Why we need better data to improve the lives of ageing populations
UK National Statistician John Pullinger looks at an international initiative, led by the UK, to improve data so that the lives of older people can be better measured.
My dream: Open Data, Open Dialogue, Open Democracies
Zamila Bunglawala explains the thinking behind a movement to exploit the full potential of data.
It's all about people, whoever they are
National Statistician John Pullinger looks at how the statistical community has responded in the first three years of the five-year strategy for UK statistics, Better Statistics, Better Decisions.
The PACAC experience
UK National Statistician John Pullinger describes the experience of giving oral evidence at a recent hearing of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee - and how civil servants helped him prepare for it.
2015: the year the data revolution got serious
The UK's National Statistician, John Pullinger, looks at a new wave of innovation in government data that could help make life better and easier for us all.
Effective Big Data use needs collaboration
UK National Statistician John Pullinger says collaboration between civil servants is behind government progress in making smarter use of data. He urges more to enter a competition that encourages the development of data science.
How the Nudge unit threw light on lighting up
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Better policymaking, Civil Service Leaders
Jeremy Heywood looks at how the Behavioural Insights Team's latest report highlights a potential solution to the challenge of reducing deaths from smoking.
Better data, better lives: chairing the UN Statistical Commission
...to improve the way in which we harness data to improve our understanding of the world and help make better decisions in keeping with the theme for the meeting: better...
How the Civil Service is contributing a stronger economy
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Sir Nicholas Macpherson, Permanent Secretary at HM Treasury Perusing statistical releases is one of the most enjoyable aspects of my job. And this has been a bumper week for economic...