Facilitating a culture of data sharing between

LSP partners

• Council aims to improve from 2 star to 4 star by 2012

• Local Strategic Partnership to demonstrate improvements against shared priorities

Current Situation

Problems – Culture

• Current Culture of Plymouth City Council and Partners is of “Data Silos”

• Encourages protective behaviour over key data in different departments

• Existing Data Sharing is good but based on goodwill

• Decision Making is challenging as a result

Problems – Data Rich, Information Poor

• Considerable data is held by the council and its partners on service delivery

• Limited analytical techniques used to extract intelligence from the data

• Over reliance on individuals in specialist areas

• Officers’ time becomes consumed by analysis• Data analysis not driving the council and the

LSP Forward effectively

Problems – Data Dissemination

• Plymouth Informed is the desired corporate method of data dissemination

• Our Local Information System • Web-based GIS technology • Heavily underutilised by partners and the

public• In need of development in order to meet

customer requirements

Role of the University

• Supports the academic work of the Associate

• Provides support and expertise in developing some of the projects outputs

Approach of KTP Project

• Observation of current practices– Understanding how the LSP works– How are the relationships between Partners?

• Analysis of cultural and organisational barriers to data sharing– Why have these arisen?– How can they be overcome?

• Identify best practice- Liverpool, Gloucester, Sheffield

• Conduct evaluation of information resources – Availability & Detail– Completeness & Format

Project products

• Data sharing protocols• Data hub• Redevelopment of Plymouth Informed• Profiling work • Development of demonstration methods

of presenting data

Feb 2008

Aug 2008

Feb 2009

Expected Direct Outcomes• Increased availability of key data• Improved data quality• Increase in skills levels • Reduced costs and time in undertaking data

collection • Greater shared understanding of the issues faced by

the city• Catalyst for greater multi-agency working • Enhance relationship between the University and the

LSP• Improved presentation of data – turning data into

intelligence• Enabling a better understanding of our customer

requirements

Expected Wider Outcomes

• Strategic and Operational evidence based decision making will improve service delivery

• Enhancement of the reputation of the Council and the LSP

• Provides the public with a means of holding public sector organisations to account

For Further Details please contact

Awais Raza on 01752 305607 or Awais.Raza@plymouth.gov.uk