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Welcome to APAN
Responding to the increasing use of predictive analytics within councils, the LGA has created a new online network for practitioners, bringing together practical help, support and an area for discussion on the use of advanced and predictive analytics into one place.
The Advanced & Predictive Analytics Network in Local Government (APAN) provides a network for local government data analysts and other invited experts to discuss, share and consider the opportunities, benefits and risks of using advanced analysis and predictive analytics in local government settings.
This is an interactive space where councils can share learning and support one another in a rapidly evolving area of innovation.
In time, we hope for the network to feature a range of discussions on the potential for data use to aid policy decisions and provide evidence for interventions. The network priorities will be determined by our users of this service. It will give councils an opportunity to showcase their use of projects, offer the evidence for their decisions, as well as share the systems and algorithms deployed for wider transparency, sharing and scrutiny.
We set out more detail about the partner organisations we are working with and the features in this network and how to use them in the "about pages" link.
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26 Mar 2024 - 08:29
This live online course explores the principles, practices and ethics of using AI when analysing qualitative data. By the end of the couse you will be:
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Magnus Smidak edited a Resources.09 May 2024 - 13:30The Data Standards Authority (DSA) aims to enhance data management within the public sector by setting standards. These standards facilitate the sharing and utilization of data more efficiently and... see morelikes 0Comments 0 Comments
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Magnus Smidak added a new Resources.09 May 2024 - 13:29This catalogue showcases APIs from UK public sector organisations, aiming to facilitate open data publishing and enhance government connectivity with other organisations and the industry. Public... see morelikes 0Comments 0 Comments
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Magnus Smidak added a new Resources.09 May 2024 - 13:30The Data Standards Authority (DSA) aims to enhance data management within the public sector by setting standards. These standards facilitate the sharing and utilization of data more efficiently and... see morelikes 0Comments 0 Comments
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Magnus Smidak edited a Resources.09 May 2024 - 13:08A series of learning materials and an apprenticeship programme for children's services data professionals. Data to Insights offers comprehensive learning materials for LA children's services... see morelikes 0Comments 0 Comments
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Magnus Smidak added a new Resources.09 May 2024 - 13:08A series of learning materials and an apprenticeship programme for children's services data professionals. Data to Insights offers comprehensive learning materials for LA children's services... see morelikes 0Comments 0 Comments
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Magnus Smidak added a new Resources.09 May 2024 - 13:05Southend-on-Sea Borough Council's data team started using R and Shiny for enhancing data analysis in children's and public health departments. Leveraging these open-source tools has allowed for... see morelikes 0Comments 0 Comments
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Magnus Smidak added a new Resources.09 May 2024 - 13:02A collaborative project by Wigan Council, Social Finance, and other local authorities to enhance data analysis in children's social care using Python, an open-source programming language. It... see morelikes 0Comments 0 Comments
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Magnus Smidak added a new Resources.09 May 2024 - 12:52The document focuses on applying fairness in AI, addressing how to identify and mitigate bias and discrimination. It introduces concepts like fairness, Public Sector Equality Duty, and the... see morelikes 0Comments 0 Comments
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Magnus Smidak added a new Resources.09 May 2024 - 12:50Workbook 2 focuses on stakeholder impact assessments (SIAs) as a tool for identifying potential harms and benefits. It outlines the importance of revisiting SIAs during each phase of an AI system's... see morelikes 0Comments 0 Comments
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Magnus Smidak added a new Resources.09 May 2024 - 12:49A comprehensive introduction to setting up an AI project. It features a series of activities , case studies and examples that explain and explore ethics in AI. This workbook introduces the SUM... see morelikes 0Comments 0 Comments
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Magnus Smidak added a new Resources.09 May 2024 - 12:43ODI offer a wide selection of paid for and free courses that cover a wide range of subjects. Examples of the courses on offer include: Strategic Data Skills - Designed for individuals seeking to... see morelikes 0Comments 0 Comments
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Magnus Smidak added a new Resources.09 May 2024 - 12:41Essex County Council shared insights on establishing a cloud data platform, focusing on the rationale, structure, and seven key lessons learned to aid similar initiatives. The Data and Analytics... see morelikes 0Comments 0 Comments
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Magnus Smidak added a new Resources.09 May 2024 - 12:39The session emphasized the importance of creating impactful data outputs by ensuring they are easily accessible, user-friendly, and convey significant insights, underlining the power of... see morelikes 0Comments 0 Comments
