Gregor Boyd: Data Analysis for the Scottish Government

Gregor Boyd's presentation on how the Scottish Government are publishing open data as a trusted source of evidence and information for improving public services. This deck supported Gregor's talk at Swirrl's 2016 data conference, 'Data-Driven Decisions'.

Transcript

1. Analysis(that(improves(lives(
   Gregor(Boyd,(Sco8sh(Government(
   

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2. Scotland(Act(2016(
   New(powers(over(tax(and(welfare(to(the(Sco8sh(
   Parliament.(
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3. BeHer(data,(beHer(decisions(
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4. Our(vision(
   “The%Sco)sh%public%sector%is%one%where%
   analy6cal%skill%and%thinking%permeates%
   organisa6ons,%ensuring%that%they%understand,%
   and%make%decisions%informed%by,%high%quality%
   evidence.%%The%Sco)sh%Sta6s6cal%System%is%at%
   the%heart%of%that%process%and%is%interna6onally%
   respected.”(
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5. How(will(we(achieve(this?(
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6. Trust(in(official(staGsGcs(
   

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7. Opening(up(official(staGsGcs(
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8. Analysis(that(improves(lives(
   •  Assemble(and(access(the(data(that(we(need(
   •  Use(the(data(to(improve(services(
   

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9. QuesGons?(
   

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