How to Use Data for Public Good
Most of us are familiar with projects gone wrong, with delays and wasteful sidetracks. But up-front analysis can avoid those speedbumps.
Posts Tagged: data
Lessons Learned from 2024 to Fuel 2025
Every year gives us hard-earned lessons, but 2024 felt particularly pedagogical for me and my inner professional circle.
Lessons From State and Local Experts
Three state and local experts share lessons they’ll carry forward into 2025.
Transforming Government With AI
AI is changing the way government does business, and its transformative potential is vast. See how agencies are using it to innovate and make services more accessible.
How to Lay the Foundation for Long-Term AI Success
Even as agencies focus on short-term AI projects, they can start thinking about more strategic objectives, says Snowflake’s Winston Change.
How Data Management Drives AI
The foundation of AI is data — high-quality, accessible and secure. Think of a pyramid, The top 10% or 20% is AI. Everything below is data and data management.
Prepare for Future Threats With Quantum Safe Cryptography
Quantum computing offers revolutionary opportunities, but also poses a grave threat to current cryptographic systems. Here is how organizations can protect themselves from quantum risks.
Using Data to Shape Policy: How to Turn Stats into Stories That Move People
Data alone isn’t enough to support a policy initiative. Here are some ways to tell a successful data story.
How AI Can Help Drive Mission Success in Government
Government is understandably excited about the potential for AI to elevate constituent services and enhance mission outcomes. But AI needs data — lots of data — to understand patterns and deliver intelligible guidance to federal workers. As agency leaders tackle these hurdles, they need to think about the desired outcomes and how AI can add… Read more »
Are You Committing Any of These Data Viz Sins?
Data visualizations are crucial to sharing the results of quantitative work. Ideally, they should help your audience understand your findings quicker, like a power-assisted bicycle. However, most of us are not trained in data visualization best practices and it can be difficult to know what type of chart to choose.