GovEx Data Points show

GovEx Data Points

Summary: A podcast about government and data. Telling stories from practitioners and academics about how data affects communities and the lives of residents.

Podcasts:

 Ep. 27 - What's Up in Canada - GovEx Data Points | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 28:26

Data use is exploding across governments not only in the US, but around the world as well. To dive deeper into the international waters, Data Points is hosting a series of discussions focusing on data use outside the US. We'll be talking with practioners and policy makers from around the world about how data use is changing in their locations and how they relate to changes in the US. -- Despite our close proximity, the US and Canada are not always sharing our best practices when it comes to data. This week's episode hopes to start reversing that trend through a conversation with Jean-Noé Landry, Executive Director of Open North. Open North is Montreal-based Canadian nonprofit that helps governments become more transparent, accountable, and responsive in the digital age. Open North works with cities and other governments across Canada and partners with organizations around the world to improve data use and outcomes for communities. In addition to his work in Canada, Jean-Noé also has extensive experience from over the world including work in Croatia, Serbia, Russia, Afghanistan, the West Bank, Kenya, and more recently in Algeria, Tunisia, Ukraine, and Morocco. Through his work, Jean-Noé has consistently focused on openness in government, using policy to improve outcomes, and strategic use of data. Our conversation with him covered a variety of topics, including how partnerships between the US and Canada can help both countries improve data use in government. To find out more on what's happening in Canada and at Open North, check out http://www.opennorth.ca/. Like Data? Listen and Get in Touch You can find updates to the podcast in several ways. * Look for us on iTunes as GovEx Data Points * Find up-to-date episodes on our website at http://govex.jhu.edu/podcast Get in touch with us and let us know what you want to hear, suggest potential episodes, and give us feedback on how the podcast is going. You can contact us on Twitter at Gov_Ex or reach out via our website at govex.jhu.edu/contact.

 GovEx Team - 2016 Wrap Up - GovEx Data Points | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 34:41

It's the final GovEx Data Points podcast of 2016! A time for reflection and celebration of the year that was. So, like our Thanksgiving podcast, we've gathered members of the GovEx "family" around the table (and the microphone) to share their thoughts and ideas about the world of government and data in 2016 and what we can look forward to in 2017. This episode, Eric and Sharon are joined by their colleagues Lena Geraghty, Beth Blauer, Michael Benison, and Katherine Klosek (in original speaking order). We touch on how cities are likely to become even more critical places for fostering innovation and delivering services in "post truth America". And how this is an opportunity to build trust between the people and their government. From there, we look at how cities can prioritize community engagement and use data and evidence to make that happen, including storytelling through data and embracing failure. If you think we missed discussing an important 2016 theme in government and data, please let us know. We'd love to cover it in a future podcast. Have a happy New Year and thanks for listening! Like Data? Listen and Get in Touch You can find updates to the podcast in several ways. * Look for us on iTunes as GovEx Data Points * Find up-to-date episodes on our website at http://govex.jhu.edu/podcast Get in touch with us and let us know what you want to hear, suggest potential episodes, and give us feedback on how the podcast is going. You can contact us on Twitter at Gov_Ex or reach out via our website at govex.jhu.edu/contact.

 Ep. 25 - Engaging Civic Tech Communities - GovEx Data Points | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 27:16

Engaging residents and communities is a key piece of work for city employees. However, many cities struggle to engage one specific community: civic tech enthusiasts. Civic techies often want to help cities use more data, improve technology, and generally make their cities better places to live. But engaging civic tech enthusiasts requires a different mode of engagement than cities typically employ. In this episode, we talk with guest Mark Headd about his recent book that focused on how to best engage volunteer communities around data and technology in cities. Based on his own experience in government as the first Chief Data Officer of Philadelphia (among other places) and interviews with city leaders from across the US, his book provides a playbook for city government officials who want to better engage civic tech communities. We talked with him about a variety of topics, including ways to encourage civic tech communities and what to avoid when working with volunteer tech groups. To get more information, you can find Mark's book at https://www.civichacking.guide/ or get in touch with him on Twitter. Like Data? Listen and Get in Touch You can find updates to the podcast in several ways. * Look for us on iTunes as GovEx Data Points * Find up-to-date episodes on our website at http://govex.jhu.edu/podcast Get in touch with us and let us know what you want to hear, suggest potential episodes, and give us feedback on how the podcast is going. You can contact us on Twitter at Gov_Ex or reach out via our website at govex.jhu.edu/contact.

