2011) Required state agencies to post high-value data sets on a generally accessible agency website. High-value data sets include, but are not limited to, data that is critical to the financial and programmatic function of state agencies. • Launch of data.texas.gov (July 1, 2015) – Open data portal for agencies and other institutions (Capmetro) to use as data sharing platform. • Open Data – SB279 83rd (R) (September 1, 2013) Required state agencies to send DIR a description and link to their high value data sets. • Statewide Data Coordinator – HB1912 84th (R) (September 1, 2015) Created position to collaboratively develop data policies, standards, and best practices and to improve data governance and integrity statewide.
policies, standards, and best practices • Improve data governance and integrity statewide • Seek out opportunities for data sharing across government to: Ø Increase accountability to existing open data statutes Ø Reduce duplicative information collection Ø Improve data management and analysis Ø Identify future cost saving opportunities
• Strategies that put organizations in control of their business data • Open Data • Providing public access to data • Data Analytics • Using data to inform planning and decision making
within and throughout all levels of government and education that provides shared governance and secure infrastructure to improve efficiency, reduce cost, increase transparency, and improve the experience of citizen-government interaction within all communities throughout the State of Texas.
and management by providing an environment of mutual trust and collaboration. This enables our government to develop innovative data sharing partnerships, exchange information about best practices and emerging opportunities, and improve services to the communities which they serve.
Sharing SIG (TDGSS), foster collaboration, share best practices, success stories, data matching discussions Ø Collaborate with GIS Solution Group Application Development SIG, others Ø Include local organizations, private sector Ø Establish communication strategy - community outreach Ø Analyze/discuss options to re-tool the open data portal Ø Improve and increase usage Ø Establish/publish metric reporting
in collaboration with the TDGSS Ø Establish Statewide Data Management Standards • Core Data – Punctuation, Customer Naming, City, Town, County and District Name, Mailing Address, Geographic Location • Agency-Agency Data Sharing MOU • Open Access Policies/Procedures • Defined Security Components (SISAC participation) • Continuous Improvement Plan and Validation (Audit participation)
or Service Gateway to exchange data through common set of security, governance and exchange rule sets Ø Establish Centralized Data Repositories for data management Ø Utilize Enterprise Business Analytics tools/products to mine/model data Ø Utilize private, public and legislative portals to continue to expand government data access in common, open and secure format
organizations and agencies to facilitate best practice discussions Ø Partner with local public/private organizations Ø Establish baseline agency data management status using IRDR reporting Ø Review other survey opportunities for information collection/research