Without boring you citing a bunch of statistics can we agree that data is playing an increasingly important part of all government organizations? After all, your government organization should be viewed as all about data until it’s not about just data (some organizations actually make stuff). This day-long program will help everyone achieve a base-line understanding of

• Basic data and data use concepts in today’s work
•  The critical importance of context when evaluating data
• How data is most useful in specific interactions with people, process, and technology - contextualized in a data lifecycle phase
• Several readily accessible technologies
• How to apply some of these today’s environment (email, file organization, tagging)
• The need to incorporate ethics throughout data work

No background is required but do hang-on tight as we rapidly move through a series of increased perceptions. Your perception of, and acumen with data will progress from literacy to proficiency to specialization as the day progresses. Topically, the team will collectively:

1. Learn to recognize that data is always in context and the attached implications,

2. Understand why it is important to know data lineage,

3. Comprehend why tracking and accounting for data is increasing part of today work environment,

4. Explore valid data exploitation for personal and professional use, and

5. Recognize and actively test for the ethical use of data.