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Great news if you ran out of time to complete your Analysis in Government Awards nomination - the deadline has now been extended to 23:55 this Friday 23 October.
The AiG Awards hub has all the info you need, including the all-important nomination form: analysisfunction.civilservic…
The countdown has begun! With a week until the deadline closes, who will you be nominating in this year’s Analysis in Government Awards?
Check out all the resources on our hub and make sure to submit your nomination before midnight next Friday 16 October.
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Learning Byte Week 40; In the learning segment of our AI hub we recommend this short Civil Service Learning course.
🤖 'Getting started with Microsoft 365 Copilot' covers all the basics and helps understand the core features to streamline everyday tasks.
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Week 39 Learning Byte; @GovGeo celebrates analysts at the Government Geography Awards:🌳Congrats @DefraGovUK for analysis on access to green and blue spaces,💡And @cabinetofficeuk for uniting 800+ datasets.
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Watch the short playlist:
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✍️As we prepare to celebrate in the Analysis in Government Awards, we've made it even easier than ever to repurpose nominations you've already submitted for different awards; analysisfunction.civilservic…
⭐️Check out all the support available on our website; analysisfunction.civilservic…
This awards season, we'd like to celebrate our nominators too!
Simply submit your AiG Awards nomination by the deadline of 16 October and you'll be entered into our prize draw to win a signed copy of David Spiegelhalter's book The Art of Uncertainty.
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🎉🏆Nominations for the 7th annual Analysis in Government Awards are now open 🎉🏆
It's time to celebrate the people and projects helping to deliver excellent analysis for government and the public!
Visit our website to find out more; analysisfunction.civilservic…
Learning Byte week 34; This @RoyalStatSoc article explores 'Statistics, Misinformation and AI' 🤖
Explaining how Large Language Models work, includes some excellent tips for getting the most of your prompts and why "ongoing human oversight" is important.
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Learning Byte week 33 Profession Focus 🔎 Explore how policy and analysis merge in the new Policy 101 course from @PolicyProfUK.
The podcast module features a policy professional and a gov analyst talking about policy challenges during the energy crisis.
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🤔 Considering a career in government analysis or assessing your current skills?
🔧 For your week 32 Learning Byte, the new AF Interactive Skills Assessment tool will help you do just that.
✍ Complete the assessment to explore learning recommendations.
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In case you’re wondering why we’re a bit quiet on here these days, you'll find all the latest updates from across the AF over on LinkedIn.
Check out the newsletter for news on our new skills assessment tool + how to get involved in the upcoming AiG Awards
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Learning Byte Week 31; "We’re immensely proud of our statistician’s work and cannot wait to see what they do next."
This short blog celebrates Scotland's stats community - have a quick read and take some inspiration for your AiG Award nomination!
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Learning Byte Week 30; “If you're not failing, you're probably not taking enough risks.” This @TEDTalks Coffee Chat explores resilience + has excellent advice for any times you may experience career challenges.
💬 Let us know your takeaways from this talk linkedin.com/pulse/why-failu…
Learning Byte Week 29; 🎾📊 Tennis and stats fans - this @BBCMoreOrLess podcast ponders the recent statistic posted on X that playing tennis could help people live 9.7 years longer.
Have a listen in your coffee break to find out what the analysis reveals bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nxwkc…
Learning Byte Week 28; In this month’s profession focus, @GSR_UK members worked together on this new research paper setting out the process, insights and outcomes from @biztradegovuk usage of Large Language Models to tag metadata for regulatory content
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Learning Byte Week 27; Most of us work with data at some level, each day - but not everyone feels confident doing so.
This 'Working with data' course on Civil Service Learning will walk you through a seven-step data-informed decision-making framework. learn.civilservice.gov.uk/co…
Learning Byte Week 26; "Data maturity is essential for any organisation thinking about using AI."
In this blog @GDSTeam shares insights from their partnership with National Archives and explores whether and how their legal data can be prepared for AI use.
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Learning Byte Week 25; This short course on 'Building practical AI skills in the civil service' guides participants to explore what AI is and how it works across three short segments, including different technologies and terminology such as Generative AI.
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🤖 The new Analysis Function AI Hub is a valuable resource for analysts across gov, supporting us to use AI in a way that is robust, transparent and ethical.
🔧 You'll find practical tools and guidance, so why not explore today and tell us what you think!
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Learning Byte Week 24; stakeholder mapping is a core skill in gov. This useful guide brings together @UKgovcomms guidance on why mapping stakeholders helps to progress your project with intent and focus, increasing the likelihood your outcomes will be met.
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