Data literacy: helping non-data specialists make the most of data science
Data has a vital role to play in developing government policy and in delivering services that meet the needs of people across the UK.
Data
You can find more information about data on the dedicated Data in government blog.
An open address register
The government will provide up to £5 million to develop options for an authoritative address register that is open and freely available.
What’s happening with data
It’s time to update you on what’s been happening on our work with data.
Fail them faster
The other day, while driving along a local shortcut, I was faced with a ‘road closed’ sign and had to u-turn. Beyond the sign, there was no road where road had been yesterday.
Please release me: building a new statistical release calendar
Sam Hall is Head of Publishing Operations at the Office for National Statistics.
Helping government find user needs with analytics
Over the last couple of months we’ve run search engine optimisation and analytics workshop sessions for content designers in government departments and agencies.
Over 50 million visits and other data stories
The product analysts are always keeping an eye on how GOV.UK is performing, and I thought it would be interesting to share a milestone and some other data about user behaviour.
Releasing all the things: a good day for the Performance Platform
Yesterday we released 83 dashboards. We wouldn’t normally plan to release like this.
The Performance Platform: open for business
The Performance Platform is a tool for government to answer the question ‘how are we doing?’. At present, the important facts are not accessible to the right people, at the right time, in the right way.
Digital marches on: rising take-up, falling costs
The Transactions Explorer has enabled government to track progress on its key performance indicators for the first time.
Related content and links
How accessible is your website?
Public sector organisations have a legal duty to make websites accessible by 23 September 2020. Find out how your organisation is impacted at GOV.UK/accessibility-regulations
GOV.UK service and product owners need to upload an accessibility page and publishers need to upload an accessible documents policy.