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dc.titleBig Data in the Public Sector: Selected Applications and Lessons Learned
dc.contributor.authorTomar, Louisa
dc.contributor.authorGuicheney, William
dc.contributor.authorKyarisiima, Hope
dc.contributor.authorZimani, Tinashe
dc.contributor.editorAcevedo, Sebastián
dc.contributor.editorRoseth, Benjamin
dc.contributor.orgunitInstitutional Capacity of State Division
dc.coverageChina
dc.coverageBrazil
dc.coverageUnited States
dc.coverageSouth America
dc.coverageAsia
dc.coverageEurope
dc.coverageNorth America
dc.coverageLatin America
dc.coverageThe Caribbean
dc.coverageLatin America and the Caribbean
dc.date.available2016-10-12T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2016-10-11T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractThis paper analyzes different ways in which big data can be leveraged to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of government. It describes five cases where massive and diverse sets of information are gathered, processed, and analyzed in three different policy areas: smart cities, taxation, and citizen security. The cases, compiled from extensive desk research and interviews with leading academics and practitioners in the field of data analytics, have been analyzed from the perspective of public servants interested in big data and thus address both the technical and the institutional aspects of the initiatives. Based on the case studies, a policy guide was built to orient public servants in Latin America and the Caribbean in the implementation of big data initiatives and the promotion of a data ecosystem. The guide covers aspects such as leadership, governance arrangements, regulatory frameworks, data sharing, and privacy, as well as considerations for storing, processing, analyzing, and interpreting data.
dc.format.extent64
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0007024
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Big-Data-in-the-Public-Sector-Selected-Applications-and-Lessons-Learned.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectBig Data
dc.subjectGovernance
dc.subjectOpen Government
dc.subjectPublic Administration
dc.subjectInformation and Communication Technology
dc.subjectInnovation
dc.subjectInvestment
dc.subjectData Analytics
dc.subjectHuman Capital
dc.subjectLabor Force
dc.subjectLeadership
dc.subjectPublic Service
dc.subject.jelcodeO31 - Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives
dc.subject.jelcodeO33 - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences • Diffusion Processes
dc.subject.keywordsinnovation;big data;service delivery
dc.typeDiscussion Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberDiscussion Papers
idb.operationRG-T2709
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