Everything the U.S. Government Is Doing to Help the Private Sector Build the...
As the Center for Data Innovation has written previously, because the Internet of Things—physical objects embedded with sensors or actuators and connected to a network, which can include everything...
View ArticleHow Artificial Intelligence Will Usher in the Next Stage of E-Government
Since the earliest days of the Internet, most government agencies have eagerly explored how to use technology to better deliver services to citizens, businesses and other public-sector organizations....
View ArticleBetter Measures of the Data Economy Are Needed to Show the High Costs of...
Even though the free flow of information across borders is crucial to nearly every sector of the digital economy, many countries have adopted protectionist data policies. Such policies are an...
View ArticleBipartisan DIGIT Act Puts United States on Track to Be Global Leader on the...
WASHINGTON–The Center for Data Innovation today welcomed the re-introduction of the Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things (DIGIT) Act by Senators Deb Fischer (R-NE), Cory Gardner...
View ArticleStates Need to Embrace Data-Driven Education
When it comes to education, we are living in the dark ages. Even as the technology-driven march of progress continues to reshape industries from automakers to financial service providers, the forces of...
View ArticleComments to the European Commission on Smart Wearables
The Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content, and Technology in the European Commission drafted a reflection paper on smart wearables, which it released for public comment in November...
View ArticleReports of the Death of Big Data Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
Can we still trust data? Following a series of surprising election results in 2016 that defied the predictions made by some of the world’s most talented pollsters, some critics seem to think the answer...
View ArticlePoliticizing Census Puts Crucial Data at Risk
One of the U.S. government’s most important tasks is conducting the decennial Census in which it attempts to count every person in the United States. This is a monumental undertaking: In 2010, U.S....
View ArticleData Innovation Day 2017: Building Smart Cities for Tomorrow’s Data Economy
Europe consistently ranks high as having some of the best cities in the world. However, its successes today are the results of past investments and strategic planning. The advent of smart cities—cities...
View ArticleUsing Data to Fight the Opioid Epidemic
Prescription drug abuse is a significant problem in America. One way states are attempting to address this problem is through prescription drug monitoring programs — government-run databases designed...
View ArticleThe State of Open Data Portals in Latin America
Many Latin American countries publish open data—government data made freely available online in machine-readable formats and without license restrictions. However, there is a tremendous amount of...
View ArticleThe Feds Must Make It Easier for Techies to Help Government
Following the botched rollout of Healthcare.gov, the Obama administration quickly learned that policy initiatives can easily be derailed by poor technology management. To remedy this, Obama’s team...
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The Best States for Data Innovation
Across the United States, data scientists, civic leaders, educators, and business leaders are laying the groundwork for using data to grow the economy and address a range of societal challenges. This...
View ArticleBuilding the Learning City
From increasing the supply of affordable housing and efficient transportation to improving public safety and protecting the environment, virtually every city faces many important challenges in the...
View ArticleWebinar: Which Are the Best States for Data Innovation—and How Can Other...
Across the United States, entrepreneurs and business officials, data scientists, civic leaders, and educators are laying the groundwork for using data to grow the economy and address a range of...
View ArticleStates Compete for Top Data Science Talent
States have long competed for jobs and investment, and this dynamic is now playing out in the race to be the state with the most data scientists — the highly sought-after professionals who combine the...
View ArticleThe State of Data Innovation in the EU
Data innovation—the innovative use of data to create social and economic benefits—is making a significant mark in Europe. In economic terms, data innovation contributed about €300 billion to Europe’s...
View ArticleBlocked: Why Some Companies Restrict Data Access to Reduce Competition and...
In some industries and markets, a small number of firms have exclusive access to particular datasets, and they exploit their market power to limit access to that data through both technical and...
View ArticleData is Key to the Fight Against the Opioid Epidemic
The opioid epidemic is now a national public health emergency. President Trump’s declaration on Oct. 26, under the Public Health Service Act, allows federal agencies to devote more of their grant money...
View ArticleSome European Regulators Still Do Not Understand Internet Economics
While the EU’s new data protection rules present a threat to the European digital economy, recent actions by regulators in some member states remind us why EU-wide rules still cannot come soon enough....
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