Every data point is a puzzle piece with its own shape, function and origin. To get a complete picture that influences your decisions about everything from organizational change to user-friendly web principles to communicating within an organization, you have to start grouping things together.
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Most of us are not that familiar with what happens behind the scenes to process the petabytes of data collected through sensors, cell phones, images, search engines and financial transactions, but it’s safe to say that the analysis of these data make our current information-based economy run.
Admit it, press releases rarely work. King County, Wash., is now tracking data to learn which reporters are interested in specific subjects.
Government already collects data about us that could be used to more efficiently provide access to the range of services that one might need. Through implementing a consent process, like what the health care and financial sectors have done, government could make better use, through data sharing, of the data it already has.
For any organization, big or small, we have three important lessons to share to help you navigate your own digital transformation. They tackle the intricacies of setting everyone on a common course, building collaboration, and managing expectations.
For decades, the ATF released data on paper or in a static electronic format, as a PDF file. But the bureau realized that information in a static file format did not allow the firearms industry or the public to easily analyze data or make it more comprehensible. The need to build greater faith in the… Read more »
Data collection must get out of its current antiquated ways and embrace new technologies to support services for the vulnerable.
In this space over the coming weeks, we hope to turn your attention to the many ways the Census Bureau has met the digital challenge while at the same time transforming our approach from agency-centric to more information and customer centric. We understand that in an age of mobile technology, people are used to getting… Read more »
The public sector is challenged to collect and analyze data to drive improving the lives of vulnerable populations. What are the challenges and the potentials to have policymaking and program administration be more data-driven?