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Supporting neighbourhood-level targeting for Local Area Agreements

19th August 2008

The Local Area Agreements agenda critically requires local partners to effectively assess…
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OCSI data tool supports equalities and diversity work

1st August 2008

OCSI have produced a comprehensive mapping of socio-economic data across the South-East…
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Coverage in E-Government Bulletin

23rd July 2008

Focus on Local Statistics: Inform and Engage. An article by OCSI Director…
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Making LIS work: Improving performance and service outcomes – presentation

14th July 2008

OCSI Director Tom Smith spoke at the Making Local Information Systems (LIS)…
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OCSI on Youtube!

10th July 2008

We have loaded a presentation onto Youtube, showing the OCSI Output Area…
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Resources and data

OCSI Output Area Index of Multiple Deprivation data available

4th July 2008

The OCSI modelled Index of Multiple Deprivation data at Output Area (OA) level…
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Research Projects

OCSI ‘Deprivation in rural areas’ published

2nd July 2008

The Commission for Rural Communities (CRC) has published the OCSI report ‘Deprivation…
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Workshop – using geographic information to support policy

23rd June 2008

As part of this year’s Headstar conference on Geographic Information Systems in…
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OCSI to help Great Yarmouth tackle deprivation

18th March 2008

Partners across Great Yarmouth need a clear picture of the priorities for…
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OCSI Chairman receives CBE

2nd January 2008

OCSI Chairman and co-founder Professor Michael Noble has received the CBE in…
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OCSI analysis of IMD 2007 reported in New Start journal

13th December 2007

Analysis of the 2007 Indices of Deprivation for New Start by Oxford…
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Data analysis

Understanding what the Index of Multiple Deprivation 2007 tells us

7th December 2007

Getting to grips early with the Indices of Deprivation 2007 is critical…
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OCSI support BHLIS

6th December 2007

BHLIS, the ‘Brighton & Hove Local Intelligence Service’ is a redeveloped version of…
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Indices of Deprivation 2007 released

6th December 2007

The OCSI team are now analysing the Indices of Deprivation 2007 datasets…
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Coverage in LARIA News

1st June 2007

Laria News featured an article on OCSI’s “Deprivation in Rotherham” project. It…
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OCSI work used to direct resources to rural Norfolk

1st March 2007

An OCSI project commissioned by the Norfolk County Strategic Partnership has led…
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Updating the ‘Investing in Communities’ evidence base for Bedfordshire and Luton

21st February 2007

The 10-year regional ‘Investing in Communities’ (IiC) programme encourages a holistic partnership…
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Highlighting rural deprivation in Norfolk

20th December 2006

The Norfolk Investing in Communities (IiC) partnership was appointed by the County…
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Neighbourhood-level indicators for Local Area Agreements

23rd November 2006

The Local Area Agreements (LAA) agenda critically requires local partners to effectively…
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Prioritising the Investing in Communities programme

14th June 2006

The East of England Development Agency (EEDA) have commissioned OCSI and economic…
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Evidence-based interventions in Peterborough and Cambridgeshire

1st June 2006

OCSI have been commissioned by the Peterborough and Cambridgeshire economic partnerships to…
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Community Health Profiles launched

22nd May 2006

“Health data are essential for monitoring the health of the population and…
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Coverage in Regeneration and Renewal

19th May 2006

Independence not an issue for poverty data: OCSI Director Tom Smith’s response…
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Health Poverty Index website launched

16th May 2006

The Health Poverty Index (HPI) visualisation tool allows users to explore levels…
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Oxford City in bid for unitary status

15th May 2006

OCSI analysis has been used by Oxford City in its preliminary bid…
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Supporting People in Oxfordshire

18th April 2006

Oxfordshire County Council Supporting People team commissioned OCSI to map sheltered housing…
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Using data to drive policy – Neighbourhood Renewal Unit forum on small area data

6th April 2006

OCSI Director Tom Smith gave an invited talk – “Using data at…
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Tower Hamlets Data Observatory

30th March 2006

OCSI are working with Geowise to develop the London Borough of Tower…
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Signposting Neighbourhood Renewal data

27th March 2006

OCSI were commissioned by the ODPM Neighbourhood Renewal Unit to develop the…
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South African Index of Multiple Deprivation

14th March 2006

OCSI consultants were part of the team developing the South African Indices…
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Investing in Communities across Suffolk

14th February 2006

OCSI are working with the Suffolk Development Agency to develop the evidence…
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ODPM Neighbourhood Renewal Unit launches OCSI report

2nd February 2006

The OCSI ‘Data Provision for Neighbourhood Renewal’ report has been launched by…
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OCSI helps secure funding for the most deprived communities across Bedfordshire and Luton

20th January 2006

OCSI’s Need Measurements study was central to Bedfordshire and Luton Investing in…
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OCSI helping prioritise development of ONS Neighbourhood Statistics datasets

20th December 2005

OCSI are helping the ODPM Neighbourhood Renewal Unit and the Office for…
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Supporting London’s Voluntary Groups

7th December 2005

OCSI has been commissioned by the Association of London Government to identify…
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Identifying gaps in provision across Bedfordshire and Luton

6th December 2005

OCSI and partner consultancy Roger Tym are mapping provision across Bedfordshire and…
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Helping LSPs identify the evidence-base

1st November 2005

OCSI Director Tom Smith gave an invited presentation to the annual forum…
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Supporting “under-served markets” in the US – mapping deprivation in the UK

13th October 2005

OCSI Director Tom Smith is the joint author on an article “Mapping…
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Evaluating Rotherham’s Neighbourhood Renewal Strategy

10th October 2005

As part of the evaluation and update of the Rotherham Neighbourhood Renewal…
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Helping CAB support vulnerable groups

4th October 2005

OCSI Director Tom Smith gave an invited presentation at the Annual General…
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