The Better Use of Data (BUOD) team at GDS helps government departments apply data science techniques to policy and operational problems. Most technical work is done at GDS, but sometimes we embed people in teams across departments - including a …
Producing official statistics for publications is a key function of many teams across government. It’s a time consuming and meticulous process to ensure that statistics are accurate and timely. With open source software becoming more widely used, there’s now a …
We are creating a single taxonomy for GOV.UK, to make it easier for visitors to find what they are looking for quickly. This blog is about how we have experimented with data science to save time when building taxonomies.
Understanding what users think about GOV.UK helps us to build better services to meet citizens' needs. Recently we've automated some of the process for analysing thousands of responses to one of our user surveys.
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, …
There was a real buzz for our 8th Data Science Show and Tell. It was more crowded than ever - many people came for the first time. There were lots of great questions with a networking session after. Look out …
A year and a half ago, two GDS Designers asked me, “Can you show us how Highway Code content on the GOV.UK site is performing?” This would have been a simple request, were it not for the sheer number of pages …
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 …
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