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Most statistical agencies lost 20% to 30% of their staff this year, and the Trump administration is pursuing further workforce cuts at these agencies.

The Second Global Conference on Big Data for Official Statistics will take place on 20-22 October in Abu Dhabi. Innovations in technology, widespread penetration of electronic devices, and the rapid ...

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Innovations in technology, widespread penetration of electronic devices, and the rapid rise in the use of technology for social purposes have made an unprecedented amount of data available to ...

On 23 and 24 February 2017, the first ESSnet Big Data Dissemination Workshop took place in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia. Within the ESSnet, national statistical offices affiliated to the European ...

Statistics Netherlands (CBS) is focusing more and more on the use of big data for official statistics production. One step which is intended to further shape this ambition is the official launch on 27 ...

Here is a topic that receives much debate these days – as diverse fields like statistics, computer science and applied mathematics converge with newly named fields such as data science and big data.

India has joined the UN Committee of Experts on Big Data and Data Science for Official Statistics (UN-CEBD), which underscores the country's growing stature in the global statistical community and ...

Michael S. Malone’s “The Big-Data Future Has Arrived” (op-ed, Feb. 23) provides an interesting overview of the benefits being made possible through the abundance of data and the capabilities to ...