Six Months of Binnovation in Leeds – Open Innovations. July 21st, 2020 by HannahR Tom Forth from Open Innovations (formerly ODI Leeds) has written a blog all about bins! It’s more exciting than it sounds (honest). In it he talks about seven ways open data and open innovation has made waste services in Leeds better and more efficient in 2020. Have a read on the Open Innovations website.
TechForce 19 Challenge March 24th, 2020 by HannahR NHSX is calling on all innovators who can support the elderly, vulnerable and self-isolating during COVID -19 to apply for government funding of up to £25,000 to test their solution. THE CHALLENGE: SUPPORTING THE ELDERLY, VULNERABLE AND SELF-ISOLATING They are looking at solutions that will help in the community, not solving clinical problems or that require…
Leeds GovJam October 28th, 2019 by HannahR Leeds GovJam 2019 has happened, and what a jam! With some 50 participants plus an enthusiastic team of volunteers, ODI was buzzing. Jammers went through the standard phases of the GovJam experience – complete bewilderment on learning the theme, generation of mountains of post-it note ideas and concepts, problem definition, user research, abandonment of the…
National recognition for Leeds’ work to become a digital city July 2nd, 2019 by HannahR Leeds City Council has scooped digital council of the year at the 2019 Digital Leaders 100 awards for its work to improve digital tools, technology and inclusion in the city. The annual awards celebrate the teams and individuals who are working hard behind the scenes to secure the UK’s digital transformation. The council also…
2019 Digital Leaders Week April 17th, 2019 by HannahR Leeds City Council have been shortlisted in two categories of the 2019 Digital Leaders awards. This was from over 800 applications, so it’s an achievement that we’ve got this far.The awards are made based on a public vote, so if you could spare a couple of minutes to vote via the links below that would…
Open Data Survey November 29th, 2018 by HannahR Tell us how you’re using our Open Data. If you can spare a few minutes, please let us have feedback on how you’ve used the site today, what you were looking for, preferred formats and how you’re using our open data. We work closely with Calderdale Dataworks and Northern Data Hub on all things open…