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Pages 109-118

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From page 109...
... The assets tapped should include data from the private sector, federal statistical agencies, federal program agencies, state and local government agencies, and other data holders. Such a vision will require trust, data safeguards, legislation, organizational entities, and partnerships that do not yet exist.
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From page 110...
... The panel recognizes the importance of being explicit about how its work might be understood in the context of these other ongoing activities. First, CEP recommended that the protection of data subjects and data holders is a central feature of a new data infrastructure, and the panel fully espouses the same priority (see Chapter 3)
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From page 111...
... Thus, in the panel's view, there are multiple possible ways forward in terms of building a structure to support a new data infrastructure. Fifth, the Evidence Act gives statistical agencies access to federal administrative data, unless specifically prohibited by law.
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From page 112...
... Finally, there is a focus on human dignity -- are the uses of a new data infrastructure conducted in a manner that is respectful of the data subjects? These underlying values are important for a new data infrastructure because they are related to the development of trust between those whose data resides in the infrastructure and the outcomes of that infrastructure.
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From page 113...
... It is the panel's opinion that trust in a new data infrastructure requires such transparency. Currently, federal data resources held by statistical agencies, once collected, are protected by laws prohibiting their use for nonstatistical or inappropriate purposes.
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From page 114...
... Note that federal statistical agencies have missions limited exclusively to statistical uses of data. The Evidence Act granted statistical agencies the right to acquire federal-agency administrative data for statistical purposes unless such use is prohibited by another law.
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From page 115...
... In the new legislation, the treatment of "statistical uses" in contrast to "administrative uses" is important to build the trust of data subjects and data holders in a new data infrastructure. ATTRIBUTE 3: MOBILIZATION OF RELEVANT DIGITAL DATA ASSETS, BLENDED IN STATISTICAL AGGREGATES TO PROVIDE BENEFITS TO DATA HOLDERS, WITH SOCIETAL BENEFITS PROPORTIONATE TO POSSIBLE COSTS AND RISKS The variety and volume of the potential data assets available to a new data infrastructure are large.
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From page 116...
... In the panel's opinion, these pilots are a necessary step forward in demonstrating the value of a new data infrastructure, as well as identifying barriers and useful data-governance frameworks. CEP's recommendations, the Evidence Act, and ACDEB's proposals lead the panel to conclude that the first data assets to be acquired should be those of federal program agencies, followed by those of federally funded state programs for which access is legally permitted.
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From page 117...
... In the panel's judgment, additional decision criteria are needed to decide the order by which data assets should be added to a new data infrastructure. To establish data-asset priorities, it is useful to consider criteria that can be used to rate various types of data assets.
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From page 118...
... A key feature of a new data infrastructure is the reciprocation prin ciple: data holders that share their data will benefit from new statistical information useful to their operations. While the panel expects that many juris­dictions will learn from comparing their statistics to those of other areas, some jurisdictions will suggest new statistical products that require development.
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  • administrative data
  • evidence act
  • data quality
  • government data

  • statistical information
  • data sharing
  • century national
  • statistical data
  • data access

  • federal data
  • local government
  • data source
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  • governance framework

  • future data
  • statistical purpose
  • panel notes
  • agency data
  • panel advises


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