Intelligence West West of England Local Intelligence Network

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Intelligence West West of England Local
Intelligence Network

• Laura Grady
• West of England Partnership
• Policy and Research Team
• 16th January 2008

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Introduction

• What is a Local Intelligence Network?
• How can the LIN benefit you?
• Current activities
• Challenges Opportunities
• Conclusions

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What is a Local Intelligence Network?

• A network of practitioners and researchers
• To provide data and information
• To improve access to data and information through
  an on-line system
• To co-ordinate a joined up approach toward
  research
• To promote evidence based policy

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Structure of the LIN
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Role of the LIN Information Flows
Unitary Authority Research Networks
West of England Local Intelligence
Network
Association of Regional Observatories

Joint Planning Data Group
South West Observatory
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Added Value of the WofE LIN

• Benefits of the LIN
• Sharing Information
• Reducing Duplication
• Benchmarking
• Sub-Regional data
• Consistency of Information
• Increase access to expertise across the whole
  network

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Current Activities

• Data gathering and management
• 2. Intelligence and advice - data sources,
  Indicator development to support LDF /AMR RSS
  Monitoring Process
• 3. Meetings and other liaison
• 4. Intelligence West Website

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Current Activities

• Outputs of the LIN
• Key Statistics
• Annual Economic Assessment
• Development Land Monitoring
• Annual Housing Monitoring Report
• Sub-Regional Employment Land appraisal
• Information to support preparation of
  sub-regional strategies
• Sub-Regional Economic Strategy
• Delivery Plan
• New Growth Points
• Strategic Housing Market Area Studies

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Intelligence West Website

• Simple
• - not technology driven
• - quick and easy access to data.
• Audience mainly experts practitioners
• Cheap
• - software costs
• - in-house design, maintenance updating
• - small annual hosting fee.

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Intelligencewest.org.uk
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Intelligencewest.org.uk
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Intelligencewest.org.uk
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Data Atlas
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Data Atlas
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Data Atlas
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Opportunities

• Web Technologies
• Enhance the Intelligence West Website
• Profiles
• Data Atlas
• Topic Papers/Added value of analysis
• Developing the Wider Network
• Health, Education, Crime, Deprivation,
  Environment

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Challenges

• Dispersed Data
• Four Unitary Authorities departmental structures
• External organisations
• Different formats and access policies
• Updating and Maintaining Data
• A Changing Governance Structure
• Sub-National Review
• Single Set of National Indictors
• Multi-Area Agreements

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Conclusions

• The Role of the LIN
• Support the work of Unitary Authorities the West
  of England Partnership and external partners.
• Access to any part of the network is access to
  the whole network
• Liaise with organisations operating across
  administrative boundaries and provide
  networking opportunities

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Conclusions

• Your Role
• Get Involved-The Local Intelligence Network is
  your network
• Identify your current and your future information
  needs- Help us make it work for you.
• Support the Network- consider how your day to day
  activities can work toward our common aim

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The Networks Aim

• Improve access to reliable, timely and relevant
  data to all to
• ensure that Policy making is based upon the best
  available evidence.
• Thank you for listening

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Project team

• Laura Grady
• Tim Lansley
• Charlotte Hopley
• Hollie Bryant

Further Details
www.intelligencewest.org.uk