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Growing children’s services interventions of the future

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The Coram Innovation Incubator (CII) programme is bringing together children’s services providers, academics and tech experts to develop and test innovative practice ideas that can improve how systems operate so they can be scaled up in the future.
Portsmouth integrates information from more than 40 partner agencies in the city. Picture: Madrugada Verde/Adobe Stock
Portsmouth integrates information from more than 40 partner agencies in the city. Picture: Madrugada Verde/Adobe Stock

The CII projects ultimately aim to improve children’s outcomes through innovation, with the use of digital solutions being a key aspect of both of the schemes summarised here:

Data sharing to better understand families in Portsmouth

Portsmouth City Council has changed the way it uses its data and moved to more collaborative partner working in children’s services over the past 18 months.

Portsmouth’s Data Platform went live in March 2022, with the integration of data from more than 40 different systems and partner agencies to create a complete view of their children’s lives and those of their immediate families. This move enabled the council to begin to use data more proactively and share more confidently.

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