Maria Wood Articles from IPPO

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   How to Build Data Capacity and Culture in Local Government

   December 17, 2024

   • and Veronica-Nicholle Hera

   • Bonnie Buyuklieva

   • Jeremy Williams

   • Maria Wood

   • Martin Gozzi

   • Selin Zileli

   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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   How Can Data Enable Tackling the Climate Crisis and Rising Fuel Poverty Through an Efficient Rollout of Retrofit?  

   July 18, 2024

   • data for local policy

   • Maria Wood

   This article forms part of our Data for Policy series. As part of IPPO and UCL’s Department of Information Studies’ Building Local Data Capabilities project, five Data for Policy Fellows are currently embedded in partner local government bodies across the United Kingdom and will write about their experiences and insights on the challenges of using data in policymaking. Maria Wood The London Building Stock Model The Greater London Authority (GLA) is London’s regional governance body, comprising the Mayor and the London Assembly. It administers the city’s transport, housing, policing, fire, and economic strategy...

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