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Magnus Smidak added a new Resources.17 Apr 2024 - 11:09Introductory guide to automated data engineering practices. It discusses best practice as well considerations. Reproducible Analytical Pipelines (RAPs) represent an approach in the statistical and... see morelikes 2Comments 0 Comments -
Magnus Smidak edited a Resources.17 Apr 2024 - 12:11The UK government's "Introduction to AI Assurance" emphasizes the importance of developing and deploying AI technologies in a safe, responsible manner, highlighting efforts to establish guidelines... see morelikes 0Comments 0 Comments
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Magnus Smidak edited a Resources.17 Apr 2024 - 12:10nullThe Social Research Association (SRA) champions excellence in social research by offering extensive training, guidance, and support to over 1,500 members worldwide. Founded in 1978 and a charity... see morelikes 0Comments 0 Comments
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Magnus Smidak edited a Resources.17 Apr 2024 - 12:10This session focused on the exploration and discussion of artificial intelligence (AI) in various contexts, led by Steven Simkin, a Data Science Fellow at Essex County Council. The session aimed to... see morelikes 0Comments 0 Comments
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Magnus Smidak edited a Resources.17 Apr 2024 - 12:08This session provided a deep dive into the utilisation of data and analytics across various public sector services, highlighting the critical role of data in shaping strategies, enhancing service... see morelikes 0Comments 0 Comments
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Magnus Smidak edited a Resources.17 Apr 2024 - 12:07This session covers a detailed discussion on how Essex Police utilizes data analytics to enhance public safety and reduce crime. The conversation emphasizes the ethical use of data, the challenges... see morelikes 0Comments 0 Comments
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Magnus Smidak edited a Resources.17 Apr 2024 - 12:07A session on the transformative impact of linked data in healthcare, focusing on the Data Talks program within England's healthcare system. This program is part of an effort to unify and leverage... see morelikes 0Comments 0 Comments
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Magnus Smidak edited a Resources.17 Apr 2024 - 12:06This session contains a detailed exploration of the strides made in data sharing and analytics, particularly highlighted through the initiatives of the Suffolk Office of Data Analytics (SODA).... see morelikes 0Comments 0 Comments
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Magnus Smidak edited a Resources.17 Apr 2024 - 12:05This session explore overcoming barriers such as capacity and skillset limitations and the importance of building a data culture for evidence-based decision-making. The session highlights... see morelikes 0Comments 0 Comments
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Magnus Smidak edited a Resources.17 Apr 2024 - 12:05This session focused on data ethics, the presenters emphasized the significance of ethical considerations throughout the data life cycle in the public sector, specifically addressing data... see morelikes 0Comments 0 Comments
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Magnus Smidak added a new Resources.17 Apr 2024 - 12:05This session focused on data ethics, the presenters emphasized the significance of ethical considerations throughout the data life cycle in the public sector, specifically addressing data... see morelikes 0Comments 0 Comments
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Magnus Smidak added a new Resources.17 Apr 2024 - 12:05This session explore overcoming barriers such as capacity and skillset limitations and the importance of building a data culture for evidence-based decision-making. The session highlights... see morelikes 0Comments 0 Comments
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Magnus Smidak added a new Resources.17 Apr 2024 - 12:06This session contains a detailed exploration of the strides made in data sharing and analytics, particularly highlighted through the initiatives of the Suffolk Office of Data Analytics (SODA).... see morelikes 0Comments 0 Comments
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Magnus Smidak added a new Resources.17 Apr 2024 - 12:07A session on the transformative impact of linked data in healthcare, focusing on the Data Talks program within England's healthcare system. This program is part of an effort to unify and leverage... see morelikes 0Comments 0 Comments
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Magnus Smidak added a new Resources.17 Apr 2024 - 12:07This session covers a detailed discussion on how Essex Police utilizes data analytics to enhance public safety and reduce crime. The conversation emphasizes the ethical use of data, the challenges... see morelikes 0Comments 0 Comments
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Magnus Smidak added a new Resources.17 Apr 2024 - 12:08This session provided a deep dive into the utilisation of data and analytics across various public sector services, highlighting the critical role of data in shaping strategies, enhancing service... see morelikes 0Comments 0 Comments
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Magnus Smidak added a new Resources.17 Apr 2024 - 12:10This session focused on the exploration and discussion of artificial intelligence (AI) in various contexts, led by Steven Simkin, a Data Science Fellow at Essex County Council. The session aimed to... see morelikes 0Comments 0 Comments
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Magnus Smidak added a new Resources.17 Apr 2024 - 12:10nullThe Social Research Association (SRA) champions excellence in social research by offering extensive training, guidance, and support to over 1,500 members worldwide. Founded in 1978 and a charity... see morelikes 0Comments 0 Comments
