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Data Standards

Making the Algorithmic Transparency Recording Standard (ATRS) mandatory across government

Bounding boxes are commonly used in AI research to signify where a computer vision algorithm has detected an object in an image. Here the artist has played with this aesthetic: The bounding boxes are 3D-printed frames positioned in the physical environment around objects. Sometimes the objects stick out of their frame.

The use of the Algorithmic Transparency Recording Standard (ATRS) became mandatory for central government in 2024. Read about how the GDS Data and AI ethics team have rolled out the mandate across government and how they have updated the ATRS to reflect learnings from this process.

Using a federated model for API discovery in government

API data for a GOV.UK page

The CDDO Data Standards Authority are working on the discovery of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) within and between different government departments and agencies. APIs are a great way to share data as and when it’s needed using agreed open formats, rather than copying and duplicating data in different places. 

Comparing ethnicity data for different countries

The Race Disparity Unit at the Cabinet Office Equalities Hub have analysed different approaches taken by national governments to understanding how they compare on issues such as ethnic diversity and cultural identity.

Help us increase the importance of data in GDS service assessments

Close-up shot of ring-binder diary

...of working towards the goal of a connected, common data infrastructure for government is looking at the way the government plans, budgets and delivers projects, and how much focus is...