A new year has arrived, along with the usual air of optimism. Yet the 21st century is already shaping up to be a challenging one. From climate change to terrorism, the difficulties confronting policy makers are unprecedented in their variety, but also in their complexity. Our existing policy tool kit seems stale and outdated. Increasingly, it is clear, we need not only new solutions but also new methods for arriving at solutions.
How the Data That Internet Companies Collect Can Be Used for the Public Good
Data collaboratives are the new public-private partnership.
January 23, 2018
Summary.
For all of data’s potential to address public challenges, most data generated today is collected by the private sector. Data collaboratives offer a way around this limitation. They represent an emerging public-private partnership model in which participants from different areas — including the private sector, government, and civil society — come together to exchange data and pool analytical expertise to the end of creating new public value. While still an emerging practice, examples of such partnerships now exist around the world, across sectors and public policy domains.