It's good that there are copyright exceptions for criticism, review and reporting current events, otherwise their licence would really limit visibility on this important algorithm. qcovid.org/Home/AcademicL…
NIHR's Open Access Policy states the principle that "ideas and knowledge derived from publicly funded research must be made available and accessible for public use, interrogation and scrutiny as widely, rapidly and effectively as possible" nihr.ac.uk/documents/nihr…
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## The Covid-19 England Awards ##
~~ 8th November edition ~~
First set goes to the areas in England with the lowest Covid-19 case rates: Hastings, North Norfolk, and West Suffolk
Second set of awards goes to the areas that have improved most (reduced their case rate the most, proportionally) over the past week: Rushcliffe, Lancaster, and Barrow-in-Furness
And third set of awards goes to the areas that have improved most (reduced their case rate the most, proportionally) since their 2nd wave peak: Exeter, Nottingham, and Lancaster
The Geospatial Commission was announced in November 2017 alongside a commitment to open up the UK's geospatial data infrastructure. At the time, we @ODIHQ noted that changing the UK's approach to maintaining geospatial data would be difficult. 2/19 theodi.org/article/autumn…
We also noted that the Geospatial Commission's success would depend on its approach. Based on the criteria we laid out then, the signs have not been good. 3/19 theodi.org/article/what-w…
According to this report from Wired, No10 are asking tech companies to help prevent the 111 call service from being overwhelmed. Let's talk about what that would involve 1/12 wired.co.uk/article/domini…
The online 111 service already takes you through some screening questions. Currently all it really tells you is the government advice: if you have a fever or sustained cough, stay at home for 7 days. If it's debilitating, call the 111 service. 2/12 111.nhs.uk/covid-19/
Relief for the 111 call service could only happen if people (a) can get the same information through another route and (b) feel reassured enough that they don't want to talk to someone about it. 3/12