Government set to appoint chief data officer as it promises to open up data

The UK government will appoint a new chief data officer and data advisory board as part of its drive to develop a more efficient public service by ridding old systems and sharing data between departments, while promising a more “open government”, according to its Transformation Strategy.
The new chief data officer, which will likely be the first since Mike Bracken's departure in September, will oversee the implementation of the government's new data strategy that includes greater dat