We are pleased to announce the third and final keynote speaker for the GSS Conference 2019 – John Curtice. Sir John Curtice is a Professor of Politics at Strathclyde University in Glasgow, a Senior Research Fellow at NatCen Social Research and a Senior Fellow of the ESRC’s ‘The UK in a Changing Europe’ initiative. He […]
Learn moreJune’s newsletter for the Government Statistical Service (GSS) was sent out today. It includes latest news, blogs, events, vacancies and learning and development updates from across the GSS. Want to subscribe? You can subscribe for the monthly GSS newsletter if you haven’t done so already. Subscribed with .gsi email address? If you already subscribe but […]
Learn moreWho we are: a new programme led by ONS Methodology Division. Across the GSS we are using more and more administrative data within our official statistics. As part of ONS transformation, we have ambitious plans to put administrative data at the core of our statistical production and are considerably increasing their use. Unlike survey data, […]
Learn moreThe GSS awards organising team are now accepting nominations for this year’s awards, which will be presented on the first day of the GSS conference, taking place in Edinburgh on 1 and 2 October 2019. The award administrators require a main contact to be provided for each nomination who would accept the award at the […]
Learn moreHi everyone, I’m Roger Halliday, Chief Statistician and Data Officer for Scottish Government. This means I’m responsible for the quality and trustworthiness of numbers that come out of the Scottish public sector, and for getting value from the data that underpins these statistics by setting policies and approaches used across Scotland. We have a large […]
Learn moreWe are pleased to announce that Gillian Docherty will be joining us at the GSS Conference 2019 to present a keynote speech on the final day of the conference. Gillian is the chief executive (CEO) of The Data Lab, an innovation centre with a mission of maximising the value from data for Scotland. The Data […]
Learn moreThe purpose of this government functional standard is to set expectations for the planning and undertaking of analysis, to build trust and confidence and enable better informed decision making relating to government policy, operational and financial matters, and the wider public debate. This standard (pdf 219kb) provides direction and guidance for: permanent secretaries, directors general […]
Learn moreThe GSS Quality Strategy and GSS Harmonisation Strategy were launched today. The strategies were developed by the Best Practice and Impact (BPI) division through consultation with key stakeholders from across the GSS. They are future-focussed and set direction on the quality, coherence and comparability of statistics. The strategies have been designed to be accessible for […]
Learn moreWe’re delighted to announce the first of our keynote speakers for the GSS Conference 2019 – Hetan Shah. Hetan is executive director of the Royal Statistical Society, a membership body that has a vision of a world with data at the heart of understanding and decision-making. He is deputy chair of the Ada Lovelace Institute, […]
Learn moreA new continuous professional development (CPD) log is now available. This new template reflects changes from Civil Service competencies to Civil Service behaviours. The new log has clear instructions on how to use it and should be quicker and easier to complete, with better functionality. For example, the new log keeps a running tally of […]
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