Launch of New Public Service Information Website

[Alison J Stevens]

Launch of New Public Service Information Website

A new website that helps people make best use of the data has now become been launched as part of the Government’s transparency agenda.

Funded by the Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG), The Making a Difference with Data website aims to help people use information to influence how public services are delivered in local government, health and social care, housing, roads and transport, policing and criminal justice, and education.

The website will show how the information can be used by citizens to raise issues and campaign against service issues that affect local communities.

Janet Hughes, head of scrutiny for the London Assembly, member of the Local Public Data Panel, and a member of the initiative’s steering group said:

“Huge amounts of public data are now being published, and there is more to come. But what difference does it make to people’s lives?

“MadwDATA.org will help people find, interpret and use public data to make government more effective, more responsive and more accountable. Whether you are an interested member of the public, a local community activist, an elected representative or a public body MadwDATA.org will be useful to you and will get more so as more resources are added to the site.”

For more information, visit The Making a Difference with Data website http://madwdata.org