Creating a shared language for data During November we wrapped up our year of events for our professional data network, Be Part Of The Equation, with a final session focusing on Understanding Our Population Through The Data Available Around Us. …
September has been all about building capability! From focusing on our team’s analysis skills and fostering know-how within the wider data network to engaging our senior leaders and enabling Essex organisations and communities to better understand issues so that they …
Encouraging organisational leaders to “do” data At ecda, we often talk about data analytics being a team activity. As well as analysts, we need experts in information governance, data processing, communications and project management. But we haven’t talked much about the people who …
The next in our series of data networking events takes place on Thursday 23rd September. Find out what we’ll be focusing on and why we think we're better together...
When I first started as a Data Policy Lead, it was rare for a conversation that started about data ethics to end up there. We would start earnestly talking about the ethics of a data related project, but soon realise …
We have been discovering what residents living in Essex really think about our work to join data between public services in Essex.
At ecda, we deliver data projects to demonstrate the power of analytics in supporting decision making in policy and practice in public services. To support good decisions, our projects must apply the right analytical methods and in the right way. We've established a Methods Board to support us in that process.
We recently combined health and adult social care data held by Essex Partnership University Trust and Essex County Council to look at mental health crisis, here's what we learned and how we're using it to transform services in Essex.
From its inception ecda has put ethical practices at the core of its work, subscribing to ethical principles that safeguard the people of Essex, ensuring we are transparent about how we’re using the data we hold only where there are clear benefits to delivering services that improve their lives.
Joining social care, education and crime data provided new insight to inform a campaign to prevent vulnerable young adults from gang recruitment.