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How Data Science helped identify potential savings of over £581m for the NHS

Posted by: Abi Giles-Haigh, Posted on: 31 January 2018 - Categories: Digital data and technology, People and Skills
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I’m a Data Scientist within the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) which provides a range of critical services to NHS organisations, NHS contractors and the public.

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Joanna Lee, Data Scientist: A journey across government

Posted by: Digital People, Posted on: 25 October 2017 - Categories: Data Science, People and Skills
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Dr. Joanna Lee, Data Scientist, recently moved from the Ministry of Justice to the Foreign & Commonwealth Office. She talks about the huge scope of data in government and the projects she’s excited about.

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How I got hooked on data science: Matthew Dray, Data Scientist at DfE

Posted by: Matthew Dray, Posted on: 16 August 2017 - Categories: Data Science, Digital data and technology, Working at Department for Education
Matt Dray Data scientist at Department for Education

Dr Matthew Dray is a Data Scientist at the Department for Education (DfE). He talks about good data in government and getting hooked on data science after taking part in the Data Science Accelerator.

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Digital People: Chiin-Rui Tan, Head of Data Science at Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO)

Posted by: Chiin-Rui Tan, Posted on: 28 February 2017 - Categories: Data Science, Digital data and technology, People and Skills
Chiin Rui Tan The Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London

Chiin-Rui Tan heads up FCO's Data Science capability. She talks about the projects she’s most excited about and the importance of data in government.

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Developing a Data Scientist career path

Posted by: Government Data Science Partnership, Posted on: 16 December 2016 - Categories: Communities of practice, Digital data and technology, People and Skills
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How we are building the data science capability across government.

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