The following articles are from the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation's March 2026 newsletter.
Data dictionaries are useful information to include alongside your datasets. They help describe the elements and values contained within your data to help users reuse it. A simple data dictionary can be created quickly and should include a few key piece of information.
A new mandated data standard for gender and sex was recently approved for use across the Public Service.
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We drafted and tested possible changes to the way this website organises information. Based on that testing, we will make improvements to the website over the next few months. This blog is a heads up, so that you are best prepared for these planned changes. Also, we continue to welcome any feedback about the changes.
The Data Ethics Advisory Group comprises 7 members, including the Chair.
There is growing realisation around the world of the value in carrying out data inventories as a key foundational step to a well-managed data infrastructure and…
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The process for selecting mandated data standards (previously called Data Content Requirements, or DCRs) has been updated and approved by the Information Group.
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