andnewman.bsky.social
@andnewman.bsky.social
Principal Data Specialist at the ODI. Formerly at DefraGovUK. Treasurer at 20th Sheffield Scouts. Geography geek. Husband & dad. Slightly epileptic.
𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼??
I am working on an exciting new project and need your help...
Supported by DCMS, the ODI team are co-designing, testing, and proving the value of a modern, open data infrastructure for volunteering.
I am working on an exciting new project and need your help...
Supported by DCMS, the ODI team are co-designing, testing, and proving the value of a modern, open data infrastructure for volunteering.
October 6, 2025 at 10:17 AM
𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼??
I am working on an exciting new project and need your help...
Supported by DCMS, the ODI team are co-designing, testing, and proving the value of a modern, open data infrastructure for volunteering.
I am working on an exciting new project and need your help...
Supported by DCMS, the ODI team are co-designing, testing, and proving the value of a modern, open data infrastructure for volunteering.
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A new white paper from @sport-england-se.bsky.social and @odihq.bsky.social shows how better access to physical activity data can help health care teams signpost people to trusted local options – and take pressure off the NHS. Find out more.
#Data #NHS #Health
theodi.org/news-and-eve...
#Data #NHS #Health
theodi.org/news-and-eve...
Better use of physical activity data could improve health outcomes and reduce pressure on NHS says white paper
Discover how improving access to physical activity through better data infrastructure could support preventative care, improve patient outcomes, and reduce long-term demand on NHS services.
theodi.org
June 25, 2025 at 7:10 AM
A new white paper from @sport-england-se.bsky.social and @odihq.bsky.social shows how better access to physical activity data can help health care teams signpost people to trusted local options – and take pressure off the NHS. Find out more.
#Data #NHS #Health
theodi.org/news-and-eve...
#Data #NHS #Health
theodi.org/news-and-eve...
Following a roundtable we hosted a few weeks ago at @odihq.bsky.social I have written a long-form blog post about data and volunteering:
- theodi.org/news-and-eve...
#Volunteering #Data #DataInfrastructure #OpenData #innovation #dataculture #communities
- theodi.org/news-and-eve...
#Volunteering #Data #DataInfrastructure #OpenData #innovation #dataculture #communities
Let's transform volunteering with data
Investing in building a data culture, enabling data sharing, and fostering innovation could transform volunteering.
theodi.org
March 28, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Following a roundtable we hosted a few weeks ago at @odihq.bsky.social I have written a long-form blog post about data and volunteering:
- theodi.org/news-and-eve...
#Volunteering #Data #DataInfrastructure #OpenData #innovation #dataculture #communities
- theodi.org/news-and-eve...
#Volunteering #Data #DataInfrastructure #OpenData #innovation #dataculture #communities
Wow, Wow, WOW!
Back in 2010 I was working with HMLR to get their data published under the INSPIRE regs.
This week Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook has written to HMLR asking them to make this data open and link title numbers to "INSPIRE ID"
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67c9af...
Back in 2010 I was working with HMLR to get their data published under the INSPIRE regs.
This week Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook has written to HMLR asking them to make this data open and link title numbers to "INSPIRE ID"
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67c9af...
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
March 7, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Wow, Wow, WOW!
Back in 2010 I was working with HMLR to get their data published under the INSPIRE regs.
This week Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook has written to HMLR asking them to make this data open and link title numbers to "INSPIRE ID"
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67c9af...
Back in 2010 I was working with HMLR to get their data published under the INSPIRE regs.
This week Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook has written to HMLR asking them to make this data open and link title numbers to "INSPIRE ID"
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67c9af...
Thanks to @whysports.bsky.social for inviting me to speak about data at their Get Active for a Healthier Britain conference yesterday.
I explored how physical activity data could add value in our health system.
I explored how physical activity data could add value in our health system.
March 5, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Thanks to @whysports.bsky.social for inviting me to speak about data at their Get Active for a Healthier Britain conference yesterday.
I explored how physical activity data could add value in our health system.
I explored how physical activity data could add value in our health system.
I am on a train.
The front unit can’t communicate with the back unit.
So they are TURNING IT OFF AND ON AGAIN (repeatedly).
The front unit can’t communicate with the back unit.
So they are TURNING IT OFF AND ON AGAIN (repeatedly).
February 26, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I am on a train.
The front unit can’t communicate with the back unit.
So they are TURNING IT OFF AND ON AGAIN (repeatedly).
The front unit can’t communicate with the back unit.
So they are TURNING IT OFF AND ON AGAIN (repeatedly).
Excited to be chairing a roundtable discussion today at @tpximpact.com’s Power of Data Conference. We’ll be discussing the National Data Library and what it could and should be.
