Mike Thacker π΄ββοΈ
@MikeThacker
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Systems Director of @Porism. Technical Lead of the local government @LGInformPlus programme. Open Data enthusiast.
Brixton + Brighton, England
Joined October 2008
Our November 2024 newsletter is out featuring: - Indices of Deprivation - Centre of Excellence - Ageing in Your Community - Partners in Care and Health reports - Training - Benchmarking clubs - Local authority stock data - LG Inform Strategic User Group https://t.co/gZhgFA2Odd
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About 9months ago I had a really frustrating call with people in the UK government following years of frustrating meetings with people in the UK government. An archive of the UK's bus open data, the location of every bus in real time, was going to be too hard to release,...
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The sheer rage of this driver. Sheβs angry because car manufacturers promised her freedom and she is instead imprisoned inside her own car, and she hasnβt the emotional maturity to handle it.
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Our October 2025 newsletter is out featuring: - Department for Education Centre of Excellence - Local transparency guidance - New Report - Understanding Ageing - Training - data in public health & council performance - New Data - Winter Fuel Payments https://t.co/nKovotiZ4w
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Our September 2025 newsletter is out featuring: - Outcomes Framework Consultation - Government five missions report - Share your feedback - Autumn training dates released - Python training - Power BI masterclasses - Electric vehicle charging statistics https://t.co/8oP6ta6TEH
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Our August 2025 newsletter is out featuring: - Local Government Outcomes Framework consultation - LG Inform App Version 2 released - Benchmarking ClubΒ Q1 2025/26 - Census data users survey - New Data: Travel time to local amenities & people in employment https://t.co/DkbYz0XX9v
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Our July 2025 newsletter is out featuring: - Local Government Outcomes Framework report - LG Inform App - launched at LGA Conference - Adult Safeguarding Report - Event - A guide to successful data sharing across public services - New Data - Average Rents https://t.co/hBTaLp03BK
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Our March 2025 newsletter is out featuring: - Local Government Reorganisation: Let LG Inform Plus Natural Neighbourhoods help - New LG Inform Videos: Get trained up! - Event: AI Innovation within Local Government - New Metrics: Apprenticeships https://t.co/BduNQDfTfY
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Our January 2025 newsletter is out featuring: - New Case Study - Birmingham City Council - New Data - Patient Discharge Dates - New Events - Becoming an Insight-Led Organisation and Natural Language Processing - Innovation Zone Applications 2025 Now Open https://t.co/6XLWM0jmxn
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Our December 2024 newsletter is out featuring: - New LG Inform report on Digital Inclusion - New Data - Understanding Housing - LG Inform in 2024 - Thanks from us! https://t.co/rZJIG0sx6a
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Our October 2024 newsletter is out featuring: - ONS Local Workshop Series with LG Inform & Data Maturity Assessments in Local Government - How are we doing? Share your feedback on our council improvement support - Autumn LG Inform & Plus Training https://t.co/wj0Sfn9N5e
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News from Local Digital including a recording of the βWhat is Open Referral UK meeting and an invitation to the meeting of 20 Nov for IT people and suppliers.
The latest #LocalDigital newsletter is now available! β Read about how we're transforming the #Housing sector through improved #Data β Learn about our new Open Referral UK steering group β Sign up for sector events and training Take a look π https://t.co/ABNapr6MaD
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Our September 2024 newsletter is out featuring: - Value for Money upgrade β- New Green Belt data β- LGA/ONS workshop and Open Referral UK events β- Meet us at The Innovation Zone at the LGA Annual Conference https://t.co/W2VEXhGr5C
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A look into why Spain has the highest life expectancy in Europe β Straight from the Spanish themselves. Their serious, insightful, and hilarious answers: (a π§΅)
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Why arenβt upgrades such as that from Crowdstrike released gradually rather than for everyone all at once?
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Our July 2024 newsletter is out featuring: - Insights from Client Level Dataset, adult social care - Improving discharge from hospital - Getting started with Power BI - Performance management panels - Liver Disease Profiles - Greenhouse Gas Emissions https://t.co/7Ql9ZbAuoy
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Our May 2024 newsletter is out with info on - New Report - re levelling up missions - SEND report from LGA Research - Benchmarking Club - New data on care amenities https://t.co/piV3czg8aK
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