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Roger Halliday welcomes the GSS Conference 2019 to Edinburgh

Hi 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 […]

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Gillian Docherty announced as a keynote speaker for the GSS Conference 2019

We 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 […]

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Government Functional Standard GovS 010: Analysis – live

The Government Analysis Function Team are pleased to launch the Analysis Standard. The 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. Here […]

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Launch of the Government Statistical Service (GSS) Quality and Harmonisation Strategies

The 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 […]

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GSS Conference 2019: first keynote speaker announced

We’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, […]

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New continuous professional development (CPD) log now available!

A 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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GSS Newsletter: May 2019

May’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 […]

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New online learning opporunities

The Learning Academy are excited to share with you more new online learning modules available for all staff in the Government Statistical Service (GSS) free of charge! Courses now available as online modules Introduction to administrative data Introduction to statistical disclosure control Introduction to data ethics Introduction to quality in statistics Introduction to data linking […]

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Apply now for the next round of the Data Science Accelerator

Dear colleagues, We are now open for applications to the next cohort of the Data Science Accelerator (August – October 2019 intake). We’re also recruiting data scientists to volunteer their time as mentors. If you or a colleague is interested in volunteering as a mentor, please kindly let me know as soon as possible. The Accelerator is an award-winning up-skilling programme which has been […]

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Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) priorities for 2019 to 2020

The Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) has recently published its business plan and regulatory work programme for 2019 to 2020. The business plan gives a sense of the ambition of the office over the coming years and provides details of specific projects planned within the 2019/2020 work programme. The enduring aim of our work programme […]

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