February 25, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Excited to be chairing a roundtable discussion today at @tpximpact.com’s Power of Data Conference. We’ll be discussing the National Data Library and what it could and should be.
Today I was delighted to host almost 30 volunteering leaders at @odihq.bsky.social.
We talked about the need for data infrastructure and culture to support and attract volunteers.
There was a huge energy in the room and I look forwards to building on this in the future.
Write-up coming soon…
We talked about the need for data infrastructure and culture to support and attract volunteers.
There was a huge energy in the room and I look forwards to building on this in the future.
Write-up coming soon…
February 13, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Today I was delighted to host almost 30 volunteering leaders at @odihq.bsky.social.
We talked about the need for data infrastructure and culture to support and attract volunteers.
There was a huge energy in the room and I look forwards to building on this in the future.
Write-up coming soon…
We talked about the need for data infrastructure and culture to support and attract volunteers.
There was a huge energy in the room and I look forwards to building on this in the future.
Write-up coming soon…
I helped write a paper about the #NationalDataLibrary you can read a summary and find the paper at the link below…
A National Data Library is a core part of the government's plans for AI. We set our vision for a National Data Library in this response to a Wellcome Trust and Social Science Research Council call for whitepapers. Find out more.
#Data #AI #NationalDataLibrary
theodi.org/news-and-eve...
#Data #AI #NationalDataLibrary
theodi.org/news-and-eve...
How an AI-ready National Data Library would help UK science
Read our submission to the UK National Data Library: Technical White Paper Challenge, initiated by Wellcome and the Economic and Social Research Council.
theodi.org
February 4, 2025 at 10:39 AM
I helped write a paper about the #NationalDataLibrary you can read a summary and find the paper at the link below…
This is a really important opportunity to shape land use policy in the UK.
I really look forward to seeing how this consultation develops into policy.
www.linkedin.com/posts/defra_...
I really look forward to seeing how this consultation develops into policy.
www.linkedin.com/posts/defra_...
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on LinkedIn: Today we launch a national conversation on land use in England.
Have… | 19 comments
Today we launch a national conversation on land use in England.
Have your say: https://lnkd.in/e7k5jQfF | 19 comments on LinkedIn
www.linkedin.com
February 1, 2025 at 12:39 PM
This is a really important opportunity to shape land use policy in the UK.
I really look forward to seeing how this consultation develops into policy.
www.linkedin.com/posts/defra_...
I really look forward to seeing how this consultation develops into policy.
www.linkedin.com/posts/defra_...
January 19, 2025 at 10:41 AM
One of the best things about Sheffield is its hidden industrial heritage.
Today I’m inside the Eagle Works office and it is amazing marble, oak, and art.
Today I’m inside the Eagle Works office and it is amazing marble, oak, and art.
January 18, 2025 at 11:39 AM
One of the best things about Sheffield is its hidden industrial heritage.
Today I’m inside the Eagle Works office and it is amazing marble, oak, and art.
Today I’m inside the Eagle Works office and it is amazing marble, oak, and art.
I helped write an @odihq.bsky.social paper for the @wellcometrust.bsky.social UK National Data Library.
Technical White Paper Challenge.
You can now read it and cite it at: zenodo.org/records/1467...
Technical White Paper Challenge.
You can now read it and cite it at: zenodo.org/records/1467...
How an AI-ready National Data Library would help UK science
The UK National Data Library: Technical White Paper Challenge, initiated by Wellcome and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), sought visionary approaches to enhancing access to UK public s...
zenodo.org
January 17, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I helped write an @odihq.bsky.social paper for the @wellcometrust.bsky.social UK National Data Library.
Technical White Paper Challenge.
You can now read it and cite it at: zenodo.org/records/1467...
Technical White Paper Challenge.
You can now read it and cite it at: zenodo.org/records/1467...
It is now so unusual that eastmidrailway.bsky.social run a good service that they issue an incident advisory when things are good...
January 16, 2025 at 3:44 PM
It is now so unusual that eastmidrailway.bsky.social run a good service that they issue an incident advisory when things are good...
Happy Christmas everyone.
We’re donating some money to the marvellous Sheffield Young Carers this year instead of writing and sending cards.
We’re donating some money to the marvellous Sheffield Young Carers this year instead of writing and sending cards.
December 20, 2024 at 9:11 AM
Happy Christmas everyone.
We’re donating some money to the marvellous Sheffield Young Carers this year instead of writing and sending cards.
We’re donating some money to the marvellous Sheffield Young Carers this year instead of writing and sending cards.
Some scum bags have stolen one of our Scout Group Minibuses. Registration BG63 GZS. If you see it please call the police.
