GovLoop

JANUARY 31, 2024

For instance, “If you’re on Windows XP and you’re relying on faxes, those tools are so old that [new] analysis tools can’t read [your data],” Kowalski said. And with an unthinkable amount of data in the world, errors are inevitable with outdated IT.

Data 105

Data Quantity Education Budget 105

AWS Public Sector

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

However, the data surrounding these procurement processes has traditionally been fragmented and difficult to access. Only about 20 percent of the total procurement data is readily available and searchable at the EU level through the Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) portal.

Public Procurement 67

Public Procurement Data Procurement Quality 67

GovLoop

OCTOBER 19, 2023

In data transformation, it helps to view things through a different lens. It’s looking at your data like an ecosystem,” said Winston Chang, Chief Technology Officer for the Global Public Sector at Snowflake, a leading data cloud company. Think of the quality data that lives and breathes as an ecosystem.”

Data 104

Data Collaboration Quality Import 104

GovLoop

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

In today’s world of siloed and scattered data, agencies often have an incomplete picture of their constituents. But adopting an integrated, digital data platform can vastly improve how agencies do business and interact with the public. But agencies that look more deeply can greatly impact lives.

Integration 97

Integration Integrity Data Quality 97

GovLoop

MAY 6, 2024

With the rise of remote work and the explosion of the Internet of Things (IoT) generating large volumes of data in the field, agencies want to provide staff the ability to analyze and use that data in the field as well. But there’s a catch: They also need to secure that data. This is the concept of edge computing. The solution?

Data 97

Data Distribution Management Efficiency 97

GovLoop

MAY 1, 2024

Whether you’re planning to use more AI or just want to improve analytics and tighten cybersecurity, good data management must be the foundation for your efforts. In 2024, agencies will need to get their data in shape to make the most of it. The Federal Data Strategy, released in 2018, set high-level goals for using and handling data.

Data 52

Data End to End Quality Ethics 52

FedInsider

JANUARY 9, 2024

As the DOD works with industry to adopt 5G networks, prototyping and sandboxing 5G capabilities can bolster adoption and innovation. These capabilities can also help with real-time data collection from all sources and devices – like drones, satellites, weapons systems, sensors and more. 5G is also a security enabler.

Innovation 103

Innovation Warehouse Supply Chain Networking 103

GovLoop

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The system looks at CX drivers such as employee helpfulness, ease and simplicity, and equity; it can analyze response data based on geographical location, type of service, demographics and other concerns. Otherwise, it’s just data on customer experience, but it’s not data that’s interpretable and meaningful.”

Innovation 59

Innovation Project Management Media Data 59

GovLoop

OCTOBER 4, 2023

In data transformation and innovation, it helps to view things through a different lens. It’s looking at your data like an ecosystem,” said Winston Chang, Chief Technology Officer for the Global Public Sector with Snowflake, a leading data cloud company. Think of the quality data that lives and breathes as an ecosystem.”

Innovation 52

Innovation Data Quality Collaboration 52

GovLoop

MAY 9, 2024

People often use vague language such as “vast troves” and “growing exponentially” to describe the amount of data at the government’s disposal, but those terms don’t say much. And if you were to download all the data on the internet, it would take you 181 million years. It’s the same as 1 billion terabytes.

Data 52

Data Capacity Leadership Innovation 52

GovLoop

MAY 2, 2024

Through automation, predictive analytics and advanced data analysis, AI is set to enhance operations and service delivery, said Chris Steel, AI Practice Lead at AlphaSix, which provides data management platforms and tools for data analysis. This not only secures critical data, but streamlines operations,” Steel explained.

Data 52

Data Innovation Consulting Management 52

GovLoop

MAY 3, 2024

Governments collect and analyze a lot of data. Collaboration between decisionmakers and the people who work with data can be a challenge. Everyone Is a Data Person One way to facilitate that exchange is by shifting mindsets about who is a “data person.” We all use data in our personal lives. Leventhal-Weiner said.

