Surrey-i

Why has Surrey-i been created? Data used by public service organisations can effectively inform members of the public and councillors about local level numbers, rates and geographical locations for outcomes, events, demand and delivery in relation to the Services provided by the Local Authorities and Organisations within the County. This empowers c... ommunities to hold their local authorities and public organisations to account for what is happening and encourages active citizenship through enabling informed involvement at a local level. In addition, Surrey-i operates as a data exchange hub, enabling policy and research workers throughout the county to contribute and extract information. Why does Surrey-i publish local data to the public at large? Surrey public services are working together to share data to improve the provision of services in a local area to meet local community needs. The data produced by local public service organisations is effectively paid for by tax payers or philanthropists and much of it is not personal, or sensitive, and is subject to freedom of information requests. Rather than wait for individual freedom of information requests, Surrey-i takes a pro-active approach and publishes as much public data as possible for everyone to use and re-use. Surrey-i: Provides more information to communities about their local area; Enables better engagement between local authorities, partners and public; Encourages and enables citizens to actively contribute and/or be involved in local decision making. What about Data Protection?Read More