Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Portfolio Holder Corporate Development and Transformation.

That the Data and Business Intelligence Strategy and action plan be adopted.

Reason for the decision

1.  The strategy would drive forward the council’s ambition to evolve into a proactive data driven organisation.

2.  The strategy was aligned with the themes of the Councils Plan and positions data and BI as enablers to deliver all the council’s priorities.

3.  The approach to data and BI was approved by members of the two overview committees at an informal workshop on Wednesday 23 November 2022.

The Portfolio Holder for Corporate Development and Transformation presented a report on the Data and Business Intelligence (BI) Strategy which provided strategic direction to the next steps in the council’s ambition to place the use of data and intelligence at the core of decision making and policy development. There was a recognition that there was a need to evolve into a proactive data driven organisation to support effective and efficient decision-making which would improve outcomes for the people of Dorset.

It was proposed by Cllr J Haynes seconded by Cllr P Wharf

Decision

That the Data and Business Intelligence Strategy and action plan be adopted.

Reason for the decision

1.  The strategy would drive forward the council’s ambition to evolve into a proactive data driven organisation.

2.  The strategy was aligned with the themes of the Councils Plan and positions data and BI as enablers to deliver all the council’s priorities.

3.  The approach to data and BI was approved by members of the two overview committees at an informal workshop on Wednesday 23 November 2022.