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Data Strategy for the Federal Public Service - Annexes (view source)
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== Glossary of Terms ==
== Glossary of Terms ==
The following definitions are intended to support a common understanding of key terminology when reading the 2023-2026 Data Strategy for the Federal Public Service. They are intended to be a source of collaboration and knowledge sharing and are not official policy definitions.
The following definitions are intended to support a common understanding of key terminology when reading the 2023-2026 Data Strategy for the Federal Public Service. They are intended to be a source of collaboration and knowledge sharing and are not official policy definitions.
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+=== Data ===
+:The representation of information, in a manner suitable for storage, communication, interpretation, or processing by human beings or by automatic means, and from which knowledge can be drawn, including structured or unstructured forms. Often a set of values of subjects with respect to qualitative or quantitative variables representing facts, statistics, or items of information in a formalized manner.
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+Statistical data refers to data used to produce official statistics (often from a census, survey statistical register or administrative source) by government agencies or other entities working on behalf of the government.
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+Administrative data refers to data and information collected by organizations, government agencies or other public entities as a part of their ongoing operations. Examples include records of births and deaths, data collected by satellites, or records about the flow of goods and people across borders.
=== Data flow ===
=== Data flow ===
