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Data Liberation Initiative Update

Data Liberation Initiative Update. ACCOLEDS November 2012. David Price, Chantal Ripp. DLI UPDATE. Outline: Changes in staff Changes in committees Activities Free data from StatCan Licence for DLI Priorities and transition to new technologies. DLI UPDATE. Chief Statistician

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Data Liberation Initiative Update

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  1. Data Liberation Initiative Update ACCOLEDS November 2012 David Price, Chantal Ripp

  2. DLI UPDATE Outline: • Changes in staff • Changes in committees • Activities • Free data from StatCan • Licence for DLI • Priorities and transition to new technologies Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  3. DLI UPDATE Chief Statistician As of July 2010 Wayne Smith Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  4. DLI UPDATE Assistant Chief Statistician Social, Health and Labour Statistics Field Peter Morrison Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  5. DLI UPDATE Director General Census Subject Matter, Social and Demographic Statistics Branch As of November 2010 Jane Badets Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  6. DLI UPDATE Manager Microdata Access Division As of April 2010 Heather Dryburgh Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  7. DLI UPDATE Chief Access, Infrastructure, Innovation and Development (AIID) section David Price Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  8. DLI UPDATE Unit Chief Data Liberation Initiative TBD Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  9. DLI UPDATE • Reference Services Coordinator, • Chantal Ripp • Data Liberation Initiative • Monitoring the dlilist • Survival Guide • DLI Update • Annual Report • Web page content • And other project Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  10. DLI UPDATE • Responsible for administrative matters • Look after your travel forms • Answers all your questions related to these famous forms ORGANIZATIONAL UPDATES Renée Rocan Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  11. DLI UPDATE • Takes care of : • the FTP site • the website • registrations on listserv • Passwords • Jackie will be with us until Sept 2013 • Works 3 days a week ORGANIZATIONAL UPDATES Jackie Godfrey Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  12. DLI UPDATE • Retirement of Michel Séguin, October 2012 • Chief of the Access to Metadata and Public Microdata Section • Accepted to be volunteer as part of the Work Force Adjustment • Priority: • Transition to new technologies • Knowledge transfer • Retirement of Linda Harding, July 2012 • Positions has been identified as part of the revision • Opted to be volunteer as part of the Work Force Adjustment ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  13. DLI UPDATE • Membership remains at 75 • Goal last year was to approach CEGEP • Student protests • Follow-up with other colleges that did contact us for information related to the DLI DLI MEMBERSHIP Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  14. DLI UPDATE • Met in Ottawa October 2-3 • Discussed DLI Process and infrastructure • Presentation by Sylvie Lafortune on the results of the DLI Contacts and Designate Survey • Investigated DLI Subscription Pricing External Advisory Committee Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  15. DLI UPDATE Members of External Advisory Committee • Atlantic: • Peter Webster – Saint Mary’s University – co-chair • Suzanne Drapeau - Nova Scotia Community College – last meeting Spring 2013 • Quebec • Nathalie Vachon– Institut national de la recherche scientifique Gaston Quirion – Université Laval • Ontario • Sylvie Lafortune – Laurentian University – co-chair • Vince Grey– Western University • West • Gail Curry - University of Northern British ColumbiaPeter Peller – University of Calgary • Library Director • Margaret Haines – Carleton University • Researcher • Lisa Dillon - Université de Montreal • Statistics Canada • Pamela Best – Special Surveys Division • George Sciadas, CSBP/CPSEHeather Dryburgh – Manager of Microdata Access Division • David Price – Microdata Access Division • Senior Advisors • Ernie Boyko – International DLI • Wendy Watkins – Carleton University Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  16. DLI UPDATE Education Committee • Atlantic • Siobhan Hanratty – University of New Brunswick - Chair • Ann Smith – Acadia University • Quebec • Caroline Patenaude – Université de Montréal • Nathalie Vachon - Institut national de la recherche scientifique • Ontario • Sandra Keys – University of Waterloo • Liz Hill – University of Western Ontario • West • Gail Curry – University of Northern British Columbia • Marilyn Andrews – University of Regina • Chair of Education Committee is an Ex-officio (non-voting) members of the EAC Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  17. DLI UPDATE • Several Teleconference sessions • Will be meeting Jan/Feb 2013 in Ottawa • Summary of activities • Outreach material repository • Training Repository • Review of results from DLI Contacts survey from a regional perspective Education Committee Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  18. DLI UPDATE • To recognize Statistics Canada divisions who provide exemplary access to their data products, documentation and expertise, the DLI periodically bestows the Exemplary Access Award to a deserving division. • Past recipients included: • Industry Accounts Division (2011) • Health Statistics Division (2009) • Special Surveys Division (2008) • Census Operations Division (2006). • DLI Award Committee – looking for volunteers DLI Exemplary Access Award Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  19. DLI UPDATE • Thank you to the University of Northern British Columbia who hosted the online survey and creation of a database • Thanks to the Education Committee and to Sylvie Lafortune who accepted to do the analysis • Gail Curry volunteered to deliver the presentation on the results 2012 DLI Contacts and Designate Survey Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  20. DLI UPDATE DLI ACTIVITIES Training Repository • Will be moved to Carleton University • DLI Research paper series • Recorded Webinars will be stored at Carleton University Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  21. DLI UPDATE • Annual Report 11/12 • Was mailed out in September • New sectional content included • Key advantages to DLI Membership • Review of licence agreement • Review of the continuum of access and open data DLI ACTIVITIES Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  22. DLI Licence DLI subscription fees have not supported the purchase of data – but it needed to be updated to reflect the changes in Statistics Canada’s dissemination of open data. Standard Data products PUMFs CIHI Postal Code Other DLI UPDATE DLI ACTIVITIES 2012 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 22

