When a decision is made that affects us, we hope the people involved are thinking carefully about its impact. But it isn’t always a human who is doing the legwork. Algorithms,
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Welcome to our new blog series showcasing Open Data Manchester’s decade of data-driven change. For over ten years, ODM has been at the forefront of raising awareness about the opportunities
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An important part of Open Data Manchester’s work helps to strengthen democratic processes. This may be through exploring the data around representation, understanding data through Election Hack or helping public
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In early June, Open Data Manchester took the train to London to take in the Stronger Things 2024 conference, hosted by New Local at Guildhall. The conference brought together changemakers,
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Sophie Walker, Project Manager at Open Data Manchester and Co-Founder of Dsposal, will be taking part in the All Points North cycling event. Here she explains why she is taking on
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The Co-Operative movement has come a long way since the modern co-operative movement was established in Rochdale, Greater Manchester in 1844. Now over three million co-operatives employ 280
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Started in 2021, The Data Cooperative Working Group is an informal, international forum for practitioners, researchers and those interested in the development of data cooperatives as a democratic and accountable
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Today, April 16th, we learned that the Greater Manchester Combined Authority has been accepted as an Open Government Partnership (OGP) Local jurisdiction. The GMCA is among a cohort of 54
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Sophie Walker writes about her upcoming trip with Tom Passmore to attend SPC Impact 2024 in New Orleans… April sees Tom and I heading to New Orleans for one
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Increasingly algorithms are being used to automate decision-making in the public sector. Sometimes they are used to support humans to make final decisions, sometimes decision-making is entirely automated. These systems