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Magnus Smidak added a new Resources.17 Apr 2024 - 12:11The UK government's "Introduction to AI Assurance" emphasizes the importance of developing and deploying AI technologies in a safe, responsible manner, highlighting efforts to establish guidelines... see morelikes 0Comments 0 Comments
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Magnus Smidak added a new Resources.17 Apr 2024 - 11:09Introductory guide to automated data engineering practices. It discusses best practice as well considerations. Reproducible Analytical Pipelines (RAPs) represent an approach in the statistical and... see morelikes 2Comments 0 Comments
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Kate Cooper added a new Resources.31 Jul 2023 - 16:08Socitm and ALGIM have created a sample corporate policy for the use of Generative AI in local government. This covers purpose/use/risks/compliance/review and councils are welcomed to adopt this as... see morelikes 0Comments 1 Comments -
Roopal Shah added a new Resources.17 Jan 2024 - 12:54nullCase studies on using addresses and street datalikes 0Comments 0 Comments
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Roopal Shah added a new Resources.17 Jan 2024 - 12:51Generative AI is a broad label used to describe any type of artificial intelligence (AI) that can be used to create new text, images, video, audio, or code. Large Language Models (LLMs) are part of... see morelikes 0Comments 0 Comments
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Roopal Shah added a new Resources.17 Jan 2024 - 12:48A Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) is a process to help you identify and minimise the data protection risks of a project. You must do a DPIA for processing that is likely to result in a... see morelikes 0Comments 0 Comments
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Roopal Shah added a new Resources.17 Jan 2024 - 12:46This co-badged guidance by the ICO and The Alan Turing Institute aims to give organisations practical advice to help explain the processes, services and decisions delivered or assisted by AI, to... see morelikes 0Comments 0 Comments
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Roopal Shah added a new Resources.17 Jan 2024 - 12:43This guidance covers what we think is best practice for data protection-compliant AI, as well as how we interpret data protection law as it applies to AI systems that process personal data. The... see morelikes 0Comments 0 Comments
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Roopal Shah added a new Resources.17 Jan 2024 - 12:41This is a fast, direct service for organisations doing new or innovative things with personal data. We give advice to help solve the data protection issues holding up the progress of your new... see morelikes 0Comments 0 Comments
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Roopal Shah added a new Resources.17 Jan 2024 - 12:39nullThe guidance on this page is suitable for medium and large businesses and organisations in the public, private and third sectors.likes 0Comments 0 Comments
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Roopal Shah added a new Resources.17 Jan 2024 - 12:36The Accelerator is a capability-building programme that gives analysts from across the public sector the opportunity to develop their data science or data visualisation skills. It is delivered by... see morelikes 0Comments 0 Comments
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Juliet Whitworth edited a Resources.16 Oct 2023 - 16:25This report considers the practical opportunities of generative AI and large language models in the public sector, including use cases and areas for caution, but also a consideration of... see morelikes 0Comments 0 Comments
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Juliet Whitworth added a new Resources.16 Oct 2023 - 16:25This report considers the practical opportunities of generative AI and large language models in the public sector, including use cases and areas for caution, but also a consideration of... see morelikes 0Comments 0 Comments
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Kate Cooper added a new Resources.02 Oct 2023 - 15:29This guidance is aimed at all staff, assuming a basic knowledge of Generative AI (GenAI). It contains practical tips for using GenAI better in their own work, a list of six steps to take to be... see morelikes 4Comments 1 Comments -
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Kate Cooper added a new Resources.02 Oct 2023 - 15:29This guidance is aimed at all staff, assuming a basic knowledge of Generative AI (GenAI). It contains practical tips for using GenAI better in their own work, a list of six steps to take to be... see morelikes 4Comments 1 Comments -
Kate Cooper edited a Resources.02 Oct 2023 - 15:30This two page guidance is aimed at local authority leaders who want to understand the basics of what GenAI is, how it might impact their council, and how their council can avoid and mitigate the... see morelikes 0Comments 0 Comments
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Kate Cooper edited a Resources.02 Oct 2023 - 15:29This guidance is aimed at all staff, assuming a basic knowledge of Generative AI (GenAI). It contains practical tips for using GenAI better in their own work, a list of six steps to take to be... see morelikes 4Comments 1 Comments
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Kate Cooper added a new Resources.02 Oct 2023 - 15:29This report contains guidance on the responsible use of GenAI, technical guidance for councils, how to develop use cases, how to govern GenAI, and a bank of use cases that councils could and should... see morelikes 0Comments 0 Comments
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Kate Cooper added a new Resources.02 Oct 2023 - 15:29This guidance is aimed at all staff, assuming a basic knowledge of Generative AI (GenAI). It contains practical tips for using GenAI better in their own work, a list of six steps to take to be... see morelikes 4Comments 1 Comments
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