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It is on track to become ubiquitous in public services, but it will introduce unpredicted challenges. Success will require not only an understanding of coding and statistics but also the knowledge that humans apply from their lived experience.

Open data portals were a good first step toward putting the massive amount of information government holds to work. But now, experts say data should drive storytelling and decision-making across the enterprise.<br/>

This white paper from Dell Technologies and AMD examines big data analytics projects in government and recommends 15 lessons government agencies can learn. [...]

Philadelphia GIS Structure Drives Deeper Data Insights Philadelphia’s unique model for data and GIS governance, combining the roles of GIS lead and chief data officer, offers an example for other cities looking to get more out of existing data systems. In many ways, “doing more with less” is the mantra of city government, and in the modern smart city, more cities are trying to pull more analytic power and utility out of existing systems. One solution is the evolving and broadening role of...