Solving Public Problems with Data

Barriers to Building a Data Practice in Government

YOU WILL LEARN:

  • The risks of sharing and using data
  • The benefits of sharing and using data
  • How to overcome the risks of sharing and using data
Taught by
  • Beth Blauer
26 mins

DESCRIPTION

During this session we will discuss the risks of collecting and using data in government including financial costs, lack of institutional readiness, lack of skills and available talent, lack of a governance framework, ethical concerns including privacy, security, confidentiality, and questions of how to share data between organizations and with researchers. We discuss strategies for overcoming these risks.

RESOURCES

Selected Readings on Data Governance by The GovLab - an annotated and curated collection of recommended works on Data Governance.

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