Jeremy Williams Articles from IPPO

  1. How to Build Data Capacity and Culture in Local Government

    How to Build Data Capacity and Culture in Local Government

    Bonnie Buyuklieva, Jeremy Williams, Selin Zileli, Maria Wood, Martin Gozzi, Veronica-Nicholle Hera and Thomas Murat Local and combined authorities across the UK often face challenges using data to inform good policymaking.  At the same time, national governments can also struggle to compare disparate and sometimes isolated data collected at the local level. This report addresses these two separate but interconnected problems.  It aims to help all layers of government use data more effectively to inform better decision-making – with the ultimate aim of leading to better outcomes. The report is that of...

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  2. Growth Beacons: How Innovation Districts Can Create and Spread Prosperity

    Growth Beacons: How Innovation Districts Can Create and Spread Prosperity

    Geoff Mulgan, Jeremy Williams, Hope McGee Across the UK and around the world, Innovation Districts are becoming important engines of productivity, creativity and growth. As part of our work to help governments combat spatial inequality, IPPO launches a new report, produced with collaboration from the UK Innovation Districts Group and UCL’s EPPI Centre, to show how districts can drive success. Growth Beacons: How Innovation Districts Can Create and Spread Prosperity highlights the key role Innovation Districts can play in facilitating economic growth, while sharing their benefits broadly with local people. As well...

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