Overview of The Deal
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Wigan are trying something new: a contract between residents and the council as both sides strive for a better borough. Side deck.
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FamilyStory: how technology can better support children’s services
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Better design for the case management systems used by social workers. Slide deck.
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The Consul project for citizen participation
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Consul’s participation software is used by 90 governments in 18 different countries, giving citizens a voice in decisions about their own neighbourhoods. Slide deck.
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Revealing the hidden patterns in local democracy
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New ways to look at the world, with data. This presentation included some beautiful charts for those who love data visualisation. Slide deck.
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Fixing the plumbing
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MHCLG share how they are helping Local Government to ‘fix the plumbing’, by putting the basics in place now — and quickly. Slide deck.
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Using tech and data to provide better support for new parents
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Shift discover that by removing judgement, online platforms become more accessible. Slide deck.
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Council as a platform: supporting the civics
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How do you effect the fundamental rethink from service user to service provider? Slide deck.
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Cloud – is it just pie in the sky?
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Slide deck running through the benefits of hosting in the cloud.
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mySociety research: evidence and impact
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TICTEC Local 2019 was kicked off with an overarching look at the meaning, evidence and impact of local digital. Slide deck.
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What role can digital technologies play in citizen participation?
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Panelists from the UK’s Department for Digital, Culture Media & Sport, FutureGov, Westminster University and Involve discuss how civic tech can foster citizen engagement. Notes document.
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The impact of data-enabled innovation in local public services in the UK
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How the Open Data Institute encouraged take up of their toolkit for data-informed policy development by local councils. A notes document.
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Beyond open data: how the Housing Data Coalition develops actionable, community-centered services
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Notes from an engaging presentation on how quantitative data changed housing reform law in New York.
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Civic tech to empower democracy and increase civic engagement: local examples from the US
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Learn how US civic tech organisations are deploying a variety of means to get citizens engaged.
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The impacts of civic tech for elections in the UK
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An overview of the work of Democracy Club, which leads a huge effort in crowdsourcing data every time there’s a UK election. A slide deck.
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Using machine learning to identify food bank dependency early
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Data scientists worked with a foodbank in Huddersfield to understand whether they could predict which customers are most likely to be in need of future support, so that they could intervene early. A notes document.
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Digital tools to connect those facing homelessness with the support they need
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Notes from a presentation about Proxy Address, which provides stable addresses for those facing the instability of homelessness.
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How GOV.UK common platforms are helping local authorities transform services for their residents
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Sharing components across different areas has helped GOV.UK make efficiencies in processes such as online payments. A slide deck.
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Creating a cross-local government user research plan
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A slide deck, in which Hackney and Croydon Councils present experimental approaches to user research.
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Automating environmental impact analyses to improve urban planning in New York City
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In New York, development proposals that increase density are required to assess the environmental impact of that increase. A slide deck.
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Enabling local people to participate in the design of civic and public life
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Looking at two projects which used civic tech to better engage with public: design services to be used by local people; and collecting opinions about autonomous vehicles. A notes document.
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Taking back control: why community power matters to our economy and society and what gets in its way
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Looking at four intersecting crises hitting deprived areas of the UK. A slide deck.
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So you’ve declared a Climate Emergency. Now what?
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Notes from an inspiring panel featuring representatives of the Green Party, FutureGov, Hubub and Friends of the Earth.
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Creating a live map of empty commercial spaces in London & findings from ‘Act Local: Empowering London’s neighbourhoods’ research
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Putting the capital’s unused commercial properties to use as ‘meanwhile spaces’. Slide deck.
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