It’s difficult to predict what services will be like in the future. People move around, there’s an ageing population, and all sorts of other changes might affect the shape and performance of individual services. That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try, however, …

Which GP surgeries will be most under pressure by 2020? Read more »

Imagine if you could predict the next major flood, days before it actually happens, even down to the exact location where it’s going to take place. Armed with that sort of knowledge: emergency services could plan ahead, arranging for extra …

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Leaders and senior executives of sixteen local authorities were invited to an event hosted by Francis Maude to recognise their efforts as “Champions” of open data. Highlights of some of those initiatives are in the attached presentation, and at the links …

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Nesta and the Open Data Institute are running the Heritage and Culture Open data Challenge. Three finalists have been announced, and featured on BBC Click Radio. The three finalists are: City Radar we aim to develop a Software as a …

Heritage and Culture Open Data Challenge Read more »