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In partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau, the Population Reference Bureau (PRB) is soliciting applications for membership in a new American Community Survey (ACS) Data Products Redesign Group (DPRG). The purpose of establishing this group is to provide the Census Bureau with an efficient and effective means to collect feedback from a broad range of ACS data users on new ACS data products and dissemination channels. This ongoing exchange will help the Census Bureau develop innovative data products and dissemination tools that best meet ACS data users? needs. The DPRG will have approximately 20 members and will be informal and non-advisory. As such, the DPRG will not be providing the Census Bureau with consensus recommendations resulting from group deliberation or discussion.
If you are interested in being considered for membership in the ACS DPRG, please complete the online application by Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015. We will notify all applicants by mid-November when our selection process is complete. If you have questions about the DPRG or the application, please contact Linda Jacobsen, Vice President of U.S. Programs at PRB, at: ljacobsen@prb.org or at 202-939-5414.
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Reliable data is essential for policy makers. But for years, Congress has cut, frozen or shortchanged the budgets of most of the nation?s 13 main statistical agencies.
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Government use of data came under scrutiny after revelations of extensive information gathering by the National Security Agency (NSA). Now that the NSA stories have faded from much of the public conscience, lingering concerns about how the government uses private data sources continue to dog public officials.
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Many states have gotten on board with checkbook-level financial transparency in recent years, but a handful still have a long way to go, and their accountability suffers as a result. These lagging states should look to leaders like Ohio to identify how they can improve access to this data, and all states should continuously expand and improve their spending data portals.
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The National Development Council (NDC) announced its newest foray into the open data sector with the announcement of the Taiwan Open Data Center (TODC) and Sheethub.com, platforms supported by the government and cooperation from private enterprise. NDC Deputy Minister Kao Shien-quey (高仙桂) stated her beliefs that with the implementation of collaboration between the government and private sectors, open data on the platform will be optimized to bank on creative applications from the public, increase the quality of the government’s data and become an invaluable asset for the international open data community.
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New & Updated Data Sources
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Access to the newly redesigned USA Trade Online is now free to all users. USA Trade Online is a dynamic data tool provided by the U.S. Census Bureau that gives users access to current and cumulative U.S. export and import data. This powerful software allows users to create customized reports and colorful charts detailing international trade data at different levels.
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The Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center, a partnership of the University of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County and the City of Pittsburgh, was launched last week. The Data Center supports key community initiatives by making public information easier to find and use. The Data Center maintains Allegheny County and the City of Pittsburgh?s open data portal, and provides a number of services to data publishers and users. The Data Center also hosts datasets from these and other public sector agencies, academic institutions, and non-profit organizations.
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Visualization of the Week
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Latvians are most likely to live in single parent households, the Maltese and Irish are less likely to get divorced and Germans like getting married a whole lot more than the French do. These are some of the demographic details that can be gleaned from the European Union?s most recent data on its citizens? relationships and residence. Updated earlier this year, they?ve been represented in a series of intricately detailed maps and charts created by Eurostat. While some of the trends the data reveal are predictable?for example that Catholic Southern Europe has higher proportions of married couple households?other micro trends are intriguing.
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Notable Data Publications
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GOVERNMENT
NONPROFITS & FOUNDATIONS
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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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Bureau of Economic Analysis
- Quarterly Survey of Financial Services Transactions between U.S. Financial Services Providers and Foreign Persons (November 19, 2015)
Bureau of Justice Statistics
- Research To Support the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) (November 19, 2015)
Census Bureau
- Current Population Survey (CPS) Fertility Supplement (December 15, 2015)
- Redistricting Data Program (November 14, 2015)
Economic Research Service, USDA
- Food Security Supplement to the Current Population Survey (November 19, 2015)
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