Data is at the centre of efforts to improve efficiency, build trust in government and public agencies, and reduce costs overall. Much of the work that has been done on the benefits of transparency of data has focused on the impact this will have on the public and the potential for civil society to engage with government and to use data to transform service delivery. This is – obviously – a vital benefit of greater data transparency, but we must also emphasise the gains that can be made by exploiting the insight provided by data to drive decision-making within public services.
What is more, if the transparency agenda is to take root in the culture of public services, public servants themselves must be shown the benefits to their work of sharing and using data well. Download the Demos report today to learn more.
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