare or scrutinise their local services in order to drive up standards in their area. To support this ambition John Denham has established a panel of experts from local government and the IT developer community. This Local Public Data Panel will help Government develop comparable measures for local government services to be published for consultation in spring 2010. It will champion the release of local public data and information sharing, accelerate progress in agreeing common standards for data released into the public sphere, and for making local public services better understood and more accessible. The Panel’s commission lasts for two years. It is chaired by Professor Nigel Shadbolt, Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Deputy Head (Research) of the School of Electronics and Computer Science at the University of Southampton. Local Public Data Panel members are: • Tim Allen, Programme Director for Analysis and Research, Local Government Association • Roger Hampson, Chief Executive of Redbridge • Dave Smith, Chief Executive of Sunderland City Council • Janet Hughes, Head of Scrutiny and Investigations at the Greater London Authority • Jos Creese, Head of IT at Hampshire County Council • Nick Aldridge, CEO of Mission Fish UK (eBay for Charity) • William Perrin - Government web innovator and community activist • Chris Taggart - web developer and founder of OpenlyLocal.com The Panel agreed that over the coming weeks and months they will work closely with local authorities, strategic partners, government departments and agencies, developers and community organisations to decide the right datasets from recycling data, street works, planning applications, parking fines and housing information to be published. Community Secretary John Denham, believes local authorities are at the heart of this agenda, allowing people far better access to information held by local public organisations so they can challenge, compare or scrutinise their local services in order to drive up standards in their area.

To support this ambition John Denham has established a panel of experts from local government and the IT developer community.

This Local Public Data Panel will help Government develop comparable measures for local government services to be published for consultation in spring 2010.

It will champion the release of local public data and information sharing, accelerate progress in agreeing common standards for data released into the public sphere, and for making local public services better understood and more accessible.

The Panel’s commission lasts for two years. It is chaired by Professor Nigel Shadbolt, Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Deputy Head (Research) of the School of Electronics and Computer Science at the University of Southampton.

Local Public Data Panel members are:
• Tim Allen, Programme Director for Analysis and Research, Local Government Association
• Roger Hampson, Chief Executive of Redbridge
• Dave Smith, Chief Executive of Sunderland City Council
• Janet Hughes, Head of Scrutiny and Investigations at the Greater London Authority
• Jos Creese, Head of IT at Hampshire County Council
• Nick Aldridge, CEO of Mission Fish UK (eBay for Charity)
• William Perrin – Government web innovator and community activist
• Chris Taggart – web developer and founder of OpenlyLocal.com

The Panel agreed that over the coming weeks and months they will work closely with local authorities, strategic partners, government departments and agencies, developers and community organisations to decide the right datasets from recycling data, street works, planning applications, parking fines and housing information to be published.

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