Event title
- Data and AI in Local Decision-making: Research and Practice
Location
- Boiler House, Newcastle University
Date
- 28 January 2026, 15:00-17:00
Featured speakers
- Nicholas Webster (Mayoral Data Council Lead, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
- Ste Hext (Senior Specialist - Corporate Data Maturity, Newcastle City Council)
- Carolin Ioramashvili (Assistant Professor in Innovation Policy, University of Sussex)
- Wasim Iqbal (Data Scientist, Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC), Newcastle City Council)
- Emily Rainsford (Principal Research Associate, Insights North East)
- Lina Arenas (Doctoral Researcher, The University of Edinburgh)
- Nayara Albrecht (Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Governance, The University of Amsterdam)
Event details
Data is increasingly central to policy and operational decisions, yet there remains a limited systematic understanding of how data and AI are actually applied within the public sector.
This event will examine how local government officers in England use data, evidence, and AI tools to inform decisions across a range of public policy areas.
To book a place at this event, please access Data and AI in Local Decision-making: Research and Practice.
Organised by DataNEt.