The federal data system has undergone significant changes this past year, impacting everything from national policy to specific issue areas.
But how can Connecticut advocates track these shifts and ensure the data we rely on remains accurate and accessible?
Join us to learn how to leverage two powerful tools for data advocacy: Data Index, a tracker for monitoring data availability and system changes, and Essential Data, which showcases real-world stories of how federal data helps people.
Hear from former U.S. Chief Data Scientist, Denice Ross, policy strategist Meghan Maury, and data scientist Melanie Klein on how we can use these resources to fight for high-quality, accessible public data right here in Connecticut.
Speakers
Denice W. Ross is a Senior Advisor at the Federation of American Scientists where she tracks the status of federal data and documents their value for American lives and livelihoods. Most recently, she served as the U.S. Chief Data Scientist, where she led the charge to use disaggregated data to drive better outcomes for all Americans. Denice’s 25-year career using data to serve the public interest has spanned federal and local government, academia, and the nonprofit sector plus domains ranging from climate to policing.
Meghan Maury is a policy strategist with 15 years of experience leveraging the federal regulatory process to make change on issues like poverty, data policy, and LGBTQ rights.
Melanie Klein is a data scientist and contributor to dataindex.us, where she monitors the status of federal data, and EssentialData.US, where she tells stories of how federal datasets benefit American lives and livelihoods. Melanie’s focus is on the intersection of data, technology, and policy, and she has previously worked on data policy at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.