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A year ago, on 27 November 2019, we published the sixth edition of the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation (WIMD).
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Development Update
It seems a long time ago since we updated you on the development of DataMapWales (former Lle), so following on from Sean Williams post in May last year, I would like to bring you up to speed on what’s been going on.
Continue readingDigital Innovation during a Pandemic – Supporting Welsh Businesses
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The covid-19 pandemic has been devastating in many ways and has prompted the need for us, and others, to deliver digital public services at pace and based around user needs. An example is the work of the Business Wales Digital team, who provide support to businesses across Wales in relation to financial support, training, marketing and much more. In this blog, Rhys Morris, Operational Delivery Manager in Business Wales, explains how he and his team used agile and fast delivery approaches to put in place much needed support for Welsh businesses.
Continue readingReflections from a new digital leader
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This week it’s Digital Leaders Week which felt like a good time to write my first blog as Chief Digital Officer in Welsh Government since I started in July (not quite the famous “100 first days” that politicians refer to but not far away). It’s been a whirlwind few months learning what is going on across the organisation and outside, and at the same time trying to take forward some key pieces of work which we think are important in terms of responding to the pandemic and getting ourselves ready for the future. As with many other work places we have of course primarily been working from home since March. This of course has huge benefits which have been well described over the past few months, but it does present a very different experience in starting a new job and not being able to have face to face contact with my new teams!
Continue readingUnlocking the value of our information with data science
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What is data science? I don’t think there is an agreed answer to exactly what it is – but using it we can provide knowledge and insights into almost any information. Many public sector organisations have been developing their data science capability and back in April the data science unit in the Welsh Government was established. This blog gives an introduction to the unit.
Continue readingReflections on a placement year in Welsh Government, with a difference
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Each year, Welsh Government recruits a number of university students to do a year-long placement as part of their degree. Continue reading
Guest Blog: Using Geospatial data to underpin research and policy decision making in Wales
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Dr Richard Fry is a Senior Lecturer in Geography and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) at Swansea University Medical School. Here he explains the role that geospatial data and geographical mapping are playing in producing research to inform policy in Wales.
Wales is a geographically and socially diverse country meaning that where we live and work plays a huge part in our health and wellbeing. With the impact on health and wellbeing at the forefront of all policy decisions in Wales, it is clear that as a nation we need to understand more about how, and why our geography affects us in Wales.
Guest Blog: Introducing Unlocking the power of location: the UK’s Geospatial Strategy
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The Geospatial Commission is an expert committee that sets the UK’s geospatial strategy and promotes the best use of geospatial data. In this guest blog the Geospatial Commission introduce their National Geospatial Strategy.
This blog is part of a blog-exchange with the Welsh Government.
Location is a defining element of the way we live, work and socialise. It can impact the services and spaces we have access to, the language and accent we speak in, even the quality of our wifi connection. Understanding the world in terms of location, using location-based data, is crucial to the functioning of modern society. This is most strikingly demonstrated today by the role location data continues to play in the response and recovery to the coronavirus pandemic. Has the question of ‘where?’ ever been more relevant?
Corrected 2018-based local authority population projections and local authority household projections
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On 28 May 2020, the Welsh Government’s Chief Statistician withdrew the 2018-based local authority population projections and the 2018-based local authority household projections from the Welsh Government’s website.
Chief Statistician’s update: a few final reflections as Chief Statistician
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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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