Measuring complex digital services
Measuring complex digital services
Should you enable users to save their answers so that they can return to your digital service? And how do you make a data-driven decision?
What is our new Algorithmic Transparency Standard?
The Central Digital and Data Office has developed the Algorithmic Transparency Standard to help public sector bodies in the UK share information on their use of algorithmic tools with the general public.
Developing a data strategy and delivering it
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Katharine Purser, Head of Data Strategy and Enablement, DWP Digital, Posted on:
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Analytics strategy, Other, People and Skills
DWP Digital has launched a new Chief Data Office, to move towards using data more strategically and improve the customer experience for millions of people who access DWP services each year.
What skills do you need for working in data ethics?
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Natalia Domagala, Head of Data Ethics - CDDO, Posted on:
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Data Ethics, Data literacy, People and Skills, Uncategorized
What skills do you need to work in data ethics? Read this blog for more details on the new DDaT Data Ethicist Role and its development.
Our new guidance on improving spreadsheets in government
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Data Standards Authority Team, CDDO, Posted on:
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Data literacy, Data Standards, Excel, Google Sheets, Spreadsheets
The Data Standards Authority has published guidance about creating and sharing spreadsheets to help people avoid errors and make their spreadsheets easy to find and use across government.
govcookiecutter: A template for data science projects
Read how the govcookiecutter helps government data science teams save time and effort when building assured, robust, and secure Agile data science projects.
Join us at DataConnect21 and share your data stories
We are launching a brand new, cross-government data event, running from 27 September to 1 October 2021, and you’re all invited.
Asking people about their ethnicity
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Richard Laux - Deputy Director (Data and Analysis), Race Disparity Unit, Posted on:
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Data insights, Open data, Statistics
Richard Laux outlines the 3 main reasons for collecting data about people’s ethnicity and identifies 6 principles for collecting these to meet all users’ needs.
Accelerating public sector data science and visualisation
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Sophie Nelson - Programme Officer, Office for National Statistics, Posted on:
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Data science, Data Science Accelerator, Data Visualisation, People and Skills
The Data Science Accelerator mentoring programme is expanding to offer a new data visualisation branch. Applications for both open on 14 June.
What Makes a Good Data Science Project?
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Hillary Juma - Data Science Community Manager, ONS, Posted on:
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Data science, People and Skills
Our diverse range of speakers at the Data Science Community of Interest shared what they think makes a good data science project.
Help us set a new data standard for vulnerable people services
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Data Standards Authority Team, CDDO, Posted on:
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Data Standards, Open Standards
We need your help setting a data standard to make public services more effective for UK citizens.