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... 2. Clarify data infrastructure roles and responsibilities.
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... that could be performed to discern the best ways for the United States to proceed toward the panel's full vision. In building a 21st century national data infrastructure, early success may come first from integrating data that are relatively easily avail able, demonstrating the utility of improved statistical information of national importance, and constructing effective partnerships for neces sary legal change.
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... This report is the first in a series intended to help build a vision for a new data infrastructure for the common good. This report describes the need for a new national data infrastructure, presents an initial v­ ision, and describes the expected outcomes and key attributes of such an infra­ structure.
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... , have recognized threats to the current data infrastructure, the necessity of strengthening that infrastructure, and the opportunities for doing so. In recent years, the C ­ ommittee on ­National Statistics (CNSTAT)
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... In 2019, CNSTAT formulated the following definition of data infrastructure to guide future work:1 The data infrastructure consists of data assets; the technologies used to discover, access, share, process, use, analyze, manage, store, preserve, protect, and secure those assets; the people, capacity, and expertise needed to manage, use, interpret, and understand data; the guidance, standards, policies, and rules that govern data access, use, and protection; the organi­ zations and entities that manage, oversee, and govern the data infra­ structure; and the communities and data subjects whose data is shared and used for statistical purposes and may be impacted by decisions that are made using those data assets. This report is the first of three targeted consensus reports by separate panels exploring specific aspects of a 21st century national data infrastructure.
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... Each committee will issue a report that sum marizes the committee's findings and conclusions from the workshop and other information gathered relevant to the charge, as appropriate. These reports will help inform a vision for a new data infrastructure and will not include recommen dations.
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Key Terms

  • data infrastructure
  • data assets
  • data holders
  • data subjects
  • national data

  • statistical purposes
  • sector data
  • federal statistical
  • statistical agency
  • statistical information

  • data sharing
  • century national
  • multiple data
  • statistical data
  • data access

  • census bureau
  • data source
  • data holder
  • future data
  • diverse data

  • statistical purpose
  • national statistics
  • income data
  • multiple sources
  • blending data

  • evidence building
  • key attributes
  • century data
  • response rates
  • blended statistics


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