- From: Ed Summers <ehs@pobox.com>
- Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 09:38:44 -0400
- To: public-egov-ig <public-egov-ig@w3.org>
Of possible interest to folks in the US (and elsewhere, maybe). The first and second bullet points seem particularly relevant for the w3c egov efforts. //Ed -- The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy will host a live webcast Thursday at 3 p.m. eastern time to outline how the government can “help big data” with its Big Data Research and Development Initiative. Here are three things the feds could do right off the bat to promote better use of big data: * put the government’s own data sets into open formats * push states to include a data or statistical literacy component in their education plans * establish ways to continuously collect data on prescribed topics as opposed to relying on temporary snapshots Speakers at the event will include John Holdren, assistant to the president and director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy; Subra Suresh director of the National Science Foundation, and Marcia McNutt, director of the US Geological Survey. http://gigaom.com/cloud/obama-administration-to-push-big-data-agenda/
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