Whether you are a data professional in the public sector, you have a keen interest in data or you are a total beginner, DataConnect21 is the single place where you can tell and hear all those fascinating data stories, discovering in detail how we’re all using data to help us all develop and improve the services we offer. 

DataConnect 21 is a week-long cross-government data festival organised by the Data Standards Authority (part of the Central Digital and Data Office in Cabinet Office) and Data Quality Hub (Office for National Statistics), running from 27 September to 1 October.  

With over 70 sessions (and counting) online, you could choose to hear from leadership, including CDDO Chair Paul Willmott and the new Chief Data Officer Nigel Matthews, GDS CEO Tom Read, ONS Deputy National Statistician and DG Alison Pritchard, or appearances from government organisations as diverse as the NHSX, the Oil & Gas Authority, Met Office, Land Registry, National Nuclear Laboratory and Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation, or experts from techUK, Open Data Institute, DAMA UK, and many more.  

Please get involved and visit the website to read more and sign up!