Public Sector Code-Along with Azure Databricks and MoJ's Splink

Databricks, Splink + NICD

Join us, Azure Databricks and the Ministry of Justice (MoJ)'s Splink team at The Catalyst on Tue 31st Jan for our Public Sector Code-Along.

The Catalyst

W﻿e at the National Innovation Centre for Data (NICD) are joining forces with Azure Databricks and the Ministry of Justice (MoJ)'s Splink team to bring you the Public Sector Code-Along, taking place at <a href="https://www.thecatalystnewcastle.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Catalyst</a> in Newcastle upon Tyne on Tuesday 31st January from 8.30 a.m. to 4.00 p.m.T﻿his event will provide participants with the opportunity to get to grips with Databricks and the MoJ's Splink package. Databricks is a unified set of tools for building, deploying, sharing, and maintaining enterprise-grade data solutions at scale, while Splink is a PySpark package that allows you to link millions of distinct records that refer to an individual entity but lack a consistent identifier.NB: T﻿here is also an event running in parallel with this one at a location in London. If you would like to attend that event, please <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/public-sector-code-along-with-azure-databricks-and-mojs-splink-tickets-492644511997">click here </a>to be taken to the correct Eventbrite page.T﻿he first mission of the National Data Strategy, devised by the UK Government, is to unlock the value of data across the economy, where it is noted that there is much untapped potential in linking datasets from different organisations.H﻿owever, many organisations struggle to link their own datasets, never mind being able to link with datasets from a completely different organisation. When analysts and other data professionals spend huge amounts of time retrieving, merging, cleaning and verifying their data, it's time not spent doing the valuable work of understanding and synthesising their analysis into actionable information.I﻿n this Code-Along workshop, you will join us live at The Catalyst in Newcastle upon Tyne as we address this challenge by focussing on real-world examples of linking data, through looking at corporate officers - using publicly available data sourced from Companies House - in conjunction with a dataset of payment practices from large organisations.

<h2>W﻿ho should attend this event?</h2><ul><li>P﻿ublic sector workers who are interested in methods for combining datasets with inconsistent identifiers.</li></ul><ul><li>P﻿ublic sector workers who are interested in learning more about Databricks.</li></ul><ul><li>Y﻿ou should attend this event if you are comfortable performing basic exploratory data analysis (EDA) in Python, which will be the predominant programming language used throughout.</li></ul><ul><li>T﻿here is no formal requirement for attendees to know Databricks or PySpark, or anything about data linking or entity resolution. Enablement and support for this will be provided on the day across both locations.</li></ul><ul><li>G﻿roups will be organised with a mix of beginner and intermediate skillsets across both locations to allow for the best collaboration and enablement experience.</li></ul><ul><li>A﻿ll attendees are required to bring their own laptops.</li></ul>

<h2>Registration</h2><h2></h2><ul><li>Click Register above and add your name, contact details, and any other information required into the short form.</li></ul><ul><li>This event will be held in-person at <a href="https://www.thecatalystnewcastle.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Catalyst</a> on the <a href="https://newcastlehelix.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Newcastle Helix</a> site. (Again, if you would like to attend the London-based event, please <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/public-sector-code-along-with-azure-databricks-and-mojs-splink-tickets-492644511997">click here</a> to register at the correct Eventbrite page.)</li></ul><ul><li>The full event details and agenda will be confirmed via email the day before the event.</li></ul>

<h2>Venue Details</h2><h2></h2><ul><li><a href="https://www.thecatalystnewcastle.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Catalyst</a> is centrally located in Newcastle upon Tyne: it is a 9-minute walk from Newcastle Central Station and a 7-minute walk from St. James' Metro Station.</li></ul><ul><li>There is plenty of paid-for car parking available nearby, and plenty of secure bike storage on site.</li></ul><ul><li>For more information about the venue, please visit <a href="https://www.thecatalystnewcastle.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.thecatalystnewcastle.co.uk</a>.</li></ul>

<h2>Latest News</h2><h2></h2>You can access all the latest updates and event news via our social media channels: Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/NICDATA" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">@NICDATA</a> LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/35697767" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">National Innovation Centre for Data</a>You can also visit us at <a href="https://www.nicd.org.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.nicd.org.uk</a>.

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