Policy@Manchester Articles

Expert insight, analysis and comment on key public policy issues

  • All Posts
  • UK Politics
  • Energy and Environment
  • Growth and Inclusion
  • Health and Social Care
  • Urban
  • Science and Engineering
Policy@Manchester Articles: Archives
Tag Archives for: "Big Data"
You are here: Home / Archives for Big Data
Banner image with Policy@Manchester visual branding

Time for more forward thinking on data regulation

Anita Greenhill By Anita Greenhill Filed Under: Featured Posted: July 14, 2014

As cities get ‘smarter’ and are managed by ever increasing streams of data, so the need for clear cross-border legislation becomes paramount, says Dr Anita Greenhill. The news last week that the UK government was passing an emergency law to ensure police and security services can continue accessing people’s phone and internet records, is just […]

Tagged With: Big Data, data retention and investigation powers bill, digital smoke signals, European Court, International Telecommunications Agency, Internet governance forum, world summit on information society

Banner image with Policy@Manchester visual branding

Using ‘Big Data’

Camilla Lewis By Camilla Lewis Filed Under: Featured, Science and Technology, Whitehall Watch Posted: July 2, 2014

‘Big Data’ will change many aspects of our lives and our public services – right down to waste management, explains Camilla Lewis. Big Data has the potential to transform much of our everyday lives and the way in which public services are delivered. This transformation is linked to the vast increase in computing power and […]

Tagged With: Big Data, Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority, incineration, landfill, recycling, waste, waste management

Our RSS feed

Receive our latest content and timely updates by subscribing to our RSS feed.

 Subscribe in your reader

Become a contributor

Would you like to write for us on a public policy issue? Get in touch with a member of the team, ask for our editorial guidelines, or access our online training toolkit (UoM login required).

Disclaimer

Articles give the views of the author, and are not necessarily those of The University of Manchester.

Policy@Manchester

Manchester Policy Articles is an initiative from Policy@Manchester. Visit our web site to find out more

Contact Us

policy@manchester.ac.uk
t: +44 (0) 161 275 3038
The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK

Copyright © 2025 · Policy Blog 2 on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in