1. Transparency and open policy-making processes Tim Kelsey, Senior Government Adviser, Transparency and Open Data, UK Government Cass Chideock , Deputy Director, Transparency Strategy and Culture, Cabinet Office, UK Government UNCLASSIFIED
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Notas del editor
This presentation should include detailed, stand-alone information about the case study you will discuss during the How To Alley. These presentations will be published on the OGP site in order to disseminate the information to those who are unable to attend. These presentations will NOT be presented during the Alley itself, and are instead intended for consumption via the web. Make sure to include the following information: The How To Alley topic your case study relates to; A description of project objectives; A description of the results; Any lessons learned or best practices discovered during the project; Contact information; and Any meaningful quotes or visuals regarding the case study.
[
[CLICK TO PROGRESS] We have huge ambition to make the UK a better place. [CLICK TO PROGRESS] We need to give people personalised public services whilst retaining value-for-money, especially in the current economic climate. [CLICK TO PROGRESS] And the key to all of this is transparency, openness and data. [NEXT SLIDE]
UNCLASSIFIED
So, why are we doing this? We believe in transparency and openness because it will help us achieve some crucial changes in public services in the UK [CLICK TO PROGRESS] In health, it is about helping people live longer, better-quality lives. Even now, too many people die needlessly-early deaths. [CLICK TO PROGRESS] In education, it is about ensuring that social mobility is not a dream but a reality. [CLICK TO PROGRESS] In justice, it is about keeping us all safe, and ensuring that the huge cost of prison and the reform system are working to drive down re-offending. [CLICK TO PROGRESS] But as well as these policy outcomes, we will be opening up a huge marketplace of economic growth in a range of areas. With health data, we are not just talking about personal health and public health, but also life sciences, growth which we believe will be worth another £15bn (US$24bn) to the UK economy. [NEXT SLIDE]
And when we talk about policy outcomes, we see them split into six areas: [...] [NEXT SLIDE]
We are ambitious with scale, scope and speed. [CLICK TO PROGRESS] When we say “data”, we mean all information, structured and unstructured (with exceptions for classified or personal information, of course). [CLICK TO PROGRESS] When we say “public authority”, we don’t just mean government agencies, but also any other public service supplier that gets some or part of it’s funding from the state. [CLICK TO PROGRESS] When we say “open”, we mean for free, commercial re-use , as business and commercial ventures are where much of the benefits arise. [CLICK TO PROGRESS] And when we say “access”, we mean published frequently, in open formats and to agreed standards, to reduce the burden for re-users of our information. [NEXT SLIDE]