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PAVING THE WAY FOR PUBLIC SECTOR BIG DATA ADOPTION
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“BY USING BIG DATA, GOVERNMENT
WILL REACH A WIDER AUDIENCE AND BE
MORE TRANSPARENT, WHICH WILL
BRING ABOUT A BETTER TRUST IN
GOVERNMENT.” - GovLoop Survey Participant
56% 55% 53% 12%57% 43%
YesNo
YOUR BIG DATA BEST PRACTICESYOUR BIG DATA BEST PRACTICES
#1. KNOW YOUR DATA #1. KNOW YOUR DATA
BIG DATA CHALLENGESIS GOVERNMENT READY FOR BIG DATA?
It’s clear that big data offers the opportunity for government agencies to improve their mission performance and service delivery. But we wonder: Is government ready?
This infographic explores the big data landscape for government, and the related challenges, best practices and use cases of big data.
WHAT STATEMENT BEST DESCRIBES YOUR CURRENT USE OF BIG DATA?
Insights from data are limitedInsights from data lead to improvements
We have yet to adopt big dataInsights from data inform all of our decisions
39%32%19% 10%
Ability to find critical informationImproved efficiencies
Timely decision makingConsolidated data
Search across different data typesTransparent government
Reduced costsIntegrate legacy systems
Better constituency servicesOther
71%68%56%54%49%37%35%27%27% 4%
60%59%57%49%44%43%35%19%15%13%
Lack of understanding of benefitsNo management support
Workforce lacks skillsNo culture of data innovation
Startup costsDisparate data sources
SecurityDon’t know where to start
Insufficient processing capabilitiesOther
WHAT ARE YOUR BIG DATA CHALLENGES?
FundingLack of leadership support
Not an agency priorityDon’t understand value
Other
46%44%44%20%14%
WHAT IS PREVENTING YOU FROM ADOPTING A BIG DATA SOLUTION?
What kind of data types do you currently search across in your agency? (Select all that apply)
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Application-Specific Documents GeospatialRich File FormatsSocial MediaImagesVideoAudio
75%67%44%37%37%33%19%12%
How long does it take you to aggregate data from multiple sources?
Do you aggregate data from multiple sources?
#3. STORING DATA IN A SINGLE REPOSITORY
Less than an hourAbout a day
About a week2 weeks
Other
12%24%35%9%20%
No
Yes
37%63%
HOW ARE YOU DEFINING BIG DATA?
IS GOVERNMENT READY FOR BIG DATA?
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF BIG DATA?
A GovLoop survey of 152 public sector professionals provided insights on the stateof big data at their agency.
Government has leveraged big data in a variety of ways, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t challenges to overcome.
Looking for some ways to get started with big data? Here are a few best practices from your government peers.
1. What problem are you trying to solve? 2. Where is the necessary data solved? Who do you need to bring to the table?3. How will you measure the ROI?
#2. IDENTIFY A CLEAR ORGANIZATIONAL PROBLEM
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