A good start for the 2017 Test
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Preparations are well underway for the 2021 Census with a major test exercise now being carried out. Ben Humberstone reflects on the journey to-date.
Read more on A good start for the 2017 TestPreparations are well underway for the 2021 Census with a major test exercise now being carried out. Ben Humberstone reflects on the journey to-date.
Read more on A good start for the 2017 TestWith more than a fifth of the population still offline, Sharon Bexley explains the importance of assisted digital support for the census – and the future.
Read more on It’s all about inclusion: how ONS plans to support the digital have-nots.The new ONS Data Science Campus at Newport opened this week. Tom Smith reflects on an important day both for UK government data science and the continuing transformation of ONS.
Read more on ONS campus is new resource for UK’s decision makersONS statistics are relied on by central and local government, businesses and individuals to make important decisions and plan for the future. To make sure they remain accurate and relevant, we need to gather timely and detailed information that captures the whole economy and the fortunes of businesses large and small. Now we want to give businesses more of a say in how our systems are designed.
Read more on Helping businesses to help ONS – making data submission easier and faster28 January is Data Privacy Day, and one of its aims is to raise awareness of best practice in data protection. Pete Stokes discusses how ONS makes data available for research, while protecting confidentiality at all times.
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