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Maria Wood Articles from IPPO

  1. Delivering Data-Led Local Policy

    Delivering Data-Led Local Policy

    February 20, 2026

    Bonnie Buyuklieva, Jeremy Williams, Selin Zileli, Maria Wood, Martin Gozzi, Veronica-Nicholle Hera, Ayden McKeating and Sarah Chaytor Local authorities across the UK hold data that could materially improve public services, from planning for net zero to supporting families early and understanding how local labour markets are changing. Yet much of this intelligence remains hard to use in practice. Data is often held in silos, stored in inconsistent formats, and governed for caution rather than collaboration. The result is lost time, duplicated effort, and few opportunities to act timely and impactfully. Delivering Data-Led...

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

    How to Build Data Capacity and Culture in Local Government

    December 17, 2024

    Bonnie Buyuklieva, Jeremy Williams, Selin Zileli, Maria Wood, Martin Gozzi, Veronica-Nicholle Hera and Thomas Murat This report was republished on Friday 20 February, with an additional foreword. It presents five case studies, cross-cutting findings and scalable recommendations for strengthening data capacity and culture in local government. Please visit the new page here. Download the republished report here.

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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

    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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