Virginia Executive Institute Leadership Challenge

Transforming BIG Data into Knowledge

June 27, 2014

Group Members

• Gina Burgin: Office of the Secretary of Administration • Joel Davison: Department of Taxation • Leslie Knachel: Department of Health Professions • Brian Logwood: Department of Planning and Budget • Jefferson Reynolds: Department of Environmental Quality • David Swann: Virginia Retirement System

What’s the BIG DEAL about BIG DATA?

What is BIG Data? Big data refers to our ability to collect and analyze the vast

amounts of data we are generating in the world. The ability to harness the ever-expanding amounts of data is transforming our ability to understand the world and everything within it.

SINTEF. "Big Data, for better or worse: 90% of world's data generated over last two years." ScienceDaily. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130522085217.htm (accessed June 17, 2014).

Sources of BIG Data

Individual Individual Government Private

Data Mining and Analysis

Solutions UN Global Pulse. “Big Data for Development”. May 2012, UN Global Pulse. www.unglobalpulse.org (accessed June 17, 2014).

Solution Examples

• Health Care: Camden, NJ revealed 13% of patients accounted for 80% of health-care costs.

• Public Safety: Memphis, TN identified crime trends and criminal hot spots

• Education: Waterbury, CT tracked student performance to foster greater academic success

Virginia’s Opportunity • Virginia is positioned to capitalize on its BIG

Data • BIG Data opportunities include

– Increase accountability and transparency – Encourage innovation – Enhance state operations – Become a world-class data hub

• Picture of data.virginia.gov here

Picture of Dashboard

• http://ncdashboard.net/

• https://www.tn.gov/governor/dashboard.shtml

Goals • Short-term

– Identify Governor’s key policy objectives and expected outcomes

– Implement performance dashboard that reflects the Governor’s key objectives

– Inventory data and data standards – Address security and privacy issues

• Long-term – Create mechanism for data integration – Concentrate on predictive analytics – Develop performance expectations – Encourage innovation through modeling and simulation

Concern with Data Practices Very much Somewhat Only a little Not at all

10%

85%

85%

Legal Standards and Oversight

84% 10%

Transparency about Data Use

61% 21%

Collection of Location Data

Big Data: Seizing Opportunities Preserving Values; Executive Office of the President; May 2014; page 60

National Privacy Initiative

• Advance the Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights • Pass National Data Breach Legislation • Extend Privacy Breach Legislation • Ensure Data Collected on Students in School is Used

for Educational Purposes • Expand Technical Expertise to Stop Discrimination • Amend the Electronic Communications Privacy Act

Big Data: Seizing Opportunities Preserving Values; Executive Office of the President; May 2014; page 60

Virginia Policy Recommendations

• Expansion of Virginia privacy law framework consistent with national initiative

• Development of agency-level guidance on privacy and security of data categories – Uniform data tagging

• Improve public’s awareness and participation in data privacy and security policy development

Recommendations & Conclusion Recommendations • Collaborative Initiative • Strategic Plan • Privacy and Security Plan • Empowerment and Ownership Conclusion Big data offer tremendous short- and long-term

opportunities for Virginia