How Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) can help make online content easier to read

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Post 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:

  • support content designers in the Welsh Government by providing them a better draft to work from; and,
  • help everyone produce better content (we do not have enough content designers for all our content!)

The tool could save the content designers time, focus their skills on the more challenging problems and improve our written content.

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Navigating the way to publishing open data

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Post 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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Technology to help people use more Cymraeg

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Post by Indeg, Cymraeg 2050 Team, Welsh Government

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“We’ll do everything we can to make it easier to use Cymraeg in technology, and we’ll use all the possibilities that technology offers to help us use Cymraeg.”

Mark Drakeford, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh language.

On 07 January 2025, Mark Drakeford, the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language, published a written statement outlining 3 new priorities for our work in Welsh language technology:

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AI and the Welsh language

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Post by Indeg, Cymraeg 2050 Team, Welsh Government

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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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Chief statistician’s update: proposed indicators for the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 and feedback survey

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The last Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation (WIMD) was published in 2019. As set out in our index update blog last year, an updated index will be published in late 2025 or early 2026. We are aiming for late 2025 and currently refer to the planned update as WIMD 2025.

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Latest update for StatsWales OData users

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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, and as explained in our first blog, our OData service has not been available since the end of August. We provided an update last month covering our plans for the temporary arrangements until the new StatsWales service is in place in 2025.

This post provides a further update on the availability of data files to temporarily replace OData.

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