Demographics User Group Conference The Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AGThursday 5 October 2006

Chair’s opening remarks. Richard Alldritt, Statistics Commission

Keynote address: Public sector information in the Internet age. Professor Richard Susskind (APPSI)12 slides (PDF)

Using Google Earth and Google Maps to integrate and present government and commercial information. Professor Paul Longley and Richard Milton (UCL)16 slides (PDF)

Customer Insight at M&S. Steven Bond (Marks & Spencer)

Commerce and Government – developing a 2-way flow of data. Martin Bellingham (The Children’s Mutual) and Jil Matheson / Jennet Woolford (ONS)19 slides (PDF)

Workshop sessions – priorities for better information. Parallel sessions: How can the delivery of UK government datasets be improved, and their use extended? (“The last 100 yards”). Chair: Professor Martin Callingham1 page (PDF)

Keeping track of population movements 24/7 – what information is available or could be developed? Chair: Andrew Tasker2 pages (PDF)

What are users’ top priorities for the 2011 Census? Chair: Professor Dave Martin2 pages (PDF)

Workshops – summary of views

Better information: recent successes and difficulties, and priorities for 2007 & beyond – panel session:

• Bruce Oelman (ONS)
• Jon McGinty (DCLG)
• Michael Cross (The Guardian “Free Our Data” campaign) 2 pages ()PDF
• Keith Dugmore (DUG) 4 slides (PDF)

Chair’s closing remarks.1 page (PDF)

The DUG Award 20062 pages (PDF)