The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) National Data Strategy intends to boost the use of data to drive growth, boost innovation, create new jobs and improve public service.

Among specific plans:
 
500 data analysts across public sector will be  trained in data science by 2021

Downing Street to offer up to ten fellowships each year to attract world-class tech talent to the heart of government

A £2.6m project will address barriers to data sharing and support innovation in the detection of online harms.

A government Chief Data Officer will lead a whole-government approach to transforming government’s use of data to drive efficiency and improve public services.

Primary legislation will be introduced to boost participation in Smart Data initiatives, which  can give people the power to use their own data to find better tariffs in areas such as telecoms, energy and pensions.