by CivicMeter Staff | Aug 27, 2018 | Civic Analytics
Performance management systems help states keep their eye on the ball and warn them if they are heading off-target. But not all such systems are calibrated for full efficiency. Sarah Dube, a director at the Pew-MacArthur Results First Initiative, writes on the...
by CivicMeter Staff | Aug 27, 2018 | Civic Analytics, Data Science
The United States abounds in databases both public and private but most of federal government data remain in unstructured formats and residing in inaccessible servers. A recent push towards an open data policy has achieved some gains but the incompatibility among data...
by CivicMeter Staff | Aug 27, 2018 | Civic Analytics
As the use of predictive analytics expands beyond niches like suicide prevention and road safety into more contentious areas like child protection and parole/sentencing decisions, more and more voices are raised against the opaque algorithms that govern such software....
by CivicMeter Staff | Aug 27, 2018 | Civic Analytics
Cities generate tremendous amounts of data, most of it heterogeneous and unstructured. But the actionable information that can be gleaned from this huge pile of data can help cities thrive and prosper going forward. Facing limited resources and urgent needs, cities...
by CivicMeter Staff | Aug 27, 2018 | Civic Analytics
Federal officials who try to an accurate read of the US economy from the mass of available public and private economic data influence need all the help they can get. Their insights into the economy and where it is heading influence important economic decisions by the...
