The pandemic—as well as the effort to vaccinate Americans as efficiently as possible — heightened the need for local governments to move away from data silos and toward a more consistent approach to data sharing and use across departments. This has led many to focus fresh attention on data governance, the set of policies and practices that attempt to ensure that data assets are professionally and consistently managed in state and local governments.

• Publication date: June 2021
• Authors: Katherine Barrett and Richard Greene