Darllenwch y dudalen hon yn Gymraeg
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 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 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.
Continue readingPost by Jane, Geography and Technology, Welsh Government
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Continue readingPost by Steven, Data Science Unit, Welsh Government
Darllenwch y dudalen hon yn Gymraeg
Data science is a key skill to transforming our work in Welsh Government, as we use it to modernise and automate data processes and help us to work efficiently, transparently and accurately. The data science unit has always been keen to help staff learn and improve their data science skills, and we have recently started two new initiatives to support this goal.
Continue readingPost by Joe & Aron, Data Science Unit, Welsh Government
Darllenwch y dudalen hon yn Gymraeg
Welsh Government staff in the Knowledge and Analytical Services (KAS) spend many hours formatting their charts for publication, making sure font sizes are correct, colours follow the guidance and axes are labelled. The Data Science Unit has streamlined these processes by creating a code package written in R, known as “KASStylesR”. With KASStylesR, teams can produce publication-ready Welsh and English charts in a fraction of the time it would have taken before.
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