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Innovation in Official Statistics

Innovation in Official Statistics. Heather Savory September 2016. Challenges for Statistics but big opportunities. An increasingly digital world A unique opportunity for NSIs Downward pressure on public spending External initiatives Competition from other providers of statistics.

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Innovation in Official Statistics

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  1. Innovation in Official Statistics Heather Savory September 2016

  2. Challenges for Statistics but big opportunities • An increasingly digital world • A unique opportunity for NSIs • Downward pressure on public spending • External initiatives • Competition from other providers of statistics

  3. Transforming Technology

  4. A unified approach… Desktop as a Service

  5. ONS Platforms

  6. Transforming the workforce

  7. The way we work…

  8. Exploiting data sources

  9. How does ONS access data? Survey Data Regular Outputs Administrative Data Research & Analysis Big Data Innovation

  10. Public Data – driving Digital Transformation, Productivity & Growth Citizen-facing Services - GaaP Business -facing Services - SBS Policy Design /Efficiency Statistics/Economic Analysis Academic Research Innovation National Data Infrastructure • Data Sources • Local Government • Central Government • Census • Citizens • Business • Deliverables • Data Catalogue • Metadata • Access rights • Analysis • Open Data Registers/Core Reference Data

  11. The Government Data Programme

  12. Data Programme Objectives Better use of data for statistics/decision-making: • Rationalise and modernise ONS data estate and analytical methods • Use new data sources (administrative data, big data, private sector data) • Electronic Data Collection • Integrate with/support wider Government Data Programme: • Digital Transformation Plan • National Data Infrastructure & Registers • Government Survey Platform

  13. Access to data • Research and statistics • Fraud and debt • Public services • Troubled Families • Warm Homes • Births, deaths, marriages

  14. Service Plans Who we work with Commercial Sector International Government Privacy Groups Academia

  15. Regional Migration Flows 2014-2015

  16. What’s Next?

  17. Data Campus - Building ONS Data Capability Preparing for the future… Launching in Sep 2017 The Campus will develop the next generation of data analysts, equipped with the skills to meet the future needs of ONS and UK society as a whole. … through training today Tailored apprenticeship and post-graduate programmes for ONS staff developed by The Campus in conjunction with external academic and industry partners and ONS Learning Academy. 17

  18. Data Campus - Research and Collaboration Cutting Edge Research… The Campus will be a world-class centre for Data Science and Data Engineering, bringing together Analysts, Data Scientists and Technologists. … at the heart of Data Science From funding opportunities for external PhD candidates through to joint research programmes with national and international partners, The Campus acts as a hub and incubator at the forefront of Data Science in the UK and beyond. 18

  19. Any Questions? heather.savory@ons.gov.uk

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