Data 52

Data Evaluation Collaboration Import 52

GovLoop

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Among its many endeavors — e.g., data collection and analysis, legal compliance, toolkits and training videos, community outreach, and more — the office offers consulting services to transform state agencies and their partners into more “innovative, just, and equitable” places. You will get collaboration and friendship.”

Innovation 59

Innovation Collaboration Quality Strategic Planning 59

GovLoop

MAY 10, 2024

In Part 1 , we told you about some of the ways government agencies are using data to make a difference. But data — collected regularly — helps agencies compete by enabling them to monitor trends and plan. To foster a healthy and productive workforce, effective data analysis : Integrates disparate HR systems and eliminates data silos.

Data 52

Data Public Private Partnership Transparency Management 52

GovLoop

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

How can you help your agencies’ innovation efforts? Collaboration is an essential component of innovation, so agencies should nurture this quality whenever possible. My best advice is to play the long game by building relationships,” said Carlos Rivero, Virginia’s former Chief Data Officer. ” Download the e-book.

Innovation 52

Innovation Product Management Data Quality 52

GovLoop

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Data indicates that LA’MESSAGE has reduced churn, often dramatically. To read more about ways to innovate successfully, download it here: Get the guide Top image by Niek Verlaan from Pixabay ; bottom image by Calista Lam Favorite This article appears in our guide “ How to Change Things up (and Make It Stick).”

Innovation 52

Innovation Insurance Electronics Collaboration 52

AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The challenge of becoming a data-driven organization Organizations deal with ever-growing data volumes. This means that growth-minded businesses must put data at the heart of every application, process, and decision. percent of companies describe themselves as data-driven , and a mere 20.6

Data 73

Data Warehouse Networking Education 73

GovLoop

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Across government, innovation is happening at the edge. That’s done by enabling the data to be analyzed at the edge — on ISS — so that only actionable information moves back and forth. It can put teraflops of computing power at the edge, such as in tools that developers or data scientists need.

Innovation 52

Innovation Data IT Integration 52

GovLoop

JANUARY 9, 2024

But when it comes to using open data to tackle local problems, who counts as the end user? recently developed an application that uses open data to track efforts to expand urban forest cover. As part of that sprint, community members encouraged the city to publicize that data to get more community involvement.

Innovation 105

Innovation Data Government Government 105

GovLoop

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Insights from Heidi Norman, Chief Information Officer and Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance, city of Pittsburgh. Staff in Pittsburgh CIO Heidi Norman’s department partnered with What Works Cities and with a program at Johns Hopkins University known as GovX, which helps cities overcome data hurdles. Favorite.

Data 59

Data IT Government Government 59

GovLoop

MAY 9, 2023

The Problem The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) had an abundance of satellite data that government and commercial organizations could use to understand and predict changes in climate, weather, oceans and coasts, but it was scattered across multiple offices. Cloud was in the forecast.

Data 52

Data Quality Innovation Transparency 52

GovLoop

JANUARY 4, 2023

Proprietary database products pose substantial risk to government agencies, especially as data moves to the cloud. To accelerate innovation and achieve modern enterprise application success, they need the agility to manage data seamlessly, both on premises and in the cloud. Among open source RDBMS, Postgres is the gold standard.

Data 59

Data Innovation Management Efficiency 59

GovLoop

APRIL 21, 2023

Incomplete data can have dire consequences. And partial data can deprive needy families of services that would put food on their table. Government is complex and inherently siloed, said Rock Regan, Director of Alliances, State and Local Government with Qlik, which offers data integration and analytics.

Data 52

Data Integration Integrity Government 52

GovLoop

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

By its definition, “data” are individual facts, statistics or items of information. It bridges the gap between accumulating data and doing something about it. And kind of unpacking and creating that story around what that actual data or that fact says.” “The What organizational or societal change can we shoot for?

Data 59

Data Utilities Leadership Ethics 59

AWS Public Sector

JANUARY 11, 2024

Louis University ‘s (SLU) Sinquefield Center for Applied Economic Research (SCAER) required vast quantities of anonymized cell phone data in order to study the impacts of large-scale social problems like homelessness and access to healthcare. Finding a reliable data supplier was relatively simple. Cleaning the data.

