...improving transparency of the data exchange landscape and assisting with the pandemic response. We’re still making sure we have a firm understanding of what's needed, where, and to what extent,...
Have you ever heard the phrase “too many cooks spoil the broth”? For September’s first virtual Government Data Science Festival that was not true. The festival week was created by...
...specific data problems, and welcome suggestions on what we can provide in that area. To get in touch with the DSA, you can email us or leave a comment below....
...the Department for Education (DfE) uses an extended set of codes to record the ethnicity of students and teachers based around the 2001 Census classifications. Having these detailed ethnicity codes...
...in topics ranging from data architecture to content accessibility to help us draft guidance that was comprehensive but user-friendly. What the guidance covers The guidance on creating and sharing spreadsheets...
...rgovspeak can help you create govspeak files for publishing. A key part of RAP is using open-source programming languages rather than risky, inefficient spreadsheets. However, what if you create an...
User feedback is one of the most direct ways that the Government Digital Service (GDS) learns about user experience. It helps us identify problems, learn what is working, and hear...
...to tidy principles, as is often the case on code-challenge websites. The students enjoyed this difference in working and commented: This was our first time dealing with messy real-world textual...
...forming what’s known as the “curated” layer. This refined layer is optimised for analysis and is what end users interact with to generate insights and drive decisions. What starts as...
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