Maria Izquierdo

Making it simpler to publish data

Posted by: Maria Izquierdo, Posted on: 1 February 2017 - Categories: Data.gov.uk

We've been making improvements to the publishing process on data.gov.uk to make it easier for users to find the information they need.

Discovering how data is published

Posted by: Louise Petre and Maria Izquierdo, Posted on: 26 August 2016 - Categories: Data Infrastructure, Data.gov.uk, Government Data Programme

Data.gov.uk is undergoing a discovery phase. We’re doing this because user feedback and our previous research suggests that it’s not easy to find and use data on the site. We need to understand why this is. It's a big challenge and …

About data in government

Getting data right is the next phase of public service reform.

To support this we have a cross-Government Data Programme, which works with all government departments to improve the way we find, access and use data.

As we carry on with this work we will be blogging about the use of data science and open data in government; the creation of a new data infrastructure across government, including on registers; and on our work to support cross-government policies and governance on data, including on data sharing and the appropriate use of these new techniques.

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