The UK Statistics Authority’s Centre for Applied Data Ethics has today released its new draft ethics guidance on considering public views and engagement in research and statistics projects. Reema Patel, Associate Director (Engagement) at the Ada Lovelace Institute, lead author of the Institute’s report on participatory data stewardship, and member of the Centre for Applied […]
Since its launch in February 2021, the UK Statistics Authority’s Centre for Applied Data Ethics has been making great strides in its work within the wider international data ethics community. Collaborating and engaging with international data ethics organisations is one of the key aims of the Centre, and by sharing our experiences, and learning from […]
Since our last update at the end of May, the Centre team have been working on a range of outputs. Here is a summary of some of our key activities in the last two months and what we are hoping to do next. Guidance We have been working on a new piece of guidance focused […]
The UK Statistics Authority’s Centre for Applied Data Ethics has today released its new ethics guidance on public good. This is designed to complement the existing ethics self-assessment tool and associated guidance and help researchers to fully consider and clearly articulate the public good benefits of their projects. Ed Humpherson, Director General for Regulation at […]
The Royal Statistical Society (RSS) has today announced the recipients of this year’s Campion Award for Excellence in Official Statistics, awarded in partnership with the UK Statistics Authority and Civil Service World. The award, named in honour of the late Sir Harry Campion – the first director of the Central Statistical Office and an RSS president – […]
Professor Sir John Aston has been appointed as a non-executive board member of the UK Statistics Authority for a period of three years beginning on 1 July 2021. Professor Aston is Harding Professor of Statistics in Public Life at the University of Cambridge, where he leads research into the use of quantitative evidence in public […]
A key part of the work of the UK Statistics Authority’s Centre for Applied Data Ethics involves engaging with the wider international data ethics community. In sharing learning and experience, we aim to develop collaborative solutions to data ethics challenges in the research and statistical space. As part of the scoping phase of this work, […]
On 12th May, the UK Statistics Authority’s Centre for Applied Data Ethics hosted its inaugural roundtable event, exploring how we can best address emerging ethical challenges in the use of data for research and statistics going forward. Emma Rourke, Director of Health Analysis and Pandemic Insight at the Office for National Statistics reflects on some […]
Office for National Statistics (ONS) employees have been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for their outstanding service during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and for their service to disability, diversity and inclusion. The last 12 months have seen an incredible demand for public data and the ONS has been right at the heart of […]
As the 2021 England and Wales Census collection comes to a close, Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) is entering the final countdown to its Population and Housing Census (PHC), being held on the 27th June. The PHC will count every person in Ghana and also collect information about types of housing structures and quality of homes. […]