  23. DLI UPDATE • Most of the data on the on StatCan Web site is now free • including Census and Geography boundary files (excluding FSA) • CANSIM free since February 1st 2012 • Exception • Custom tabulations remains for a fee • Third party material (postal code products) Free data from StatCan Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  24. DLI UPDATE LICENCE FOR DLI -- EXCEPTIONS • APPENDIX I -Licence agreement for Public Use Microdata Files (PUMF) • PUMFs still requires a licence • Non DLI users have to go to StatCan first to sign the licence and then obtain the PUMFs required • DLI cannot share the data with non DLI members as it was before • They can use the file on a commercial basis but they cannot share the data file Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  25. DLI UPDATE LICENCE FOR DLI -- EXCEPTIONS • APPENDIX II - License Agreement for the Discharge Abstract Database (DAD) Research Analytic Files from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) • DAD Research Analytic Files • Cannot share with non DLI members • Cannot use for commercial purposes Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  26. DLI UPDATE LICENCE FOR DLI -- EXCEPTIONS • Postal code files and data • Cannot share with non DLI members • Cannot use for commercial purposes • For now, remains as is • No new files until negotiations with Canada post will be completed • Others • Health Canada • Fisheries and Oceans Canada • Citizenship and Immigration Canada • Canadian Heart Database Centre Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  27. DLI Newsletter Volume 13, issue 1 released October 2012 Working on a special issue for Winter Volume 14 to be released in Spring 2013 If you have any announcements for upcoming issues or would like to submit an article discussing an aspect of working with data or providing data services, please don’t hesitate to contact us at dli-idd@statcan.gc.ca DLI UPDATE DLI ACTIVITIES 2012 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 27

  28. DLI UPDATE • DLI SURVIVAL GUIDE • Section 1, 2 and 3 have been revised and changes updated on the DLI website. • Continuing the process of updating the survival sections. If you have comments or suggestions, please do not hesitate to send them to me directly, Chantal.Ripp@statcan.gc.ca DLI ACTIVITIES Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  29. DLI UPDATE • Nesstar • Temporary keys restored • Licence has finally been approved • 5 year renewal DLI ACTIVITIES Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  30. DLI UPDATE DLI ACTIVITIES – Reference Tracking Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  31. DLI UPDATE • Review of electronic communication strategy, including, investigating new infrastructure opportunities for • the DLI listserv • Website, and • FTP site. Looking forward - Priorities Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  32. DLI UPDATE • Investigated whether a corporate solution existed • Reviewedpotential electronic mailing list software and other communication platforms • Including Open source solutions and proprietary platforms. • Indentified a potential software solution that will meet the DLI needs • Next steps – review proposal by Technology Review Committee, December 2013 Priorities - Listserv Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  33. Crawl site • Identify page owners • Categorize pages • Review pages • Evaluated content • Assess quality Content Inventory Evaluate And Assess Rewrite / Republish Archive • Archive online • Archive offline • Rewrite for findability • Republish new content DLI UPDATE • Goals: Ensure that the DLI website presence is coherent, responds to the needs of clients (and potential clients), has a sustainable infrastructure, and in line with GC standards and policies. Priorities - website Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  34. DLI UPDATE • Moving to e-FT • As of January 2011, e-FT became Statistic Canada’s corporate solution for external file transfers. • The ITSD FTP would no longer be supported by Statistic Canada. • Access through FTP software • Each user will have a user name and password Priorities – FTP Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  35. DLI UPDATE QUESTIONS Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

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