White Transit with 9 Seats and a kit store in the back.
Taken in Sheffield last night.
May the power of the internet track it down…GO!
Any info will be greatly appreciated!
White Transit with 9 Seats and a kit store in the back.
Taken in Sheffield last night.
May the power of the internet track it down…GO!
Any info will be greatly appreciated!
December 6, 2024 at 9:53 PM
Some scum bags have stolen one of our Scout Group Minibuses. Registration BG63 GZS. If you see it please call the police.
White Transit with 9 Seats and a kit store in the back.
Taken in Sheffield last night.
May the power of the internet track it down…GO!
Any info will be greatly appreciated!
White Transit with 9 Seats and a kit store in the back.
Taken in Sheffield last night.
May the power of the internet track it down…GO!
Any info will be greatly appreciated!
Meanwhile at work my excellent colleagues have published a really interesting article about #DataSpaces
There are lots of different terms used to describe organisations in our data ecosystems. In our latest blog, we’re taking a look at ‘data spaces’: what they are, what they do and what’s next. Find out more
#data #DataSpaces
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#data #DataSpaces
theodi.org/news-and-eve...
What are data spaces and what do they do?
Learn more about data spaces: what they are, what they do and what’s next.
theodi.org
November 30, 2024 at 12:32 AM
Meanwhile at work my excellent colleagues have published a really interesting article about #DataSpaces
For fun, I’m treasurer and a trustee of a large Sheffield Scout group.
Tonight was our AGM.
I am delighted to be part of an amazing team that offers incredible adventures to young people, including my own kids, and enables them to develop #SkillsForLife #Scouts #Community #Volunteering
Tonight was our AGM.
I am delighted to be part of an amazing team that offers incredible adventures to young people, including my own kids, and enables them to develop #SkillsForLife #Scouts #Community #Volunteering
November 30, 2024 at 12:26 AM
For fun, I’m treasurer and a trustee of a large Sheffield Scout group.
Tonight was our AGM.
I am delighted to be part of an amazing team that offers incredible adventures to young people, including my own kids, and enables them to develop #SkillsForLife #Scouts #Community #Volunteering
Tonight was our AGM.
I am delighted to be part of an amazing team that offers incredible adventures to young people, including my own kids, and enables them to develop #SkillsForLife #Scouts #Community #Volunteering
So has anyone else noticed that if you ask Google Assistant about Russia (things like: can you get to Russia from the UK, Is Putin a good ruler etc) it uses a non-standard voice to answer?
#homeworkNotSpying
#homeworkNotSpying
November 25, 2024 at 7:12 PM
So has anyone else noticed that if you ask Google Assistant about Russia (things like: can you get to Russia from the UK, Is Putin a good ruler etc) it uses a non-standard voice to answer?
#homeworkNotSpying
#homeworkNotSpying
Now I have more followers here than Twitter I feel like I need to post something interesting.
When I have thought of something I’ll let you all know!
When I have thought of something I’ll let you all know!
November 15, 2024 at 12:38 PM
Now I have more followers here than Twitter I feel like I need to post something interesting.
When I have thought of something I’ll let you all know!
When I have thought of something I’ll let you all know!
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After 7 months I have finally plucked up the courage to listen to myself on a podcast.
I said some sensible stuff! Hurrah!
open.spotify.com/episode/1gm1...
I said some sensible stuff! Hurrah!
open.spotify.com/episode/1gm1...
How to use data to improve peoples lives! with Andrew Newman, ODI
It's not all about the numbers! · Episode
open.spotify.com
October 10, 2024 at 5:32 PM
After 7 months I have finally plucked up the courage to listen to myself on a podcast.
I said some sensible stuff! Hurrah!
open.spotify.com/episode/1gm1...
I said some sensible stuff! Hurrah!
open.spotify.com/episode/1gm1...
I love how everyone at #dppc24 is introducing themselves…
“I’m Andrew, if it helps you, I have short light brown hair and I’m wearing a green jumper. My pronouns are he/him. I’m in my study at home and there are bookcases behind me.”
“I’m Andrew, if it helps you, I have short light brown hair and I’m wearing a green jumper. My pronouns are he/him. I’m in my study at home and there are bookcases behind me.”
October 8, 2024 at 2:33 PM
I love how everyone at #dppc24 is introducing themselves…
“I’m Andrew, if it helps you, I have short light brown hair and I’m wearing a green jumper. My pronouns are he/him. I’m in my study at home and there are bookcases behind me.”
“I’m Andrew, if it helps you, I have short light brown hair and I’m wearing a green jumper. My pronouns are he/him. I’m in my study at home and there are bookcases behind me.”