The system is also an information tool for those simply wishing
to know about socio-economic patterns and trends in Newham. NIMS
partners include the London Borough of Newham, Metropolitan Police,
London Fire Brigade, Newham University Hospital NHS Trust, Newham
Primary Care Trust, amongst others.
NIMS enables the public to access partnership data more easily from
one central repository. The amount of time spent searching through
data can now be better utilised analysing it. Various users such as
partnership agencies, voluntary groups, students, and businesses
have been using NIMS in their research reports and general
interest.
Newham NIMS is a flagship for cross-cutting data sharing, and we
are collaborating with the London Borough of Waltham Forest, and
the London Borough of Enfield to address common issues.
These neighbouring boroughs modelled their statistics portal after
NIMS. Hence, the objectives of this group are to exchange best
practice methodology and discuss system development
strategies.
NIMS encompasses several modules:
- e-Gov Interactive Statistics Portal allows single and
multiple topic data analysis enabling a better understanding of
inter-relationships of issues and monitoring of trends. It has the
ability to store public and confidential data from various agencies
to allow easy analysis via mapping, tabling and charts.
- Location Finder, also known as the
MapPortal, enables users to find their closest service
facilities such as leisure centres, schools, or places of
worship.
- Research Reports is a downloading area
containing the latest research news as well as valuable reference
materials such as:
- Focus on Newham
- Household Panel Survey
- Indices of Deprivation 2004
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