data for local policy Articles from IPPO

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   How Data-Driven Decisions Could Support Devolved Policymaking in the West Midlands

   June 14, 2024

   • data for local policy

   • Martin Gozzi

   While the deeper devolution deal and the single settlement provide the WMCA with more freedom for funding distribution, it is essential to recognise where the most help is needed. Accessing the right data at the right time enables the WMCA to make better-informed decisions to deliver improved outcomes for residents and communities.

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   Forward-looking Data Capabilities Are Needed to Transform Policymaking At a Local Level

   June 10, 2024

   • Bonnie Buyuklieva

   • data for local policy

   • Jeremy Williams

   • Sarah Chaytor

   • Veronica Hera

   Across the country, local governments are collecting valuable information on their region’s challenges, and the solutions that work and don’t work. But these data sets are not yet fully comparable, reducing policymakers’ ability to learn from one another and make the most of their devolved powers.

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