 Ep. 24 - Tackling HIV with Data - GovEx Data Points | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 34:37

In this episode of Data Points, we explain how the District of Columbia used data to reduce HIV transmissions by 70% in 7 years. It’s a story rife with lessons on how important data is in tackling major public health problems that threaten the lives and well-being of our children, friends, family and neighbors. When District of Columbia Mayor Adrian Fenty took office in 2007, it was estimated that 1 in 20 District residents were HIV positive. Other major cities like Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Detroit and Chicago were also epicenters of the disease, but their prevalence rates were half or even just a quarter of DC’s. Worse still, if you looked at new pediatric cases across the entire nation, 9% came from nation’s capital: a city that’s only 9 x 11 miles and home to just .2% of the US population. After declaring HIV/AIDS the Mayor’s #1 public health priority, the District got serious about using data to drive an informed response and target its prevention initiatives. Over the several years, the prevalence rate started to fall—and has continued to do so ever since. How did they do it? To bring you the story, Producer Amy Hutchinson interviews two people on the front lines of the District’s HIV/AIDS epidemic: Michael Kharfen, Director of the DC Department of Health (DOH) - HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, STD and Tuberculosis Administration (HAHSTA); and,   A. Toni Young, Executive Director of the Community Education Group During the discussion, our guests touch on a variety of topics including: strategic partnerships between cities and anchor academic institutions; building a strong evidence base for strategy development; and making data easy for stakeholders on the front lines to use. To find out more about the District’s use of data to fight HIV, check out their annual surveillance reports or get in touch with GovEx. Like Data? Listen and Get in Touch You can find updates to the podcast in several ways. * Look for us on iTunes as GovEx Data Points * Find up-to-date episodes on our website at http://govex.jhu.edu/podcast Get in touch with us and let us know what you want to hear, suggest potential episodes, and give us feedback on how the podcast is going. You can contact us on Twitter at Gov_Ex or reach out via our website at govex.jhu.edu/contact.

 Ep. 23 - Holiday Resources and Fun - GovEx Data Points | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 19:24

Stuffed with turkey? Avoiding conversations about politics with your family? Trying to build your data skills even though it's a holiday weekend? Well then you are in luck as the GovEx team has options for you. Listen as Sophia Dengo, Sheila Dugan, and Matt Pazoles from the GovEx team join Sharon and Eric to discuss their favorite places to find cool data (and fun) resources. The team also included a few of their favorite resources below for your holiday reading pleasure. Check them out and let us know if you have additional resources you think others should look into. And of course, a Happy Thanksgiving from the GovEx team! Sophia * GovEx resource - govex.jhu.edu - General blogs, podcasts, and more with fresh updates from our awesome team. * Other work resource - stackoverflow.com -- Google will usually lead you here when you start searching for solutions to programming problems, and for good reason. Many if not most answers can be found here! * For fun - Get some sleep! But I’ve been devouring biographies lately -- Anna Kendrick’s Scrappy Little Nobody was a fun silly read, and I love Lynn Sherr’s biography of Sally Ride so much I’ve read it three times. Matt * GovEx resource - Cultivating talent guide - Setting up an analytics team can feel like a daunting task, but this guide helps get you started with suggestions of who to look for, where to look, and how to gather your team. * Other work resource - OpenStreetMap - Finding the right base maps or shapefiles for city boundaries isn’t always easy, but OpenStreetMap’s community of developers has the US pretty well covered. * For fun - Data is Beautiful - Uncurated collection of data visualizations on everything from the distribution of skittle flavors in a party-sized bag to population growth in rust belt cities. Eric * GovEx resource - Talking about performance video - Great summary of semantics and performance management for our Analytics Director Carter Hewgley. * Other work resource - PolicyViz - Jon Schwabish is a data visualization guru and I really like his breadth of materials that are available for free. * For fun - Michael Bolton’s Winning Softball: Hit Harder Play Smarter - Yes folks this is real, an instructional video about slow pitch softball featuring non other than Michael Bolton. You’re welcome. Sharon Bourbon Pecan Pie * 1.5 tbs butter * 3/4 cup sugar * 3/4 cup light corn syrup * 2 tbs vanilla extract * 3 tbs bourbon * 3 eggs, beaten * 1 cup pecans * 8-inch pie crust, unbaked Combine the first three ingredients in a saucepan (cooking over low heat and stirring constantly) until the sugar dissolves. Cool slightly and add the eggs vanilla and bourbon. Pour sugar mixture into pie shell and top with pecans. Bake at 350° for 45 minutes. Enjoy!        

 Ep. 22 - Code for America Summit - GovEx Data Points | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 20:32

The GovEx team attends events around the country (and world if you listened to our IODC recap). One of our favorite events each year is the annual Code for America summit. The summit covers a variety of topics ranging from casual conversations with civic tech leaders to hands-on workshops on how to unlock the power of data in communities. With an exciting slate of sessions, including several led by GovEx staff, the annual summit is a great opportunity to reflect on the state of civic technology and plan for improved practice. Several GovEx staff attended this year's summit in Oakland and they gathered on this week's episode to reflect on their experiences. Each had a unique experience at the summit, given their roles and past history with the civic tech movement. Listen in as GovExers Beth Blauer, Andrew Nicklin, Sheila Dugan, and Sophia Dengo talk all things Code for America. If you want to learn more about Code for America, please check out https://www.codeforamerica.org/ or Code for America's Youtube Channel to check out some of the sessions from the Summit! Like Data? Listen and Get in Touch You can find updates to the podcast in several ways. * Look for us on iTunes as GovEx Data Points * Find up-to-date episodes on our website at http://govex.jhu.edu/podcast Get in touch with us and let us know what you want to hear, suggest potential episodes, and give us feedback on how the podcast is going. You can contact us on Twitter at Gov_Ex or reach out via our website at govex.jhu.edu/contact.

