High-profile data such as the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ monthly Jobs Report and NOAA’s weather data have been in the news recently given massive losses in federal data capacity; meanwhile, other equally important types of data are at risk of quiet extinction.
In this conversation, UC Berkeley Executive Fellow in Applied Technology Policy and former U.S. Chief Data Scientist Denice Ross will break down what’s happening with federal data, including the three main types of threats facing federal datasets today. She will go beyond jobs and weather data, to shine a light on essential federal datasets covering topics such as bat populations, the ground shifting beneath our feet, and performance of federal programs that help Americans put food on their tables.
Denice will share resources that can inform action – like the soon-to-be-released Field Guide to Federal Data, as well as websites like DataIndex.US that tracks the status of federal data and EssentialData.US that tells the story about how federal datasets benefit American lives and livelihoods.
Claudia Williams, Chief Social Impact Officer at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health, will be the discussant for the panel.
For disability-related accommodations, please contact the access coordinator in advance of the event: dzhukov@berkeley.edu.
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