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Earlier in the summer I shared the news that a new StatsWales service is on its way. Today, I’m pleased to provide more detail on what you can expect as we prepare to launch the beta version of the new platform.
Continue readingBy Ryan, Digital and Data team for Mining Legacy & Reservoir Safety
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In July, the Senedd passed the Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill. It’s now received Royal Assent and the new Disused Tips Authority will be established in 2027 – a big milestone. But while the legislation is recently passed, the work to implement it has been underway for some time. Our digital and data work began in March 2024 and has been steadily building since.
Continue readingPost by Rebecca Godfrey, Interim CEO of the Welsh Revenue Authority and Chair of the Digital and Data Standards Board for Wales
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On 24 July, I chaired the Digital and Data Standards Board for Wales and I wanted to update you on our work.
The Digital Strategy for Wales aims at driving a culture change in Wales – being open, using data to solve problems and putting people at the heart of all we do. The Digital Service Standards for Wales help us think about how we do this.
Continue readingPost by Cyber Co-ordination and Leadership Team, Welsh Government
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Two years ago we launched the Cyber Action Plan for Wales, setting out our vision that Wales prospers through cyber resilience, talent and innovation.
The Plan’s four priority areas are to:
Post by Joseph HC, Data Science Unit, Welsh Government
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Information on the energy efficiency of homes across Wales is helpful for policy makers as evidence for fuel poverty, energy strategy and green initiative policies. In the Data Science Unit, we have been working on a project to build a stronger evidence base for the energy efficiency of Welsh homes.
The most up-to-date source of information available on the energy efficiency of homes is the Energy Performance Certificates (EPC) Register. The Register, however, only covers half of all homes in Wales and is overrepresented by newer, more energy efficient homes. This is because legislation was introduced in 2008 that made EPC surveys a mandatory requirement when selling or renting a property.
This blog describes how we have been using the register of Energy Performance Certificates (EPC) to build a dataset that covers every residential property in Wales. This work builds on a project undertaken by the Office for National Statistics’ Data Science Campus: Using machine learning to predict energy efficiency | Data Science Campus.
Continue readingPost by Professor Calvin Jones, Academic Advisor, Knowledge and Analytical Services, Welsh Government
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In 2022 Welsh Government began the process of compiling and publishing a set of Supply and Use (SUTs) and Input-Output Tables (IOTs) for Wales. These were to be the first holistic picture of the Welsh economy produced following Scotland (which has published SUTs and IOTs for decades) and Northern Ireland (which has done so for the post EU exit period).
The publication was intended to improve our understanding – inside and outside Welsh Government – of how the Welsh economy ‘worked’ in terms of production, trade and product use. More importantly, it was to determine whether collating such a picture – consistently, across all products, industries and users – was feasible, whilst guaranteeing a reasonable level of quality and robustness. The project delivered an Input-Output publication for Wales (for base-year 2019), detailing the structures and activities of 55 industries in Wales, along with related product use and supply. The Supply and Use and Input-Output Tables (hereafter called IOTs for simplicity) have been published as official statistics in development, together with an extensive methodology document.
Continue readingPost by Joe, Data Science Unit, Welsh Government
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The Data Science Unit has recently been exploring potential uses of Generative AI. One project has developed a proof-of-concept tool that uses Generative AI to assist in editing text content. The aim of the tool was to:
The tool could save the content designers time, focus their skills on the more challenging problems and improve our written content.
Continue readingPost by Mark and Roland, Corporate Digital Team, Welsh Government
Maximising the accessibility of GOV.WALES is a crucial part of providing a great service for everyone. It’s also the law.
Continue readingPost by Roland, Corporate Digital Team, Welsh Government
We’re a multidisciplinary team, whose work is crucial to realising the vision for services in the Digital Strategy for Wales.
Continue readingPost by Rhiannon, Data and geography, Welsh Government
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Whilst we have been rather quiet on open data in recent years, it has remained firmly on our radar. During the Covid pandemic making data openly available was paramount to providing the people of Wales with the information they needed on the issues being faced and decisions being made.
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