Code for Sacramento as a Data Utility

[roughani]

Potential business model via the Administrative Data Research Network:

The Administrative Data Research Network is a UK-wide partnership between universities, government departments and agencies, national statistics authorities, the third sector, funders and researchers.

We help accredited researchers carry out social and economic research using linked, de-identified administrative data – information which is routinely collected by government organisations.

We make sure any information which directly identifies people (such as names and addresses) is removed from the data before any research is done.

An Approvals Panel examines every research proposal thoroughly. Once they give their approval, the data custodian has to agree to share its data before the research can go ahead.

We provide a secure environment for the researcher to work in. They can’t take any data out of this safe setting, and our staff will scrutinise their results before publication to make sure they are relevant to the project and don’t disclose any information about individuals.

[craigm26]

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[roughani]

Adding Data Driven Detroit as a similar data services-based model:

Data Driven Detroit (D3) provides accessible high-quality information and analysis that drives informed decision-making. Our vision is that essential and unbiased information is used by all.

Data Driven Detroit (D3) has experienced many transitions to get to get this point. D3 began as a unique data hub for foundations and other organizations in need of reliable data to help them make better decisions about the future of Detroit and the surrounding region. To maintain our relevance, in an ever changing landscape of data, we have remained as flexible, creative and innovative as possible; cultivating partners whose values have aligned with our own and who have been committed to creating excellent products that further our organizational mission.

In 2008, The Skillman Foundation and The Kresge Foundation awarded City Connect Detroit a $1.85 million grant to incubate Data Driven Detroit (originally named the Detroit-Area Community Information System).

Within its first year, D3 was selected by the Urban Institute to join the National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership (NNIP). NNIP is a select group of organizations that have built advanced and continuously updated data systems to track neighborhood conditions in their cities.

By December 2012, Data Driven Detroit became an affiliated program of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA). This move strengthened D3′s operations and increased exposure to a statewide network of member nonprofits and philanthropic organizations. Our association with MNA been an important part of our evolution into our current L3C status.

In October of 2015, D3 transitioned to the structure of a Low-Profit Limited Liability Company (L3C). An L3C requires our partners and their projects to align with the mission of D3.

As we move forward, you can count on D3 to remain committed to the very things we always have: our core values, our trusted partners, and the accumulated wisdom gained by experiencing this growth together.