As we approach the centenary of women’s suffrage, gender issues remain a topic of fierce interest and debate through issues such as the gender pay gap, sexual harassment and male suicide. Last week, Emma Rourke took part in an event which asked do we have the data we need to make informed decisions on how to tackle issues of gender equality? Here, Emma explains the role data has to play.
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Digital technology is fast changing the way ONS operates. More surveys are moving online and new devices are helping the tireless ONS field force to better engage with the public. Here, Jason Bradbury describes the “huge steps” already taken – and what’s coming next.
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The intelligent use of data gathered by our leading financial institutions can result in faster, more detailed economic statistics. Tom Smith describes how a joint event staged by ONS and Barclaycard illustrates the vast statistical potential of anonymised payments data.
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Last year we recruited the UK’s first data analytics apprentices into our Newport-based multi-million pound Data Science Campus to work on some of the most exciting analytical and policy questions facing decision-makers and wider society. Here, we shine the spotlight on Gareth Jones, a Data Analytics Apprentice.
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Nigel Henretty reveals how ONS is experimenting by tapping into linked and open data to establish average monthly rent prices for small areas.
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