
OpinionAugust 26, 2020
The U.S. Needs a National Data Service
From the census to unemployment to public health, we must collect and protect accurate and unbiased information
Julia Lane is the author of Democratizing Our Data: A Manifesto (on sale September from MIT Press). She is a founder of the Coleridge Initiative, professor at the N.Y.U. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service and the N.Y.U. Center for Urban Science and Progress, and an N.Y.U. Provostial Fellow for Innovation Analytics.

The U.S. Needs a National Data Service
From the census to unemployment to public health, we must collect and protect accurate and unbiased information