By Stephanie Kanowitz
Dec 17, 2020
Intergovernmental data sharing could enable “an entirely new way of serving the public [that] could leverage both the power of data sharing on the back end, and the front-end capability to make transactions easier on the public with digital services,” but it’s not widespread enough, a new report found.
The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted both the value that data sharing among government agencies can bring – more efficient emergency response, creation of seamless user experiences and better service delivery and allocation of resources and the just how little of that sharing organizations actually do, according to “Silo Busting: The Challenges and Success Factors for Sharing Intergovernmental Data,” a Dec. 16 report from the IBM Center for the Business of Government.