Essex is a county of diversity, from diverse people to diverse environments. And, in our experience as members of the Data and Analytics, and Research and Citizen Insight teams, Essex County Council is an employer that celebrates diversity and promotes …
I’m not a fan of heralding in the New Year, nor committing to new resolutions! However, I do use the occasion as an opportunity to reflect on what we have delivered over the year and start planning key activities for …
Leaving University and entering the world of work can be a pretty daunting experience for many graduates. All of a sudden, you’re thrust from worrying about grades, assignments and making your 9am lectures to worrying about what you will be doing for the rest of your life.
Lured by the promise of learning and cake, three of ECC's newest Analysts and Junior Analysts attended this year's Summer School at IADS, University of Essex.
In an era where data, AI and machine learning dominate headlines, local government teams face a critical responsibility: how do we tap into the power of data and analytics whilst ensuring ethics and integrity remain central? Key to achieving this …
In this week's blog we hear from Bella Puleston as she reflects on her summer adventure as a Junior Analyst with the Data and Analytics team
The Turing Test stipulates that if a machine can convince a human that it is human, then it is human (intelligent).
Does that mean that if a human can convince a machine that it is machine, it is machine (artificially intelligent)?
I put that to the test…
Confused? Let me explain, here in Data and Analytics, we have our own Breakfast Club. Exactly like the one from the movie. Well, not exactly. We’re not forced to attend on a Saturday, we’re not told to sit in silence, …
It's time for our annual blog about the University Challenge project! For those of you not familiar with the calendar event of the year that is the University Challenge, it’s when we have the pleasure of working alongside students at …
As part of our Women in data and Research group I recently had the chance to participate in a new professional, and personal, development programme She Said! Billed as ‘a guide for millennial women to speaking and being heard’, I …