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25 Jul 2016 - 11:09
LG Inform will be three years old this Sunday and we have a well-established and every growing user group. All local authorities now have registered users but we have many users who just use the open public sections of the site to access data. So why register, by registering you can access many more tools and options on the site and all you need is a .gov.uk email address. Registered users of... See more
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14 Jul 2016 - 10:24
LG Inform local benchmarking – Q1 opens today! LG Inform has a local benchmarking club, it currently allows users to upload provisional data for eight metrics. Quarter 1 upload window opens today. Local authorities that already provide data will be sent a link today. If you are not part of the benchmarking club but would like more information please let us know. Background and links In... See more
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10 Jun 2015 - 17:17
  Want to hear how you can use the data that serves LG Inform and LG Inform Plus? Hear from some people who have already used it. For more details and to book view this page Data you could access includes GP's in your area, population data, election results and much more    AGENDA 8.30  Welcome and Background - Juliet Whitworth (Research & Information Manager,... See more
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06 Aug 2014 - 14:24
Benchmarking of local metrics in LG Inform: Q1 upload now open   LG Inform is the free data and benchmarking service from the Local Government Association. In addition to the thousands of published metrics we source from government websites, LG Inform was built to provide the sector with its own free benchmarking tool. http://lginform.local.gov.uk/ We have been developing this... See more
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12 Jul 2014 - 13:01
So you know about LG Inform , how about LG Inform Plus? If you are a subscribing organisation to the LG Inform Plus programme (and its predecessor the esd-toolkit) then all these new features will be available to you.  ·         Small area charts, maps & tables Create tables, charts and maps for wards and other areas within your... See more
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12 Jul 2014 - 15:39
“The Department of Energy and Climate Change and the OxFutures initiative are pleased to announce that the Powering Up conference for local authorities and community energy groups will take place on Thursday 4 September 2014 in Oxford.   We are delighted to announce that Rebecca Willis, expert on community energy issues, will be a keynote speaker on the day, and the event will be... See more
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12 Jul 2014 - 15:18
Adult Social Care Efficiency Programme Event (London) London - 17 July 2014 Park Plaza Victoria, London - 17 July 2014   The final ASCE event will bring together programme participants and others working in adult social care to showcase pragmatic and aspirational approaches developed through the three year programme. Professor John Bolton will present headline findings from the... See more
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12 Jul 2014 - 13:01
Over recent months you have reported to us a number of issues and feature requests regarding LG Inform (www.lginform.local.gov.uk). We are pleased to announce that we have been working hard on all of these and recently updated the system with a number of fixes and enhancements, for example: ·         ‘My library’ now shows you all your reports by... See more
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12 Jul 2014 - 15:32
Please find some details from the recent Making Transparency work events held by the LGA in June. Examples from local authorities, community groups and business demonstrate that there is a great potential to create greater social and economic growth by making local data available and encouraging its use. This demonstrates that open data is not only about accountability and transparency to... See more
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12 Jul 2014 - 15:32
  Thank you, Jonathan for finding the time for this short interview. It will be good to hear about the behind the scenes work that goes on to get all the data into LG Inform. Q. Over the last year how have the metrics in LG Inform changed? The library of metrics has continued to increase and we now have over 3,000 metrics in LG Inform and LG Inform Plus, including over 100 census... See more
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12 Jul 2014 - 15:25
  Thank you for your time today John to discuss your role with LG Inform and metrics   Q What is your role within the LG Inform team? I work on the metrics library which is the database behind LG Inform. Some metrics are automatically uploaded in to LG Inform such as population statistics from the Office for National Statistics and Nomis labour market statistics. However... See more
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12 Jul 2014 - 15:39
  Exciting blog this week from Ian Carbutt, the programme manager for LG Inform, who we have prised away from his desk to explain what has been going on with LG Inform this year and what has happened this year.   Ian, as manager of LG Inform this year has been very busy for you and your team, can you let me know how this year has gone for your programme? This year has gone... See more
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12 Jul 2014 - 15:25
Please find below an interview with Tim Adams from the LGA about LG Inform plus and LG Inform API, please post any questions you have to this blog and Tim will be happy to answer thenmfor you.   Q Tim, can you explain a bit more about LG Inform Plus? LG Inform Plus is a complementary optional premium service offered in addition to LG Inform that allows users more flexible access to... See more
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12 Jul 2014 - 15:25
£3.99 for a notebook! When did paper get so expensive, laptopless on a 2 hour train journey, I thought it would an ideal time to write a long overdue blog about LG Inform. I had unrealistic thoughts of a beautifully written blog, scribed whilst looking at England’s harvest being brought in. However, squashed on the 11.36am to Stroud and looking at my hand writing I am not sure this was the... See more
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