All posts tagged "data profession"

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  UK civil service showcases crowdsourced ideas to improve data use

  The UK civil service has unveiled eight grassroots ideas on how to make better use of data in government. The projects make up the long list of the Civil Service

  • Posted August 3, 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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  UK health data strategy set to embed pandemic emergency measures

  A forthcoming data strategy from NHSX, the UK’s digital health unit, will advocate for some emergency changes implemented during the pandemic to be sustained, the organisation’s chief executive Matthew Gould

  • Posted April 8, 2021
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  UK Data Challenge launches to unearth and develop staff ideas

  The UK has launched an initiative to gather civil servants’ ideas for how to make better use of data, tapping into the workforce’s expertise to kick off a new set

  • Posted March 30, 2021
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  First build the foundations: Shaida Badiee on governments’ misplaced aid policies

  After nearly two decades running the World Bank’s Development Data Group, Shaida Badiee now works to help developing nations improve their data systems. And she has a clear message for

  • Posted March 2, 2021
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  Survey: centre of government should win new data powers, say UK civil servants

  Most UK civil servants want to see the centre of government win new powers to drive departments’ progress on the use of data, outnumbering those opposed by three to one,

  • Posted February 9, 2021
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  Responsible innovation: how to put data to work in government

  At Innovation 2020, a panel of senior leaders from Israel, Germany, Canada and the UK discussed how better management and use of data can support public sector innovation – and

  • Posted December 4, 2020
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  Data scientists out of the basement and in front of decision-makers

  For the analytics and insights from the data science department to really make a difference, we must bring them closer to leadership Where do your data scientists sit? Perhaps they

  • Posted December 3, 2020
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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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  Asking the right questions: an interview with Canada’s stats chief, Anil Arora

  When the pandemic struck, Canada’s stats agency was barred from doing doorstep surveys – just as agencies from across government came knocking in search of information. Its chief Anil Arora

  • Posted October 29, 2020
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