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OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES

BURISA CONFERENCE 2005. OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES. Glenn Everett Director NeSS and Allsopp Programmes. Background. Government policies: Investment Some legislative changes Evidence based policies Targets (PSA) Free data Cross-government programmes (eg PAT18-NeSS, Allsopp)

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OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES

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  1. BURISA CONFERENCE 2005 OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES Glenn Everett Director NeSS and Allsopp Programmes

  2. Background Government policies: • Investment • Some legislative changes • Evidence based policies • Targets (PSA) • Free data • Cross-government programmes (eg PAT18-NeSS, Allsopp) • Individual department’s needs

  3. Background Technology: • Hardware & software • Speed / power • Internet • Tools

  4. Key Opportunities • More data • Ease of access • Reduce compliance burden • ‘Better’ decisions • Improve coherence • Quicker delivery • Satisfying user demands

  5. BUT

  6. It may come at a price!!

  7. Key Challenges • Privacy • Managing demand • Data sharing • Finances • Skills • The law • Data access

  8. Privacy • Ensure individual people and businesses privacy • Balance privacy against usability • Disclosure controls – output • Disclosure controls – input • Big Brother – 1984 is here • Versus: ‘I’ve already given you the information’

  9. Managing demand • Users expectations very high • Producers could flood market place • Which data are the ‘right’ data? • Monitoring quality • Users want it yesterday • Who decides?

  10. Data sharing • NS protocol • Existing legislation • Controlled conditions • Statistical purposes only • Which are? • Machinery of government changes

  11. Finances • Data currently free • Central government requirements • Resource intensive • Invest to save • Who else may pay?

  12. Skills • Analytical • Processing • Survey design • Web – analytical and design • Methodological

  13. The Law • Legislation in place that prohibits sharing • Some minor changes have allowed some sharing • Will tend to override NS protocols • No statistics legislation… • Yet!

  14. Data access • Who to trust? • What data are worth pursuing • Variable quality • Access for users • Conditions for access

  15. What next? NeSS: • From regeneration practitioners • To repository for all government data? Break down barriers between departments: • Within central government and • Between central and local? • New law(s)? Easier access and more outputs: • Automatic disclosure control • ONS regional offices • Web-based outputs

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