Data Festival 2019: Improving lives with data in the public sector

DataFest19 was a two week festival of data innovation, with events hosted across Scotland from 11th to 22nd March 2019.

Representatives from the Scottish Government, National Records of Scotland, National Health Service, and Registers of Scotland took part in three events on ‘Improving lives with data in the public sector’. The events were held in Aberdeen, Dundee and Stirling.

Presentations

• National Records of Scotland – How is Scotland’s population changing, and what are the implications?
• Scottish Government – Overview of statistics.gov.scot
• Registers of Scotland – Working with our data
• NHS National Services Scotland – Improving access to local mental health services using data
• NHS National Services Scotland – Harnessing the power of data and improving outcomes
• NHS National Services Scotland – Case student of the Child Homelessness and Health Project