Agencies such as the Department of Commerce manage a wealth of incredibly valuable data, covering the health of the labor market to trends in population changes, and more. Many of the largest, most comprehensive datasets are inaccessible to users who do not have deep technical experience working with the agency’s specific schema and publication formats. Think Tanks, PhD's, and journalists know how to access and use the data, but there are many local organizations and urban planners who are hungry for data about the economic well-being of communities who are not able to effectively engage with it, because it is fundamentally catered towards the most vocal users. 10x will investigate the most effective ways that digital innovations can help make economic data more accessible to community groups. For example, by highlighting likely use cases for linking datasets and then providing technology-lite ways of accessing them so that non-technical users can benefit from this important data.
An idea submitted by civil servants at:Department of Commerce, Office of the Secretary
Agencies such as the Department of Commerce manage a wealth of incredibly valuable data, covering the health of the labor market to trends in population changes, and more. Many of the largest, most comprehensive datasets are inaccessible to users who do not have deep technical experience working with the agency’s specific schema and publication formats. Think Tanks, PhD's, and journalists know how to access and use the data, but there are many local organizations and urban planners who are hungry for data about the economic well-being of communities who are not able to effectively engage with it, because it is fundamentally catered towards the most vocal users. 10x will investigate the most effective ways that digital innovations can help make economic data more accessible to community groups. For example, by highlighting likely use cases for linking datasets and then providing technology-lite ways of accessing them so that non-technical users can benefit from this important data.
An idea submitted by civil servants at: Department of Commerce, Office of the Secretary