Defra, the UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, provides printed copies of its publications to individuals without adequate internet access. This dataset lists the publications requested through that support program. The data is provided by the Government Digital Service via the eu_open_data platform.
Use Cases
- Analyze demand for specific government publications based on request volume.
- Identify topics of high interest to offline populations based on publication titles.
- Monitor trends in requests for printed materials as a proxy for digital access needs.
Strengths
- Data originates from a UK government department, suggesting an official source.
- The description specifies a clear purpose: supporting the digitally disadvantaged.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
Provenance
- Source
- Government Digital Service
- Collection Method
- Likely collected from requests submitted to the Defra support program.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated date is unknown.
- Geography
- Likely United Kingdom, based on the originating government department (Defra).