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.
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ONS 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.
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28 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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A key ONS business survey has just gone ‘digital by default’. Jason Bradbury explains how ONS is transforming its approach to data collection.
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ONS’ public policy analysis divisions collectively produce hundreds of statistics each year. But how are they used? Are we supplying…
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