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Announcing the 2025 Analysis in Government Awards People’s Choice winner

Since the winners and runners-up in the fifth Analysis in Government (AiG) Awards were announced in February, the Analysis Function community have been voting for their ultimate People’s Choice Award winner.  Last week’s prestigious winner’s celebration event was the ideal backdrop to celebrate all winners and announce who has won the coveted final award. For […]

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Automated spreadsheet best practice in R: aftables is on CRAN

Applying the Analysis Function spreadsheet guidance is vital in meeting the needs of our users – and in exciting news, the aftables R package is here to help. aftables automates the production of accessible spreadsheets in R, and covers the majority of the analysis function’s checklist for accessible spreadsheets. The package makes it easy to produce a workbook with […]

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Winners of the 5th Analysis in Government awards

Announcing all winning entries in the 5th Analysis in Government Awards… We received a record-breaking number of outstanding nominations this year, which highlights the extent of the great work going on across government analysis. Our panel of esteemed judges have reached a decision, and we are excited to announce the winners, runners up, and highly commended […]

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New Guidance on Evaluating the Impact of AI Interventions

Recent growth in the capabilities of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies has led to increased interest in the use of AI in Government. Evaluation of AI use in government (including process, impact and value for money questions) is necessary to understand the impact of AI systems compared to the status quo, improve current interventions, inform future […]

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2025 Government Analytics Fellowships for Public Servants: Call for Applications

Are you a senior analyst or department head working on data analytics on the public administration? Then apply to participate in the World Bank’s two-week Government Analytics Fellowship programme in March in Washington DC. The fellowship spans 6 months, with a concentrated full-time commitment during the 2 weeks of in-person training in Washington, D.C. The […]

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The 5th Annual Analysis in Government (AiG) Awards Shortlist

We are excited to announce the highly anticipated shortlist for the 5th Annual Analysis in Government (AiG) Awards. Head of the Analysis Function (AF), Professor Sir Ian Diamond told us: “We would like to thank everyone who submitted a nomination for this year’s AiG Awards. We received more than 130 nominations, showcasing the diverse range […]

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Automated data visualisation best practice in R: afcharts is on CRAN

Applying the Analysis Function data visualisation guidance is vital in meeting the needs of our users – and in exciting news, the afcharts R package is here to help. afcharts automates setting accessible colours, fonts and text sizing, axes labelling, and much more. Our cookbook has everything you need to get started, with a broad range of examples […]

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Don’t forget your AiG Awards nominations

Nominations for the 5th annual Analysis in Government Awards close at 23:59 on Friday 1 November 2024.  The awards are the perfect opportunity to recognise, celebrate, and reward the exceptional work being undertaken across the Analysis Function.  Previous winners told us, “Winning an AiG Award was a wonderful validation of a project we believe in […]

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Writing a winning nomination for the Analysis in Government (AiG) Awards

This year’s Analysis in Government Awards celebrates those inspirational people and teams doing phenomenal work in every government department across the Analysis Function.

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What advice would you give to a policy maker?

The Policy Profession Unit want to hear your experiences of working with policy teams, including what worked well and how policy makers can get the best from you.

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