In this episode, our host Kristin Wolff talks with Amelia Roberts and Robert Kalaskowsi. Amelia is the Data and Performance Manager for the Governor’s Workforce Board of Rhode Island (GWB) and Robert is the Assistant Chief of Policy and Planning with the RI Governor’s Workforce Board. The two of the them lead the team working on Rhode Island’s effort to build a longitudinal data system for workforce data under the US Department of Labor’s Workforce Data Quality Initiative (WDQI).

Both share their insights on data, data sharing, responsible use, and governance – one of the most important topics in the public data universe. They offer a refreshingly honest and nuanced assessment of the challenges and rewards of linking data across agencies and using it to inform important research and policy questions.

Surprise research findings? Longtail of demand? Data stories than win hearts and change minds?

Have a listen!

For more information:

* Governor’s Workforce Board: https://gwb.ri.gov/ * Workforce performance reports: https://gwb.ri.gov/data-and-performance * DataSpark: https://datasparkri.org/ * DataSpark Reports: https://datasparkri.org/infographics-reports/ * Data Stories: http://ridatahub.org/topic/economy/ * Find Amanda and Robert: https://gwb.ri.gov/board-and-policy

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Disclaimer:

This podcast was produced by Social Policy Research and Workforce 180 with support from the US Department of Labor.

The views expressed are those of the speakers and should not be attributed to the US Department of Labor or other public agencies (state, federal, or local). Mentions of trade names, commercial products or organizations does not imply endorsement of same by the US Government or representatives.

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