Archive for 'statistics'
Creative Commons coming to data.gov.uk
There's something almost unnerving about the launch of a government website getting so much positive coverage. But today's been data.gov.uk's big day, and everyone seems to agree it's a jolly good thing. For now.
James Crabtree's piece for Prospect magazine hails it as 'a tale of star power, serendipity, vision, persistence and an almost unprecedented convergence [...]
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ONS drops jobs data early
I've actually got a lot of sympathy for the team at the Office for National Statistics today. This morning should have seen the release of the monthly unemployment numbers; but due (apparently) to 'a computer error on automated systems', they leaked out yesterday - and ONS took the decision to bring forward the official publication. [...]
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Guardian Data Store: threat to ONS or its saviour?
When I first saw reports of the Guardian's new Data Store 'open platform', my heart sank. In a former life, I ran the web operation at the Office for National Statistics; I resigned in June 2004, when frustration started to turn to anger. I've still got a copy of my resignation letter, in which I [...]
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API promised for 2011 Census data
Chances are, you missed last month's publication of the Cabinet Office's white paper on the 2011 Census. 'Modern times demand modern approaches,' declares Sir Michael Scholar, chair of the UK Statistics Authority: you'll be able to complete your census form online, and 'all standard outputs will be publicly accessible online, and free of charge, from [...]
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Power Taskforce’s ideas on crime maps
The Home Office is confirming that it'll press ahead with online crime mapping, as recommended by today's Casey Report on Engaging Communities in Fighting Crime.
Even better, the Power Of Information taskforce - specifically Will Perrin and Tom Loosemore, in apparent association with designers Schulze and Webb - have posted a few concepts showing not only [...]
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