Working to make government more effective

Working to make government more effective

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Gaps in government data: Five things the UK Government should publish

The UK has made a lot of progress on government data in recent years. But problems remain.

Gavin Freeguard
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High-quality government data is important for both government effectiveness, and for holding it to account.

The UK has made a lot of progress on government data in recent years. But problems remain.

This paper, drawing on years of working with government data, identifies five important gaps in the data that government gathers or publishes, and says how these gaps should be filled.

Topic
Civil service
Keywords
Data and digital Accountability Science and technology Government communications Government transparency
Publisher
Institute for Government

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