The big data opportunity

Chris Yiu

Head of the Digital Government Unit

@PXDigitalGov

Big data should enable big savings

13 – 22

1 – 3

2 – 8 16 – 33

Enhanceoverall

efficiency

Reducepublic sector

fraud, etc.

Narrow thetax gap

Total

UK public sector, £ billions p.a.

£250 – £500

per citizen

Case study: Fraud

Tackling fraud and error in government (2012)

Case study: Healthcare

http://prescribinganalytics.com

Case study: Census

HM Government

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 governments?

Innovation and growth

“With the right

investments,

the UK is well

placed for the

big data

revolution”

Rt Hon David Willetts MP

Minister for Universities and Science

Eight great technologies (2013)

@PXDigitalGov

Stay in touch

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