THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES, ENGINEERING, AND MEDICINE
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
Committee on National Statistics
Panel on the Scope, Components, and Key Characteristics of a 21st Century Data Infrastructure
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Congressional Briefings
Friday, June 21, 2024 – 11:30 a.m.
and
Monday, August 19, 2024 – 3:30 p.m.
via Zoom
on
Toward a 21st Century National Data Infrastructure: Mobilizing Information for the Common Good
Throughout the 20th century, federal statistical agencies aggregated survey responses of households and businesses to produce information about the nation and diverse subpopulations. The statistics created from such surveys provide most of what people know about the well-being of society, including health, education, employment, safety, housing, and food security.
This 2022 report, from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, develops a vision for a new data infrastructure for national statistics and social and economic research in the 21st century. It describes how the country can improve the statistical information so critical to shaping the nation's future, by mobilizing data assets and blending them with existing survey data.
These briefings were for members of Congress and congressional staff only. The report was publicly released on September 15, 2022 and can be found, in its entirety, on the Web site of the National Academies Press.