ABSTRACT

National systems of official statistics are expected to provide governments, businesses and the public with data about the economic, demographic, social and environmental situation. Digitisation of data collection for official statistics is mooted as having a major potential impact on society. Greater use of administrative data held in government is proceeding slowly. Evidence is limited, but access to big data − from satellites, point-of-sale systems and social media − is being explored and trialled. Initiatives are driven by new requirements for official statistics as well as pressures on traditional data collection from households and businesses. Effective government use of new data sources has the possibility of creating the ultimate evidence base for policies intended to improve lives, and anonymised data are also being made available to other researchers. The article uses the UK as a case study to outline how the big data evidence-to-policy process is intended to work in that context, and to assess the challenges faced in making it work as intended. We conclude that technical developments need to be accompanied throughout with attention to the marketing of official statistics and engagement with all users and potential users. The goal is to produce trusted as well as trustworthy statistics.

摘要

预计国家官方统计系统将为政府，企业和公众提供有关经济，人口，社会和环境状况的数据。官方统计数据收集的数字化被认为对社会具有重大的潜在影响。越来越多地使用政府掌握的行政数据，但进展缓慢。证据有限，但是正在探索和试用从卫星，销售点系统和社交媒体访问大数据的方法。官方统计的新要求以及来自家庭和企业的传统数据收集面临的压力推动了这些举措。政府有效使用新数据源有可能为旨在改善生活的政策建立最终的证据基础，匿名数据也正在提供给其他研究人员。本文以英国为案例研究，概述了大数据从证据到政策的流程在这种情况下如何工作，并评估了使其按预期工作所面临的挑战。我们得出结论，需要伴随着技术发展，始终关注官方统计的营销以及与所有用户和潜在用户的互动。目标是产生可信赖的和可信赖的统计数据。我们得出结论，需要伴随着技术发展，始终关注官方统计的营销以及与所有用户和潜在用户的互动。目标是产生可信赖的和可信赖的统计数据。我们得出结论，需要伴随着技术发展，始终关注官方统计的营销以及与所有用户和潜在用户的互动。目标是产生可信赖的和可信赖的统计数据。