The big data opportunity

Chris YiuHead of the Digital Government Unit

@PXDigitalGov

Big data opportunities for governments

Sharing data to save time, paper and money1

Learning about business performance in real time2

Personalising services for a better user experience3

Solving problems and predicting the future4

Innovating for enhanced productivity and growth5

Big data should enable big savings

13 – 22 1 – 3

2 – 816 – 33

UK public sector, £ billions p.a.

£250 – £500per citizen

Capability

Organisations need people prepared to think like data scientists – skilled at working with data,

seeking out insights and telling compelling stories

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?

What leaders need to ask

Do we know what we know?A

Are we using data to drive decisions?B

How quickly can we get answers?C

What’s our strategy for innovation?D

Who is responsible?E

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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 Informationhttps://www.gov.uk/data-strategy-board

Coming soon

Case study: Fraud

Tackling fraud and error in government (2012)

Case study: Healthcare

http://prescribinganalytics.com

Case study: Census

HM Government