The key to government becoming more digital is the very real and powerful tool that big data and analytics encompass. It is an invaluable strategic asset and critical new age resource for government. One of the main recommendations in a recent New Local Government Network (NLGN) paper, Demystifying Data, calls for senior council directors to come together and scrutinise their current approach to data and create local data strategies. 

This paper showcases how Harrow Council and Essex County Council have clearly recognised the power of data and analytics and how they are reaping the rewards of the big data seed.