Advocates of data-driven transformation firmly believe its tentacles will extend into every walk of life, but the delivery of public services has traditionally been slightly slower on the uptake of new technologies than many domains. A recent report from Cardiff University explores whether that is also the case with data analytics.
The researchers examined the various data systems that underpin government services in the UK, with a specific emphasis on the number of decisions that are underpinned by data and algorithms. Rather surprisingly, they suggest that the collection and sharing of data across local and national governments is now pretty widespread.
