Data has traditionally been used as a tool of management and control. Nowhere is this more visible than in the measurement of deprivation. The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is
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What happens when we start to see how money really moves through our communities? Local economies are under pressure. Budgets are tight, inequality is rising, and yet huge amounts of
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We often get asked why Open Data Manchester runs Joy Diversion and Free Range events when they don’t seem directly related to our core data work. The answer? They’re essential
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Earlier this month, we held the first gathering of the Liverpool City Region data community of practice at the Civic Health Innovation Labs. The event brought together data practitioners from
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Back in 2010, I don’t think any of us thought that we would still be here 15 years later, but here we are, and a lot has happened since a
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Aug
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Toyebat Adewale, our User Researcher and Community Engagement Worker, attended Open Data Camp 9 this year. She wrote this insightful blog about her experience: Ok, so I won’t list 101
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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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Jun
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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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May
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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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Apr
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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