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Speaker: Tania Van den Brande
Abstract
Data-driven insights are a key aspect of policy design. They can help policymakers identify issues that need addressing, anticipate the likely impact of different policy responses, and, assess the outcomes realised following a policy action.
As the UK communications regulator, Ofcom covers a broad range of policy questions. We make sure people get the best from their telecommunication services, we regulate the airwaves used by wireless devices, we keep an eye on radio and TV, and, we oversee the universal postal service.
Since the passing of the online safety act, we also help make online services safer for people who use them. Investing in our ability to collect and analyse data is therefore key to our ability to make evidence based decisions across all of these areas.
In this session, we will explore the different ways in which Ofcom is using data analytics to shape our work, and the type of analysts that are part of our quantitative teams.
From understanding how consumers switch between telecom products, to assessing how effective platforms’ safety measures are at protecting people, the opportunities to deploy analysis are varied and ever changing.
This means that our teams cover a broad range of analytics and modelling skills, and are passionate about finding creative solutions to help strengthen our evidence base.
About the speaker
Tania Van den Brande is a Director of Economics at Ofcom, where she works on competition and online safety issues in digital markets. She led the analysis on Ofcom’s recent market study into the nature and extent of competition in cloud infrastructure services in the UK.
Before joining Ofcom, Tania worked as an economic consultant. She advised clients in front of European and national competition authorities in relation to a wide range of competition matters covering FMCGs, mining, petrol retailing, healthcare and telecommunications.
Tania has expertise in the use of estimation and simulation methods to analyse competition issues.
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