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Good collaboration is key

Working together to unlock the full potential of data will lead to more equal and just society.

Unlocking the potential of synthetic data

Reflecting on how synthetic data can plug the data gap.

Lessons learned from the past: How the census makes us re-imagine the world we live in

The National Archive have finished their work and the publication of the 1921 census for England and Wales marks a once-in-a-decade event. RDS considers what the census means for us now and how it informs policy.

Coming out of Covid-19: Reimagining data

Roger Halliday, Chief Executive Officer at RDS and Scotland’s Chief Statistician, reflects on RDS’s progress to date and what to expect from the service in the future.

Research Data Scotland will harness power of public sector datasets

If we have learned one thing from the past 18 months, as we grappled with the many challenges of Covid-19, it is that nothing is solved in a neat compartment.