On Thursday, September 7, the Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking released their mandatory report. The report includes over 20 recommendations to facilitate the sharing of data across agencies and the evaluation of federal programs. Click here…
Due to the 2017 APDU Annual Conference next Thursday, the APDU Weekly will return on Thursday, September 21, 2017. Feature LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER! Blog Post: Enhancing Data Literacy at #APDU2017…
One of APDU’s main goals is to help foster data literacy by bringing together producers of government/public data with users of the data via the APDU weekly newsletter; APDU’s Public Data University; and APDU’s annual conference.
Feature Keynote Speeches on Census, Journalism, Federal System Several keynote speeches and plenary sessions at the conference promise to inform conference attendees of key updates and changes to federal data: At the final…
The upcoming APDU Annual Conference will be one of the first opportunities to hear from the Commission’s Chair Katharine G. Abraham and Co-Chair Ron Haskins following the September release of the Commission’s report.
Feature APDU Past President on Admin Data + Privacy APDU Past President Warren Brown writes the how the APDU Conference session “Public Concerns About Privacy in the Use of Administrative Records” will answer your…
APDU Past President Warren Brown discusses the how the APDU Conference session “Public Concerns About Privacy in the Use of Administrative Records” will answer your questions about how administrative data can both reduce respondent burden and protect privacy.
Feature Announcing: 2017 APDU Data Viz Awards Winners The 2017 APDU Data Viz Awards winners have been selected by the APDU nominating committee. The Association of Public Data Users is pleased to announce an…
Welcome to the monthly APDU Job Board. Members are invited to submit job postings at their organization; the Board also includes a collection of public data-related positions (research, projections, etc.) from a variety of Federal, nonprofit, and…
The Association of Public Data Users (APDU) continues to recognize those who demonstrate the impact data visualizations can have on our discourse. For the second year, APDU is proud to recognize the country’s top data visualizations that leverage our nation’s wealth of publicly-available data to convey a compelling point or story. The 2017 Annual APDU Conference will also host a panel on “Innovations in Data Visualization”, featuring best practices and applications, and examples of how experts have used visualizations to improve their programs, solve critical issues, and powerfully convey meaningful information. We hope you will join us in Arlington, VA, September 13th and 14th, for our ongoing discussion of Communicating Data in an otherwise noisy world.
The 2017 APDU Data Viz Awards winners have been selected by the APDU nominating committee.
Feature Board Member Provides FY18 Appropriations Update Last week, Congress adjourned for its traditional August recess, leaving unfinished business, and an unclear path forward, on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 appropriations bills?bills essential to…