Data science for public good

International Data Science Accelerator Programme

• Data Science Campus
• January 9, 2023

The Data Science Campus has designed the International Data Science Accelerator mentoring programme in collaboration with the United Nations (UN) Big Data Task Team on Training, Competencies and Capacity Development. It is aimed at analysts from National Statistical Offices (NSOs) who are looking to improve their data science skills and potentially become a data scientist in the future.

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Data Science Accelerator privacy notice

• Data Science Campus
• July 1, 2022

Published on 1 July 2022 The Data Science Accelerator is a capability-building programme which gives analysts from across the public…

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Data Science and Data Visualisation Accelerator

• Data Science Campus
• June 30, 2022

Since 2015, the Data Science Accelerator programme has supported more than 300 public sector analysts from over 100 organisations to build data science skills through an impressive range of projects.

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Examples of International Data Science Accelerator projects

• Data Science Campus
• June 9, 2022

Here are some examples of projects from the first cohort of the International Data Science Accelerator programme, including testimonials from mentors and mentees.

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International Data Science Accelerator Programme

• Data Science Campus
• June 6, 2022

We now offer International Data Science Mentor Clinics to inform potential mentors how mentoring internationally works. Our next clinic is on Thursday 23 June 2022.

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Mentoring without borders – growing data science skills internationally

• Data Science Campus
• February 11, 2022

Categories: Capability, International, Training

The International Data Science Accelerator Programme opened for its’ first applicants on 31 January. We spoke to Fatima Al Taharhwa (Department of Statistics, Jordan) and her mentor Hatem El Sherif (Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre, United Arab Emirates), who took part in the pilot programme.

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Visualising in pairs – growing data visualisation skills through mentoring

• Data Science Campus
• February 2, 2022

Categories: Capability, News, Training

Applications for the Data Visualisation Accelerator are open until 11 February 2022. We hear how a mentor and mentee from the first cohort of the programme and how they, and their organisations benefitted.

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How effective mentoring relationships are growing data science skills and capacity

• Data Science Campus
• January 26, 2022

Categories: Capability, News, Training

The relationship between the mentor and mentee is vital to successful outcomes on the Data Science Accelerator programme. Daniel O’Callaghan (Forestry Commission) and Sam Taylor (DWP) talk about their relationship that helped to deliver a successful project.

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Boost your data science and visualisation skills in 2022!

• Data Science Campus
• December 15, 2021

Categories: Capability, Data Science Campus, Mentoring, News

The Data Science and Data Visualisation Accelerator mentoring programmes will open for applications in January 2022.

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Making an international impact with data science mentoring

• Kevin Carolan
• December 13, 2021

Categories: Capability, International, News

Our FCDO hub’s mentorship model has helped countries, including Rwanda and Vanuatu, deliver in-house data science projects with significant impact, while also creating a flourishing sustainable ecosystem of data scientists.

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Bridging data science and statistics for international development

• Tuli Amutenya
• January 14, 2020

Categories: Capability, Mentoring

Tuli Amutenya is a Graduate Data Scientist from the Namibia Statistics Agency who has spent the last 6 months at ONS. Here, Tuli shares her experiences and the learning she will be taking home.

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Mapping beaches with the Data Science Accelerator Programme

• Data Science Campus
• June 27, 2019

Categories: Capability, Mentoring, News

Data Science Accelerator mentee Ciaran Evans from the UK Hydrographic Office attempts to answer the question “What is the beach made of?”

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Data Science Accelerator Programme

• soniaw
• May 22, 2019

Categories: Capability, Data Science Campus, Mentoring

Across the public sector, analysts can benefit from the Data Science Accelerator, which opened for a new cohort of applications this week.

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