Scottish Local Government during COVID-19: Data Needs, Capabilities, and Uses

The dataset is part of an ESRC funded project led by Dr Justine Gangneux and Prof Simon Joss at the Urban Big Data Centre (Grant no. ES/S007105/1). The project examined Scottish local government’s data engagement during COVID-19 (Full report available ISBN: 978-0-85261-975-9). As part of the project, the researchers conducted an online survey of the 32 Scottish local authorities to collect quantitative systematic information about their data practices in response to the pandemic, identify arising data needs and gaps in data capabilities, as well as explore practices of data sharing and collaborations. The survey was conducted via the JISC Online Survey between 21 October and 14 December 2020. It achieved a completion rate of 70.3%, with 31 out of 32 local authorities (96.8%) participating. The full results of the survey are made available here.