At the end of September, we launched the new StatsWales service – a big milestone in our work to make Welsh Government statistics easier to access and use. A few months on, we wanted to share an update on how things are going, what we’ve learned, and what’s coming next.
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When we published the Welsh language technology action Plan in 2018, our aim was to create technological advances that would enable us to use more Welsh in a wide range of situations. In February 2024, the then Minister for Education and Welsh Language published the final report on this Plan, looking back at our progress, including advancements in AI.
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We are working on a new and improved platform for StatsWales to keep up with technological updates and user needs. As a consequence, our OData services will not be available from the end of August. This is because Microsoft will stop supporting the technology and our new solution will not be ready until 2025.
This post explains what will happen, how it will affect you and what temporary arrangements we are putting in place.
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The latest edition of the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation (WIMD) was published on 27 November 2019. The index ranks small areas in Wales on several types of deprivation, like income and health, and combines these into an overall measure of multiple deprivation.
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Data sharing is key to unlocking improved public services for the people of Wales, but the concept of data sharing, for many, can be daunting. With the cost of living rising, it is important that we work together and share information where we can to help support the citizens of Wales. This week we hosted a forum to dispel some of the myths and concerns around data sharing in the hope of raising confidence levels and breaking down barriers to make the process clearer and easier.
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While accurate and timely statistics have always been recognised as a key input to good quality decision and policy making within government, this past year has put data at the forefront of strategy and reporting in a new way due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The public appetite for data has risen and products such as data dashboards are being frequently used by people who may not have been actively engaged in data previously.
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Our spring 2021 statistical publications on post-16 education during 2019/20 will be different from previous years. The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has had a profound impact on many aspects of our society, not least education. Learning was disrupted following the lockdown back in March and the summer examination series was cancelled. These major changes affect our reporting and we want your feedback on our proposed approach.
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Today is my last day as Chief Statistician after just under ten years in the job (depending on how you define my starting date, in true admin-data style).
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In this blog I wanted to talk a little about hospital statistics, which have been so crucial for the understanding of this pandemic.
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