 Ep. 21 - Race and Urban America - GovEx Data Points | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 29:19

At GovEx, we work with cities around the country whose leaders are committed to revitalizing aging neighborhoods, and reversing declining property values. These issues are critical to many cities and strategies to address them must incorporate a strong knowledge of the history of urban spaces, including race and racial dynamics. Recently, GovEx Senior Advisor Katherine Klosek and I sat down for a conversation with Johns Hopkins University professor of history Dr. Nathan Connolly to discuss how cities have addressed urban spaces historically and what they can do to improve the quality of life for all city residents. Dr. Connolly is the Herbert Baxter Adams Associate Professor of History at Johns Hopkins University. He writes and teaches about the interplay between racism, capitalism, politics, and the built environment in the twentieth century. His book, A World More Concrete: Real Estate and the Remaking of Jim Crow South Florida, focuses on a variety of issues that are relevant for cities in the US including property ownership and redlining.  Like Data? Listen and Get in Touch You can find updates to the podcast in several ways. * Look for us on iTunes as GovEx Data Points * Find up-to-date episodes on our website at http://govex.jhu.edu/podcast Get in touch with us and let us know what you want to hear, suggest potential episodes, and give us feedback on how the podcast is going. You can contact us on Twitter at Gov_Ex or reach out via our website at govex.jhu.edu/contact.

 Ep. 20 - Education Data with Andy Smarick - GovEx Data Points | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 24:49

Data Science and Open Data has proven to be useful in practically all fields of local government, including education and public school systems. In this episode of Data Points, we talk with Andy Smarick, Visiting Scholar and a Senior Fellow at the Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy. He serves as President of the Maryland State Board of Education  and Resident Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. Previously, Andy was a senior member of Bellwether Education Partners, where he authored numerous publications, including The Urban School System of the Future. Today, we're talking with Andy about how he first got involved with Education, how local government officials can improve their towns' education systems, his view on charter schools, and much more. 

 Ep. 19 - IODC Recap - GovEx Data Points | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 33:06

The most recent International Open Data Conference (IODC) took place in Madrid, Spain, during the first week of October.  GovEx Open Data Director Andrew Nicklin and Senior Implementation Advisors Rebecca Williams and Eric Reese attended the conference and sat down to share their thoughts on the state of open data around the world in this episode. Through the discussion, we try to answer questions like: What was the biggest takeaway from the conference? What's next for open data? How can you get involved with the open data movement as it evolves? Check out our IODC recap blog for a quick summary of our takeaways and go to OpenDataCon website for all the information on what went down in Madrid. Like Data? Listen and Get in Touch You can find updates to the podcast in several ways. Look for us on iTunes as GovEx Data Points Find up-to-date episodes on our website at http://govex.jhu.edu/podcast Get in touch with us and let us know what you want to hear, suggest potential episodes, and give us feedback on how the podcast is going. You can contact us on Twitter at Gov_Ex or reach out via our website at govex.jhu.edu/contact.

 Ep. 18 - The Police Data Initiative - GovEx Data Points | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 28:46

Transparency in policing has come to national attention in recent years due the exposure of numerous civilian deaths at the hands of police officers across the country. To help improve understanding of police and community interactions, the Police Data Initiative was formally launched by the White House in May 2015. Although the Police Data Initiative is a federal initiative, it seeks to work with state and local governments to improve public safety and relations with police departments. In this episode, we talk with Clarence Wardell and Denice Ross who lead the Police Data Initiative on behalf of the White House to find out how the initiative came about, what it entails, and how police departments can start to work with the initiative to improve public relations. To learn more about the Police Data Initiative, visit: policefoundation.org

 Ep. 17 - Data Quality - GovEx Data Points | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 25:53

Ep. 17 - Data Quality - GovEx Data Points

 Ep. 16 - What is Data Science? - GovEx Data Points | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 23:57

Ep. 16 - What is Data Science? - GovEx Data Points

 Ep. 15 - Seattle's Plan for Openness - GovEx Data Points | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 28:03

Ep. 15 - Seattle's Plan for Openness - GovEx Data Points

 Ep. 14 - Using Data to Curb Gun Violence - GovEx Data Points | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 28:45

Ep. 14 - Using Data to Curb Gun Violence - GovEx Data Points

 Ep. 13 - Shining Light on Data - GovEx Data Points | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 25:52

Ep. 13 - Shining Light on Data - GovEx Data Points

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