Building City-Level Data Capacity

Bloomberg Cities Network (Oliver Wise)

A growing number of city-level data teams are taking a nontraditional approach by starting with the problem, demonstrating quick results, and developing lasting capacity along the way, rather than starting with the traditional approach of creating a grand plan to standardize data and invest in central data stores.

Resource of the Week:  Building the National Data Ecosystem

USAFacts.org and CODE

This paper lays out a vision for the future data ecosystem that provides answers to pressing public questions via a shared source of knowledge and performance information that underlies public discourse. Drafting this paper engaged 154 stakeholders from all segments of society and serves as a starting point for the work ahead.