The Data Science Accelerator - now in its third year - is a capability-building programme which gives analysts from across the public sector the opportunity to develop their data science skills by delivering a project of real business value. The …
The fifth Accelerator programme has now finished and we have 29 graduates from 21 organisations with the skills and technical knowledge to make a real contribution to data science across the public sector. This is a significant achievement in just …
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 …
GDS have now run 5 rounds of the Data Science Accelerator, and several participants have since gone on to roles where they can use their new skills. We are proud of this success. The Accelerator is a truly cross-government programme, …
We’ve recently invited another round of applications to the Data Science Accelerator Programme. This blog gives you a taster of what that involves. It covers recent Accelerator projects and our latest Data Science Show and Tell (where 2 of these projects …
Five more graduates from our Data Science Accelerator Programme have been working on some really exciting projects. With the guidance of their mentors, the latest intake to finish the programme have used a range of data science techniques to create prototypes …
Last year we launched the Data Science Accelerator Programme, believing that “time, training and technology” could help government analysts learn data science skills. Participants in the programme dedicate time away from their main job, work with a mentor (training) and …
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