How Adobe’s Digital Economy Project Benefits Government
A growing number of agencies are showing interest in Adobe’s Digital Economy project to gain a more holistic view of citizens’ digital experiences across multiple websites.
Analytics
Building Transparency and Fairness into Public-Facing Algorithms
Algorithms are made up of someone’s opinion and experience. Therefore, we should ensure that the opinion and experience of people who will be impacted by the algorithm is captured in the design of the algorithm such that we can remove as much bias as humanly possible.
4 Steps to a Data-Driven Culture
Creating a data-driven culture depends on cultivating a mindset of experimentation, having the right infrastructure in place and developing the skills to interpret the signal from the data, while ignoring the noise in it.
3 Types of Data Visualizations That Can Bring Your Analytics to Life
A new data visualization and analytics site from USAspending.gov showcases different ways government spending data can be presented.
A Roadmap to Evidenced-Based Decision Making
Use this four-step process to evidence-based decision making.
A Framework to Impact Homelessness
The role of geographic information systems (GIS) is obvious in many community emergencies, like wildfires, hurricanes or flooding. Borrowing from transferable workflows and decision support tools, state and local governments are applying these best practices to battle social inequities such as blight, opioid addiction and homelessness. These similarities do require a shift in organizational andRead… Read more »
Ensuring the Best Data Scientists Work on Urban Challenges
We need more than just data scientists doing city work; we need a strong ecosystem that will support a smart team of urban data scientists as they assist city leadership in driving successful outcomes for citizens.
3 Reasons Why Replication in Government is a Flawed Goal
Instead of focusing on project replication – focus on process replication and adaptation.
Moving Toward an Analytics-Driven Security Operations Model
The reality today is that adopting an analytics-driven approach to security does not require a massive investment and forklift “re-do” – rather, it can be as straightforward as rethinking the overall approach and aligning to trends in how security operations are evolving across the industry.
The Challenger Disaster: The Importance of Data Visualization
A look at how data visualization played a role in the Challenger Tragedy.