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Welcome to APAN
Responding to the increasing use of predictive analytics within councils, the LGA has created a new online network for practitioners, bringing together practical help, support and an area for discussion on the use of advanced and predictive analytics into one place.
The Advanced & Predictive Analytics Network in Local Government (APAN) provides a network for local government data analysts and other invited experts to discuss, share and consider the opportunities, benefits and risks of using advanced analysis and predictive analytics in local government settings.
This is an interactive space where councils can share learning and support one another in a rapidly evolving area of innovation.
In time, we hope for the network to feature a range of discussions on the potential for data use to aid policy decisions and provide evidence for interventions. The network priorities will be determined by our users of this service. It will give councils an opportunity to showcase their use of projects, offer the evidence for their decisions, as well as share the systems and algorithms deployed for wider transparency, sharing and scrutiny.
We set out more detail about the partner organisations we are working with and the features in this network and how to use them in the "about pages" link.
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Kate Cooper added a new Resources.31 Jul 2023 - 16:08Socitm and ALGIM have created a sample corporate policy for the use of Generative AI in local government. This covers purpose/use/risks/compliance/review and councils are welcomed to adopt this as... see morelikes 0Comments 1 Comments -
Roopal Shah added a new Resources.17 Jan 2024 - 12:54nullCase studies on using addresses and street datalikes 0Comments 0 Comments
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Roopal Shah added a new Resources.17 Jan 2024 - 12:51Generative AI is a broad label used to describe any type of artificial intelligence (AI) that can be used to create new text, images, video, audio, or code. Large Language Models (LLMs) are part of... see morelikes 0Comments 0 Comments
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Roopal Shah added a new Resources.17 Jan 2024 - 12:48A Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) is a process to help you identify and minimise the data protection risks of a project. You must do a DPIA for processing that is likely to result in a... see morelikes 0Comments 0 Comments
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Roopal Shah added a new Resources.17 Jan 2024 - 12:46This co-badged guidance by the ICO and The Alan Turing Institute aims to give organisations practical advice to help explain the processes, services and decisions delivered or assisted by AI, to... see morelikes 0Comments 0 Comments
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Roopal Shah added a new Resources.17 Jan 2024 - 12:43This guidance covers what we think is best practice for data protection-compliant AI, as well as how we interpret data protection law as it applies to AI systems that process personal data. The... see morelikes 0Comments 0 Comments
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Roopal Shah added a new Resources.17 Jan 2024 - 12:41This is a fast, direct service for organisations doing new or innovative things with personal data. We give advice to help solve the data protection issues holding up the progress of your new... see morelikes 0Comments 0 Comments
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Roopal Shah added a new Resources.17 Jan 2024 - 12:39nullThe guidance on this page is suitable for medium and large businesses and organisations in the public, private and third sectors.likes 0Comments 0 Comments
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Roopal Shah added a new Resources.17 Jan 2024 - 12:36The Accelerator is a capability-building programme that gives analysts from across the public sector the opportunity to develop their data science or data visualisation skills. It is delivered by... see morelikes 0Comments 0 Comments
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Juliet Whitworth edited a Resources.16 Oct 2023 - 16:25This report considers the practical opportunities of generative AI and large language models in the public sector, including use cases and areas for caution, but also a consideration of... see morelikes 0Comments 0 Comments
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Juliet Whitworth added a new Resources.16 Oct 2023 - 16:25This report considers the practical opportunities of generative AI and large language models in the public sector, including use cases and areas for caution, but also a consideration of... see morelikes 0Comments 0 Comments
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Kate Cooper added a new Resources.02 Oct 2023 - 15:29This guidance is aimed at all staff, assuming a basic knowledge of Generative AI (GenAI). It contains practical tips for using GenAI better in their own work, a list of six steps to take to be... see morelikes 4Comments 1 Comments -
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Kate Cooper added a new Resources.02 Oct 2023 - 15:29This guidance is aimed at all staff, assuming a basic knowledge of Generative AI (GenAI). It contains practical tips for using GenAI better in their own work, a list of six steps to take to be... see morelikes 4Comments 1 Comments -
Kate Cooper edited a Resources.02 Oct 2023 - 15:30This two page guidance is aimed at local authority leaders who want to understand the basics of what GenAI is, how it might impact their council, and how their council can avoid and mitigate the... see morelikes 0Comments 0 Comments
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Kate Cooper edited a Resources.02 Oct 2023 - 15:29This guidance is aimed at all staff, assuming a basic knowledge of Generative AI (GenAI). It contains practical tips for using GenAI better in their own work, a list of six steps to take to be... see morelikes 4Comments 1 Comments
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Kate Cooper added a new Resources.02 Oct 2023 - 15:29This report contains guidance on the responsible use of GenAI, technical guidance for councils, how to develop use cases, how to govern GenAI, and a bank of use cases that councils could and should... see morelikes 0Comments 0 Comments
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Kate Cooper added a new Resources.02 Oct 2023 - 15:29This guidance is aimed at all staff, assuming a basic knowledge of Generative AI (GenAI). It contains practical tips for using GenAI better in their own work, a list of six steps to take to be... see morelikes 4Comments 1 Comments
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Kate Cooper added a new Resources.02 Oct 2023 - 15:30This two page guidance is aimed at local authority leaders who want to understand the basics of what GenAI is, how it might impact their council, and how their council can avoid and mitigate the... see morelikes 0Comments 0 Comments
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Kate Cooper added a new Resources.02 Oct 2023 - 11:34Councils must be responsible innovators and open with residents if they experiment with AI, writes the data ethicist at the London Office of Technology & Innovation (LOTI) in a new article for LGC.... see morelikes 0Comments 0 Comments
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Roopal Shah added a new Resources.08 Sep 2023 - 16:29This guidance will help you avoid common errors when working with spreadsheets, consider user needs, improve interoperability and create more accessible spreadsheets.... see morelikes 2Comments 0 Comments
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Anyone may view the advanced and predictive analytics resources section .
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