Administrative Data Research Centre, England (ADRCE)

我们的愿景是改变政府部门和其他机构定期收集的行政数据转换为公共和经济政策的知识和证据的方式。改善对这些数据的访问和使用，将确保我们能够以创新和有效的方式解决社会面临的一些重大问题。这将通过安全管理和最大限度地利用跨部门和政府部门的新数据链接以及跨学科工作来实现。这将为指导公共政策的制定、执行和评价以及今后的研究提供新的证据，并为数据的联系和分析提供新的方法。我们的目标是开发新的关联数据资源，提供对这些数据的访问，确保其安全有效地使用，并发展研究能力。我们的计划基于七个综合目标：1）最先进的设施：将允许获得认可的研究人员访问行政数据。我们将严格管理数据和允许访问数据的研究人员，以防止个人身份识别。这些新设施将把卓越的物理设施与高性能计算机系统、数据库管理系统和先进的数据分析和统计工具相结合。2）数据管理和统计分析支持：将允许外部研究人员安全地访问数据。随着这些新资源的开发，我们将建立我们的专业知识，包括提供对关联数据的访问和支持分析。3）新数据资源：我们会把来自不同服务和政府部门的行政数据集连接起来，供研究之用。这些新的资源将与制定政策和服务有关。与此同时，我们将与ADS合作，开始更雄心勃勃的联系项目，并与合作伙伴组织合作链接数据，开发和测试不同的方法来做到这一点。4）原始研究：我们将开发各种新方法，加强对政策重点研究的行政数据的使用。该中心头两年的主要研究包括：链接数据的方法;数据质量;以及以政策为重点的研究。一个由专家研究人员组成的科学小组将推动我们的研究计划。这些研究人员中的每一个将领导一个具体的研究项目，这将形成一个为期两年的项目滚动方案。5）培训和能力建设：将增加和改善社会科学和生物医学科学（来自大学、政府部门、第三部门和私营部门）研究人员（在所有职业阶段）对行政数据的使用。我们将提供短期培训课程，讲习班和研讨会，在线材料，六个博士生，实习，以及国家和国际专家网络。这将提供必要的安全研究人员培训，并提高他们的技能，以利用新的关联数据提供的机会。6）与ADRN的合作：我们将提供一系列工具和论坛，与我们的主要合作伙伴ADS，ESRC和国家统计局（ONS）以及其他将从这项工作中受益的人密切合作。我们将努力在英国和其他地区收集数据集，以便进行国家和国际比较。我们将与政府部门、数据提供商和可信第三方以及一系列管理队列和调查的组织建立联系。7)公众参与：我们将与公众就链接行政数据进行互动。一名沟通和参与干事将领导这一领域的活动，我们还有专门从事法律的和政策制定的工作人员。

Our vision is to transform the way that administrative data, routinely collected by government departments and other agencies, are converted into knowledge and evidence for public and economic policy. Improved access to, and use of these data, will ensure we can tackle some of the major issues facing society, innovatively and efficiently. This will be achieved by safely managing and maximising the use of new data linkages across sectors and government departments, and working across academic disciplines. This will create new evidence to guide development, implementation and evaluation of public policy and future research, as well as new methods to link and analyse data. We aim to develop new linked data resources, provide access to these data, ensure it is used safely and effectively, and develop research capacity. Our programme is based around seven integrated aims:1) State of the Art Facilities: will allow access to administrative data by accredited researchers. We will strictly manage the data and researchers who are allowed to access the data, to prevent the identification of individuals. These new facilities will combine exceptional physical facilities with high performance computer systems, database management systems and advanced data analysis and statistical tools.2) Data management and statistical analysis support: will allow external researchers to securely access the data. We will build our expertise to include providing access to and support analysis of linked data as these new resources are developed. We will work with the Administrative Data Service (ADS) to upgrade our existing secure IT facilities in line with the required standards.3) New Data Resources: We will link administrative data sets from across different services and government departments and make them accessible for research. These new resources will be relevant for developing policy and services. At the same time we will work with the ADS to begin more ambitious linkage projects, and work in collaboration with partner organisations to link data, and develop and test different approaches to do this.4) Original Research: We will develop a variety of new methods that enhance the use of administrative data for policy-focussed research. Key research in the first 2 years of the Centre include: methods of linking data; data quality; and policy-focussed research. A Scientific Panel of expert researchers will drive forward our research plans. Each of these researchers will lead a specific research project, which will form a rolling programme of two-year projects. The panel will also review and provide guidance on other proposed projects.5) Training and capacity building: will increase and improve the use of administrative data by researchers (at all career stages) across social and biomedical sciences (from universities, government departments, third and private sectors). We will offer short training courses, workshops and seminars, online material, six PhD studentships, internships, and a network of national and international experts. This will deliver both the necessary safe researcher training, and improve their skills to take advantage of the opportunities provided by new linked data.6) Collaboration with the ADRN: We will provide a range of tools and a forum for working closely with our key partners ADS, ESRC and the Office for National Statistics (ONS), as well as other who will benefit from this work. We will work to standardise datasets across the UK and beyond to allow national and international comparisons. We will develop our established links with government departments, data providers and Trusted Third Parties, and a range of organisations managing cohorts and surveys. 7) Public Engagement: We will engage with the public about linking administrative data. A Communications & Engagement Officer will lead activities in this area, and we have further dedicated staff working on legal and policy development.