All posts tagged "big data"

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  Big but not scary: how to use big data to shape government policy and delivery

  Following a session on big data at Public Service Data Live in London last year, one of the expert panellists – Deepak Shukla, head of data and analytics capabilities at

  • Posted January 23, 2024
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  Profile of a public health problem solver

  How often do you get to hear heroes tell the story about their feats? Some superheroes wear capes. Others bring data as their superpower. I was so inspired by the story

  • Posted December 8, 2021
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  Crystal clear: Sir Ian Diamond on using data to profile the pandemic

  The UK civil service has transformed its data operations during the pandemic, says Office for National Statistics chief Professor Sir Ian Diamond – web-scraping, integrating datasets, and building partnerships with

  • Posted May 11, 2021
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  Common data standards are essential for governments – but so is public trust

  Standards and infrastructure are central to improving data-sharing across government, a recent GGF webinar found. But equally important is a less tangible asset: public confidence and engagement. Adam Green reports

  • Posted March 15, 2021
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  How governments can harness the power of open data

  Publishing datasets can help governments support economic outcomes and be more transparent. But ethics and cybersecurity must be baked into their approach, advised experts at a recent DELL webinar When

  • Posted November 9, 2020
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  Brazil sets out plans to boost innovation

  The Brazilian government has published a National Innovation Policy (NIP) setting out plans to encourage and develop innovative products, processes and services across the country. According to ZDNet, the new

  • Posted November 3, 2020
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  2020 vision: how data can paint a picture of the pandemic

  Around the world, governments are struggling to respond to this novel, fast-moving and catastrophic pandemic. At a recent GGF webinar, an international panel explored how data can reveal COVID’s behaviour

  • Posted August 26, 2020
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  UK finance authorities beef up data strategies

  The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Bank of England (BoE) have announced plans to transform their data and analytics capabilities, with the setting up of dedicated data science units

  • Posted January 16, 2020
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  Spain gathers anonymised phone tracking data to shape public services

  The Spanish Institute of Statistics (INE) is using location data from millions of mobile phones to gain insights into citizens’ movements. The aim is to enable government to better manage

  • Posted December 30, 2019
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  High potential, low code: how modular construction is easing access to advanced tech

  Developing cutting-edge systems such as Artificial Intelligence typically requires big, expert teams of technical professionals – but ‘low code’ development platforms enable non-specialists to combine ready-made digital components, bringing advanced

  • Posted November 18, 2019
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