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Opinion: Is There Room for Science and Evidence in Budget?
Policymaking informed by evidence can improve outcomes, make public policies more effective and efficient, and help restore flagging trust in our government institutions. Because of the existing bipartisan support for evidence-based policymaking, the Bipartisan Policy Center remains optimistic that the administration can and will responsibly support the use of science and evidence.
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The Global Rise of ?Data Localism?
The global rise of ?data localism??countries forcing companies to store data locally?is affecting the free flow of data at the heart of today?s digital economy. A growing number of countries?including Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, South Korea, and Russia?are proposing or enacting barriers that make it more expensive and time-consuming, if not illegal, for companies to transfer data across borders, thereby forcing firms to store data locally. Unless the United States and others set new digital trade rules to keep data flows open, this trend toward data localism will yield a balkanized Internet, as data increasingly gets trapped behind virtual border walls.
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DOT Wants to Use Data Science to Make Roads Safer
In early January, the Department of Transportation announced its intention to use data to make America?s highways safer. To begin with, this goal comes in the form of two pilot projects ? both of which will integrate existing crash data sets with newer forms of ?big data.?
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New & Updated Data Sources
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Digital Exchange Launches for State Gov Leaders
To help state and local governments leverage digital technologies to improve services and operations, ITIF has launched a government Digital Transformation Exchange with Government Technology, Governing, and 11 states and localities. The first-in-the-nation partnership uses an online portal powered by ProudCity to facilitate collaboration and sharing of best practices for initiatives on issues such as health and safety, security, data, and mobility.
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The U.S. Census Bureau released the Response Outreach Area Mapper (ROAM) web application. This interactive map makes it easier to identify areas that typically have low response rates for censuses and surveys.
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Visualization of the Week
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Stunning Map Showing The Age of The World?s Borders
The map above is a stunning piece of work that shows the when each of the world?s international borders were first defined. The world?s oldest border is Andorra?s 120km border with France and Spain which was fixed in a feudal charter signed on 8 September 1278. The world?s youngest border segment is between South Sudan and Sudan, which was only decided in 2009, although it remains disputed.
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Notable Data Publications
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GOVERNMENT
HIGHER EDUCATION
NONPROFITS & FOUNDATIONS
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Federal Rulemaking and Calls for Comment
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APDU maintains a list of open calls for comment on proposed federal data collections. We periodically alert APDU members to newly added calls for comment.
Over the last several weeks, calls for comment on the following proposed data collections were published in the Federal Register (with due date):
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Census Bureau
- Quarterly Survey of Plant Capacity Utilization (April 9, 2018)
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