The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has formally partnered with Jordan’s Department of Statistics (DOS). His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Ms Bridget Brind OBE signed the Memorandum of Understanding on behalf of the ONS while Zeina Toukan, Jordan’s Minister of Planning and international Cooperation signed on behalf of DOS. The event […]
Background Rapid changes in society and technology mean that more data, in richer and more complex forms, is available than ever before. A fundamental part of the UK Statistics Authority’s strategy, Statistic for the public good, is to use data in ethically appropriate ways to produce research and statistics for the public good to inform […]
The UK Statistics Authority is pleased to announce the launch of our new Research Accreditation Panel newsletter. This format will allow us to keep our stakeholders in the loop about key developments in the Digital Economy Act’s Research powers and the Research Accreditation Panel’s activities. Some background information As this is our first newsletter, some […]
A longstanding partnership between the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) has been formally renewed. UK National Statistician Prof. Sir Ian Diamond and Director General of KNBS Mr Macdonald George Obudho met in London to sign a new Memorandum of Understanding between the two organisations, formally agreeing to continue […]
To celebrate Global Ethics Day, Professor David Hand speaks about the work of the UK Statistics Authority Centre for Applied Data Ethics and their achievements since being established. Global Ethics Day is an annual event aimed at “empowering ethics through the actions of individuals and organisations”. This day provides an opportune moment to reflect on […]
To celebrate Global Ethics Day, Simon Whitworth, Head of Data Ethics and Research Accreditation at the Authority, writes about the recent work that the Centre for Applied Data Ethics has done internationally. I have the pleasure of leading the work of the UK Statistics Authority’s Centre for Applied Data Ethics. For the last couple of […]
On 27 and 28 September the UK Statistics Authority hosted the 27th meeting of the United Nations High Level Group for Partnership, Coordination and Capacity Building. Delegates from 15 countries came to London for the meeting, chaired by the National Statistician, Professor Sir Ian Diamond, whilst others joined remotely. The group was originally formed in […]
It has been five years since the Digital Economy Act 2017 Research strand was passed into law and later implemented as an applied framework for the accreditation of researchers, projects, and processors. The DEA offered strong foundations for the UK Statistics Authority to define the principles and standards, under the DEA Research Codes of Practice […]
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has formally begun working jointly with The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS). UK National Statistician Prof. Sir Ian Diamond and President of PCBS Dr Ola Awad met in London to sign a Memorandum of Understanding between the two organisations. The initial six-month partnership, which was launched on 27 […]
On Tuesday 11 October 2022, the International Statistics Institute celebrates it’s first annual ‘International Day for Women in Statistics and Data Science’. The event is designed to promote and celebrate women in statistics and data science and encourage further diversity in a profession where women are under-represented. To mark this day, we interviewed Skevi Pericleous […]
