In our commitment to identifying the gaps in how we think about and work with data in the department, we have agreed to focus on four main problem spaces;

I am holding a cross-functional, (directed) unconference* to explore these problem spaces and come up with desirable, feasible and viable actions we can take away and present to our Deputy Directors (Helen, Martyn, Jon and Danielle) particularly around the emergent themes of stakeholders mapping, central knowledge management and education, and access to data.

This session will be very much about actually doing stuff; agreeing positive, tangible actions we can take to improve the use of data, to demystify it for our colleagues and to work across the Policy, Data, Product and Tech Arc communities to drive a collaborative, user centred approach to how we work. We would welcome attendance and input from anyone in the MoJ who has an interest in contributing to this, and who wants to share and learn.

More information about the DCWG here. Please read our draft Terms of Reference and draft Justice Services Data Principles as they will inform the discussion. I'd also welcome people's opinions on the Digital Ethics Charter.

The wonderful people at Newspeak House are very kindly letting us use their space, so please think about contributing to their valuable work if you can.

* I realise this is an oxymoron but stick with me

Data-Centric Working Group - (Directed) Unconference #1