Data 80

Data Education Quantity Warehouse 80

GovLoop

JANUARY 13, 2023

Government agencies often espouse the need for data-driven decision-making, but where should the data come from? Taka Ariga, the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) Chief Data Scientist and Director of its Innovation Lab, has many thoughts on these topics. Who should determine how it’s used? The Obstacles.

Data 59

Data Insurance Accountability Quality 59

GovLoop

AUGUST 22, 2022

The returns from investing in data literacy are bountiful. A Forrester report in 2022 found that data training improves retention and employee happiness, and significantly enhances innovation, customer experience, decision-making and more. That’s why it’s imperative to establish a data literacy program at your agency.

Transparency 59

Transparency Data Government Government 59

GovLoop

AUGUST 29, 2022

This is what The Opportunity Project (TOP) at the Census Open Innovation Labs (COIL) does. Through the use of open data, the program: Offers a lightweight method to tap into expertise outside government to tackle national challenges through 12-week sprints. ” Download the full guide. ” Download the full guide.

Data 59

Data Collaboration Innovation Government 59

GovLoop

MARCH 16, 2023

Insights from the Red Hat Government Symposium Across government, innovation is happening at the edge. That’s done by enabling the data to be analyzed at the edge — on ISS — so that only actionable information moves back and forth. One solution to the challenge of reducing it is the use of KubeFrame, or the Kubernetes Framework.

Innovation 59

Innovation Data Integration Integrity 59

AWS Public Sector

APRIL 12, 2024

UK Biobank is the world’s most comprehensive source of health data used for research. Today, UK Biobank has about 10,000 variables per volunteer, from simple lifestyle information to physical measures, electronic health records (EHRs), genetic sequencing, biomarker data, and full body scan images.

Data 125

Data Participation Leadership Quantity 125

AWS Public Sector

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Open source geospatial artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) analyses along with Internet of Things (IoT)-connected sensors can power near real-time data built on the cloud and assist in decision-making. project is designed to use geospatial big data and AI/ML to mitigate the impact of deforestation. The SeloVerde 2.1

Supply Chain 73

Supply Chain Data Sustainability Transparency 73

Great Government Through Technology

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Solution: Leveraging Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites through EIS LEO satellites’ recent innovations have made them more affordable and accessible. Closer to Earth than traditional geostationary satellites, LEO satellites offer faster response times and more reliable data exchange, both essential to maritime and remote operations.

Networking 52

Networking Efficiency Data Procurement 52

GovLoop

AUGUST 30, 2024

The second guiding principle is to remember that good solutions call for personalization — which requires data. Integrating Data “You might imagine that agencies are swimming in data,” Ainsbury said. Newer technology — the data mesh approach — is a better option, he explained. Below the surface is data.”

Warehouse 52

Warehouse Data Innovation Integration 52

GovLoop

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

In the constellation of AI technology, generative AI (GenAI) is a natural option for state and local agencies looking to innovate and improve productivity. It’s very much a grassroots approach that encourages innovation from the ground up,” he said. And then there’s workforce culture. Fear of job displacement is real, said Holmes.

Leadership 52

Leadership Innovation Education Data 52

ivalua

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The business case for data-driven transparency is not hard to make. In today’s dynamic, complex market, where procurement’s objectives continue to grow, data is the fuel for success. While data quality cannot be perfected and some technological innovations aren’t quite ready for prime time, tremendous improvements are possible.

Transparency 52

Transparency Supply Chain Data Procurement 52

FedScoop

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Modern solutions integrating third-party consumer data and device intelligence are becoming essential to combat synthetic identities and safeguard public services, according to a new report produced by Scoop News Group for TransUnion. Download the full report. The report also emphasizes that digital fraud threats are intensifying.

Integration 67

Integration Integrity Import Data 67

GovLoop

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Even when AI is near the top, data and systems often need updates to prepare for it. Scot Barker, Chief Innovation Officer for Burlington, Vermont, carefully considers each AI application before using it. How do I make them part of the overall data repository?” And then we’ve got paper documents that go back forever,” he added.

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Data Change Management Budget Accountability 59