DataSF, San Francisco’s open-data initiative, has posted its annual update for its goals and work plan, vowing to increase efforts in data use among other more nuanced objectives.
In a blog post on its website, DataSF detailed hopes for the upcoming year four of the program while also reviewing the accomplishments it made in year three. Goals for the coming year included making timely data easily available, establishing efficient and effective data governance and increasing the use of data in decision-making.
While the history of DataSF dates back to 2009, the current incarnation of the program was launched in mid-August 2014, with the goal at the time being to offer visitors a more usable, minimalist design and interface that allowed them easier access to the data sets within. A number of strategic goals were set along a three-year time frame then, a time frame that ends this year.
In the words of DataSF’s blog post, “last year was a big year for DataSF.” Accomplishments in year three were robust, ranging from the creation of a new publishing portal to an open data release toolkit to fun data-themed posts like Data We Are Thankful For, which went up right around Thanksgiving.
There were many other achievements as well, all of which are detailed on the blog post. Visitors can also read this year’s plan and the year in review, as well as all of DataSF’s previous strategic plans.
This article first appeared in Government Technology, Techwire's sister publication.
