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The Data Standards Authority has published standards and guidance on how to improve data sharing across government.
Using metadata to make it easier to catalogue, validate, reuse and share your data.
Two expert working groups have been established to develop, support and champion practical measures to facilitate delivery of the core data set outlined in the metadata agreement.
The UK music industry has agreed to improve music streaming metadata
Guidance on promoting the findability of metadata.
Descriptions and technical metadata for the coal mining data held in the national coal mining database of England, Scotland and Wales.
If you work in the music industry and handle metadata, we want to hear from you by 30 November 2023.
Add metadata to data you are publishing so search engines can find the data you’ve published and display structured results for users.
The music industry has agreed commitments to improve music streaming metadata. The Government is also establishing a working group on creator remuneration
The direction specifies the fraud header information that Making Tax Digital for VAT software will need to collect and deliver to HMRC along with tax information.
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