£1.5 million geospatial competition open to improve public services
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The Open Data Institute (ODI) has launched a new stimulus fund to encourage better and inovative use of open geospatial data in the UK.
Consider applying for this fund to grow the public sector’s understanding of how to collect, publish and use open geospatial data, with a specific focus on collaborative approaches.
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On the 22nd of November 2018 the Local Government Association will be hosting a Digital Showcase, at its Westminster headquarters, 18 Smith Square, London SW1P 3HZ.
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By 2020, local authorities will have faced a reduction to core funding from the Government of nearly £16 billion over the preceding decade. (Local government funding: moving the conversation on).
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The local government information sharing standards have helped to describe and organise council data since the start of the millennium. They drive initiatives to support open publishing, transparency, linking and generally making sense of the huge types and volumes of data that are managed by councils on a daily basis.
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The Open Data Institute is currently keen to better understand how it can support the publication and use of more open geospatial data.
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Data sharing can bring important benefits to organisations, citizens and consumers, making our lives easier
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The Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) announced in mid-July 2018 that the codes of practice associated with Part 5 of the Digital Economy Act 2017 had been published today on GOV.UK thereby making the information sharing powers in Part 5 of the Digital Economy Act 2017 fully operational.
They can be found here:
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DataShare is available for free open source use to provide an effective data platform for local government open data publishing needs
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Working in partnership, the LGA, Nesta and Porism have recently developed a first automated data maturity framework and self-assessment tool for local government.