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Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center

Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center facilitates evidence-based decision making, promotes collaboration among public sector organizations, and provides open and easily accessible data. Partnership between Allegheny County, City of Pittsburgh, and University of Pittsburgh provides leadership and support for data infrastructure. Legal, technical, governance, and community engagement frameworks ensure successful implementation and use of data. Contact Bob Gradeck, Project Director at rmg44@pitt.edu or 412-624-9177. Twitter: @wprdc.

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Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center

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  1. Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center www.wprdc.org August 15, 2016

  2. Data Has Changed the Way Communities Operate • Data supports evidence-based management and project design • Public information can be useful outside of government. • By sharing data, public sector organizations can better collaborate on problem solving.

  3. Open Data • Complete datasets • Easily and permanently available in electronic format • No unreasonable barriers to access or restrictions on re-use • Machine readable, non-proprietary format • Does NOT contain sensitive personal information

  4. Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center • Make public information easier to find and use as open data • Partnership • Allegheny County • City of Pittsburgh • University of Pittsburgh • Based at the University of Pittsburgh Center for Social and Urban Research • Close cooperation from County and City data teams

  5. Leadership Matters • Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald and City of Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto • University of Pittsburgh Chancellor Patrick Gallagher – Pitt’s mission involves service to the region. • Foundation Community provides startup support

  6. We Think About Data as Infrastructure • Treat data as a regional and organizational asset • Plan for it • Invest in maintenance and quality improvements • Feedback on use • Four dimensions of infrastructure • Legal • Technical • Governance • Community Engagement

  7. Legal Infrastructure • Partnership Agreement • Defines City, County, and University responsibilities • Data Deposit Agreement • Add new publishers w/ 2 page agreement • Terms of Use • Outlines user responsibilities • Data License • Rules for use tied to each dataset

  8. Technical Infrastructure • Open data portal shared platform for data exchange • API • Metadata • Bulk Download • Scalable to additional publishers • Extensible • Leverage existing investments for long-term sustainability • Staff support • Maintenance • Automated publishing • Training and documentation • Tools

  9. Governance Infrastructure • Executive Leadership Team • Key decisions by consensus – City, County, University • Project Management Team • Day to day coordination • Community Advisory Board • Key stakeholder input

  10. Community Engagement Infrastructure • Data Intermediary Model • Listen to users • Build tools • Improve data literacy • Plan events and activities • Partnerships • Technical assistance

  11. Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center Bob Gradeck, Project Director University of Pittsburgh University Center for Social and Urban Research www.wprdc.org rmg44@pitt.edu 412-624-9177 Twitter: @wprdc

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