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GovTech Catalyst round 1: list of submitted challenges
Published 10 May 2018
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There were 51 challenges submitted to round 1 of the GovTech Catalyst.
Two challenges were withdrawn after the submission window closed on 19 February 2018.
Challenge titles have been summarised for clarity and consistency.
Submitted challenges
| Challenge | Challenge submitted by |
|---|---|
| How might we improve the prescribing pathway in prison healthcare? | Northern Ireland Health Social Care |
| How might we use digital analytics in financial audits? | Northern Ireland Audit Office |
| How might we combat loneliness by helping our communities to help each other, connecting physical and digital worlds, in a digitally and transport deprived area? | Monmouthshire County Council |
| How might we reduce social isolation among older people to improve their independence, health and wellbeing, and their ability to contribute to their community? | London Borough of Sutton |
| How might we improve the wellbeing and safety of the neighbourhood for women and girls? | London Borough of Waltham Forest |
| How might we build a smart census? | Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency |
| How might we use emerging technologies to support decision making by social workers? | Cabinet Office |
| How might we tackle traffic congestion using data and emerging technologies? | Department for Transport |
| How might we tackle traffic congestion using data and emerging technologies? | Greenwich Borough Council |
| How might we improve customer service and the efficiency of highway repairs by reporting through digital channels? | Business Durham – Durham County Council |
| How might we verify identity and eligibility for Blue Badge applications? | Caerphilly County Borough Council |
| How might we improve diets through personalisation and food information? | Welsh Government Food and Drink Division |
| How might we improve the quality and availability of evidence for teachers? | Department for Education |
| How might we improve the reliability and accuracy of the criminal justice disclosure process? | Crown Prosecution Service |
| How might we transform the delivery of student finance services for new loan products? | Department for Education |
| How might we use secure identify transactions and assurance for citizens in public services? | Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board Informatics Department |
| How might we use natural language processing to support the monitoring of delivery plans? | Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency |
| How might we enable people to make more informed decisions about their health and care? | Department of Health and Social Care |
| How might we use technology to better engage and support children receiving government services? | Cafcass |
| How might we use data to improve our neighbourhoods? | London Borough of Waltham Forest |
| How might we enable communities to improve quality of life and access to services? | Caerphilly County Borough Council |
| How might we improve our planning services so that we deliver homes more efficiently? | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government |
| How might we make the home buying process quicker, cheaper and less stressful for customers? | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government |
| How might we improve new build homes through increased competition, higher quality and better consumer choice? | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government |
| How might we build a cross government service to allow citizens and businesses who are in temporary financial hardship to manage their payments to government? | HM Revenue and Customs |
| How might we create the ability for citizens to sign up and store preferences for paper-free communications across government? | HM Revenue and Customs |
| How might we create connected health procurement systems to enhance local supply chains? | Welsh Government – Food and Drink Division |
| How might we develop the sustainable development and security of food supplies? | Welsh Government – Food and Drink Division |
| How might we identify, analyse and catalogue still images that are posted online? | Home Office |
| How might we use emerging technologies to improve the tracking of waste? | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
| How might we grow the visitor tourist economy in rural England? | The Churches Conservation Trust |
| How might we use technology to enable responsive, flexible and accessible rural transport services? | Monmouthshire County Council |
| How might we automate the processing of planning applications? | London Borough of Waltham Forest |
| How might we recognise people who have been reported as missing? | Home Office |
| How might we install sensors on local vehicle fleets for better monitoring of infrastructure? | Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council |
| How might we use emerging technologies to prototype tax policy? | HM Revenue and Customs |
| How might we distribute essential goods and services to low income citizens? | Greater London Authority, and the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham |
| How might we translate “legalese” into plain language? | Ministry of Justice |
| How might we improve the assessment processes for government benefits? | Legal Aid Agency |
| How might we create tools that help to build empathy in divorce and child custody cases? | Ministry of Justice |
| How might we improve witness support? | Ministry of Justice |
| How might we measure the social impact of sports organisations? | Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport |
| How might we better support charity trustees? | Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport |
| How might we better use digital skills in the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector? | Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport |
| How might we encourage greater participation in culture and sport? | Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport |
| How might we sustain outreach programmes for listed places of worship? | Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport |
| How might we conduct sensitivity reviews of public records? | The National Archives |
| How might we identify those likely to successfully invest in the UK? | Department for International Trade |
| How might we increase youth involvement in government decision making? | Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport |