Times [Paywall]: Firms get public data in Dominic Cummings tech drive Archived Message Posted by Sinister Burt on September 14, 2020, 10:21 am This is all i can see (anyone who's got a subscription want to paste the rest in?). The bit about using court submissions to establish patterns of repeat criminal behaviour just makes me think of the bell curve...(we know it's one of gove's book choices). https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/firms-get-public-data-in-dominic-cummings-tech-drive-s3s8j33fw "Private companies will get access to public data under a pilot scheme announced by the government to start Dominic Cummings’s unshackling of the tech industry. The National Data Strategy, published last week, says that “perceived and genuine” legislative barriers had prevented greater data sharing. The paper claimed that releasing anonymised data could aid research. It gave the example of court submissions being shared with researchers to establish patterns of repeat criminal behaviour. Oliver Dowden, the culture secretary, speaking at London Tech Week alongside representatives from Facebook and Microsoft, said that was one of the most valuable commodities in the world. 'Forget oil,' he said 'the fuel of our modern economy is data'..." Message Thread: Times [Paywall]: Firms get public data in Dominic Cummings tech drive - Sinister Burt September 14, 2020, 10:21 am Re: Times [Paywall]: Firms get public data in Dominic Cummings tech drive - Mary September 14, 2020, 10:35 am Thanks Mary :) nm - Sinister Burt September 14, 2020, 11:32 am   Searching