Project Directory
22 Jan 2023
Democratizing our Data Challenge
Funded by philanthropic organizations, the Democratizing our Data Challenge gave states an opportunity to develop data products and collaborate across jurisdictions. The Challenge was designed to develop and scale innovative product ideas for understanding public policy and programs.
Creating a New Data Infrastructure for Foreign-Born Scientists and Engineers: Data, Analysis, and Use
Funded by NSF through America’s DataHub, the Coleridge Initiative, the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, Rutgers University, and the Arkansas Department for Transformation and Shared Services, Division of Information Systems are working together to examine what different federal and state data sources can tell us about foreign-born scientists and engineers in the US. We’re comparing official statistics and looking for innovative ways to measure returns on US investments into these scientists.
Food for Thought Challenge
Sponsored by ERS and in partnership with Westat, the Coleridge Initiative conducted this data challenge inviting researchers and data scientists to use machine learning and natural language processing to help USDA more efficiently link data on supermarket products to nutrient databases. The outcome of the challenge will give USDA modern tools that will help the agency develop timely, objective, and high-quality linked data and facilitate its research on the costs of a healthy diet.
Democratizing our Data Challenge
Funded by philanthropic organizations, the Democratizing our Data Challenge gave states an opportunity to develop data products and collaborate across jurisdictions. The Challenge was designed to develop and scale innovative product ideas for understanding public policy and programs.
Workforce Data Quality Initiative
In partnership with the Illinois Department of Employment Security, Chapin Hall, and Inclusive Economy Lab at the University of Chicago, the Workforce Data Quality Initiative’s goal is to provide timely and more comprehensive workforce information and metrics that can support evidence-based policymaking.
Multi-State Postsecondary Dashboard
The Multi-State Postsecondary Dashboard provides states with a better understanding of the employment outcomes of individuals who completed a credential within their state’s higher education programs. The information presented in the dashboard can be used to inform state decision-making in education and workforce policy by providing cross-state employment outcome measures.
Unemployment to Reemployment Portal
Powered by the Midwest Data Collaborative, the Unemployment to Reemployment interactive data visualization tool utilizes de-identified Unemployment Insurance claims data to create real-time labor market information critical for local pandemic response.