Home - Advanced and Predictive Analytics Network in Local Government

Time and date: Monday 24th May 2021 - 2.00-3.15pm

Hosts: Aleyna Prokudina, Consultant and Ben Lee, Director at Shared Intelligence

This is a virtual Zoom webinar. 

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In the second of our series of webinars, we welcome hosts Ben Lee, Director, and Aleyna Prokudina, Consultant at Shared Intelligence. The event is free to APAN members. The session will be drawing on findings from Shared Intelligence’s previous LGA commissioned research into the use of predictive analytics in local government, which identified several case studies where councils were deploying predictive analytics in ground-breaking applications. Shared Intelligence will be hosting a knowledge-sharing session by involving some of the councils originally featured in the research to share their learning and progress to date. There will be a Q&A session at the end of the event.  

Webinar: Advanced and predictive analytics in local government

Date and time: Monday 26 ^th April 2021, 2.00pm - 3.15pm 

Cost: Free to APAN members

Booking link: click here to book now 

This is a virtual Zoom webinar.   

Event description

In t he first of our series of webinars, we welcome Tom Lymn, Senior Policy Advisor at the Centre of Data, Ethics and Innovation and Pye Nyunt, Head of Insight and Innovation at the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.

The speakers will highlight the bene fits, challenges and opportunities of using advanced and predictive analytics in local government and will shine a light on examples of good practice discussing how data projects within the sector have been approached in recent years, including during the current pandemic. The webinar will inform those who are looking to deliver impactful data-driven insight projects to create better outcomes for residents and there will be an opportunity for your questions to be answered.   

The Local Data Accelerator Fund is a £7.9m fund to support data projects that improve outcomes for children and families. Local authorities and other local organisations are asked to work together in partnerships to share and or link data. Each partnership can bid for up to £1m. In addition to the data project, applicants are asked to share skills and good practice on data within their partnership. MHCLG is inviting full bids now with a submission deadline of 30th April 2021.

See: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-data-accelerator-fund-for-children-and-families 

The Government Actuary's Department (GAD) has a job vacancy for a data scientist.  This is a new position created within GAD, and would be ideal for someone interested in a leadership/strategic role, shaping thinking around how it takes forward data science related work at GAD. The position is available at either a G6 or G7 level depending on experience.

Applications by 26th April 2021.

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The LARIA (Local Area Research and Intelligence Association) Spring webinar series is now open for bookings. The webinars are on the theme of ‘Battling Covid-19 using research, analysis and insight’, and showcase some of the amazing analytical work that has happened in councils this year. You can find further details and book here: https://laria.org.uk/2021/01/spring-webinar-series-2021-call-for-papers/