Liverpool City Region Residents' Assembly on Data and AI Innovation

The assembly will include up to 70 residents deliberately chosen to represent both the six local authorities and the diversity of the LCR. We will ensure an equal spread of men and women, as well as representation across age, race, sexual identity, disability, socioeconomic status, and digital and data literacy.

The assembly will be held in person across 4 sessions in March 2025. There will also be an induction session the week prior to the assembly between February 24 and 28 which can be conducted either online or over the phone. There will also be a debrief session held the week of March 24 to 28. You need to attend all the sessions.

The results of the Assembly will be used to develop the Liverpool City Region Data and AI Innovation Charter. The Charter will be used by the organisations in the region to plan and evaluate potential projects. The results will also be published in reports, communications, and in academic research papers developed by the Assembly team. These reports and papers will be publicly available, and the team will provide a web link to the Assembly participants where these can be found.

The Liverpool City Region Civic Data Cooperative is running the assembly. The LCR Civic Data Cooperative’s mission is to make data about the region work for the people who live here. We engage communities across the patch to give them a say on the form and impact of data and data technologies. The NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Data into Action programme, the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, and the University of Liverpool’s Civic Health Innovation Labs are jointly convening this Assembly. The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority funds this work through the Civic Data Cooperative.

We will be sending 21,000 letters out to residents in the City Region in early 2025. If you receive a letter and sign up, you will be able to take part.

If you’d like to take part in another way, but haven’t received a letter, express your interest in one of our other events here: https://forms.office.com/e/nQg3Cke7CN 

A charter is a set of principles outlining the values and expectations for an organisation or topic. A charter will help organisations more easily align their data and innovation projects to public expectations. It creates a mandate for future work that will help facilitate innovation.

We want everyone to be able to take part. To help that happen we are offering the following:

1.Payment and travel cover – All participants will be paid £25 per hour for their participation. We will offer travel vouchers to cover parking and transit.

2.Postal recruitment – Participants will receive letters in the post. They can register online or via the phone.

3.Letters of support – We will offer participants letters of support for employers to encourage flexibility in working hours.

4.Day-of support including childcare and interpretation – We will assess the accessibility needs of each participant at the venue. This will include childcare, translation services, interpretation, and physical access as needed. There will be quiet space for participants and a multi-faith prayer room.

5.Additional  evening sessions – We recognise that not all participants have the ability to take part in a weekday event. We will be running evening sessions that cover the same topics in an abbreviated format to ensure all voices have the opportunity to be heard as much as possible.