Policy Exchange was delighted to host the launch of the Shakepeare Review of Public Sector Information, an independent review into how the public sector can open up and make better use of data. Stephan Shakespeare outlined the findings of his review, and presented a national data strategy to make the most of the amazing opportunities for economic growth we have through the use of open data.
Cyber Secure: Who will own and protect online intelligence in the future?
As part of our Next Big Thing series, Policy Exchange hosted this event looking at some of the sophisticated and fast-evolving techniques in online intelligence in the context of broader questions of cyber governance and security.
Leading figures from the UK administration, including Rohan Silva, Mike Bracken, Liam Maxwell and Tim Kelsey, joined Policy Exchange to reflect on the journey to date and to discuss their perspectives on the path ahead for the future of the public sector in the digital age.
The Keys to the City of Knowledge: Computation and the new era of knowledge in the economy
Policy Exchange was delighted to host Conrad Wolfram, Strategic Director of The Wolfram Group to discuss the new era of knowledge in the economy, the technology involved, and how we can build the first "computable country".
Chris Yiu, Head of Digital Government at Policy Exchange, is quoted in The Guardian discussing findings from Policy Exchange report The Big Data Opportunity, which shows that better use of data, technology and analytics could help the government save money by improving efficiency.
In a piece exploring the barriers to data sharing, The Guardian cites findings from Policy Exchange report The Big Data Opportunity that the public sector could save up to £33 billion through better use of technology and data.
The Superfast and the Furious argues that politicians have become overly focused on broadband speeds. Instead the government should focus on helping the 10.8 million people not online and do more to help small businesses make the most of the opportunities presented by the internet.
The UK has enormous potential to be a world-leader in the high-tech and digital economy, but it is tough for start-ups to find enough coders, designers and other highly skilled staff. Bits and Billions looks to the United States, especially California which is home to nearly half of the top 100 digital start-ups in the world, for lessons for UK policymakers.
Chris Yiu, Head of Digital Government at Policy Exchange, urges policymakers to seize upon the recommendations in The Shakespeare Independent Review of Public Sector Information, stressing that the proposals could hugely benefit UK open data policy and promote economic growth.
Chris Yiu, Policy Exchange's Head of Digital Government, writes arguing the digital revolution is closing on the government and that it cannot escape radical disruption of its current ways of providing services for much longer. Chris highlights our current call for evidence seeking public and professional opinions on the transition to a digital government.
This event will launch The Shakepeare Review of Public Sector Information, an independent review into how the public sector can open up and make better use of data. Stephan Shakespeare will outline the findings of his review, and present a national data strategy to make the most of the amazing opportunities for economic growth we have through the use of open data.
This event looks at some of the sophisticated and fast-evolving techniques in online intelligence in the context of broader questions of cyber governance and security, including whether cyber space is really governable, the difference in monitoring techniques between government and big business, how vulnerable citizens are and an analysis of the impact of the recent Communications Bill.
