This blog is now archived
This blog is now archived
This blog is no longer being updated. If you're interested in how we're using performance analysis and data science in government, read about it on the cross-government data blog.
This blog is no longer being updated. If you're interested in how we're using performance analysis and data science in government, read about it on the cross-government data blog.
What’s address matching and why do we need it? Departments, agencies and other service providers will often request and maintain their own address information. However, each organisation will capture slightly different information about an address or may store it in …
We’re making some changes to how the data.gov.uk homepage looks. This will help our users to understand what the site is for, what types of data we have, and how they can search the catalogue. The previous design highlighted open …
The Data Science Accelerator is a cross-government training programme. It’s backed by GDS, the Office for National Statistics, Government Office for Science, and the analytical professions (statistics, economics, operational research and social research). Forty-one people from 26 organisations across the …
...possible. We started with open registers and, in true GDS style, we began with sticky notes. Collecting words Our team, including developers, a content designer and a technical architect collected...
Over the past few years, the emergence of data science has allowed organisations across the world to become more effective and efficient, making data-driven, evidence-based decisions, exploiting and realising the true value of the data they collect. The Data Projects …
...less time explaining registers as a concept and more time supporting them to develop their own. This is just one thing we’re doing to improve how requests for registers are...
...are doing so. To date our work on registers - an ecosystem of interconnected data stores of trustworthy data that are easily accessible - has focused on lists of open...
Better access to reliable and accurate data has the power to improve lives. This is the fundamental building block of all public services and has to be part of any digital transformation. We can see the power of good quality …
...commitments from civil society. Through an online platform and series of workshops around the country, we collected 79 ideas from over 250 members of civil society for reforms. These ideas...
Over the last year, the Government Data Science Partnership has been developing a Framework for Data Science Ethics. The framework seeks to help policy makers and data scientists maximise the potential for data science within government, whilst navigating the legal and ethical …
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