The efforts by the Biden-Harris administration to prioritize data for addressing pandemic response and social equity issues are a promising sign about the path ahead for using data to responsibly inform policymaking. Three actions demonstrate incredible progress and momentum about the role data will play in the administration’s efforts.
The Data Coalition and the Data Foundation announce a merger agreement to align efforts and missions for further advancing and promoting effective use of government data in 2021.
The Data Foundation is launching the Policing in America Survey to fill a long-overdue gap in systematically understanding the American people’s views of the criminal justice system and police forces.
The report surveyed federal government Chief Data Officers (CDO) to assess progress implementing their new roles and responsibilities. There are signs of progress, as federal agencies implement the Evidence Act and supplemental guidance.
Today the Data Foundation released the first week (April 20-26, 2020) of data collected in the COVID Impact Survey. The survey is an effort to provide national and regional statistics about physical health, mental health, economic security, and social dynamics in the United States during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Policing America Project surveyed residents in portions of two large metropolitan areas in the United States about public perceptions and experiences with the police: Cook County, Illinois, in the Chicago metropolitan area and Dallas County, Texas, in the Dallas metropolitan area. The goal of the survey is to describe experiences and perspectives about police activities by race and ethnicity.
