Watch: Establishing a Data Infrastructure to Effectively Respond to the Next Disaster

Toward a Disaster Resilient California:

Establishing a Data Infrastructure
to Effectively Respond to the Next Disaster

In the fight against COVID-19, the scientific community worked together to provide answers to the policy community and the public as rapidly as they could, yet difficulties in sharing data complicated their ability to do so. 

What can we do today that will allow for the scientific community’s response to be even faster and more coordinated in the face of similar disasters tomorrow? Watch our CCST Expert Briefing to learn more. Held Feb. 11, 2022.

Moderated by:

Michael Kleeman
UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation at UC San Diego
Senior Fellow and Visiting Scholar

Featuring:

Maxine Savitz, PhD
Former Vice President | National Academy of Engineering
Retired, General Manager for Technology Partnerships | Honeywell

Jesus Alvelo Maurosa, PhD
Engineer / Science Analyst | National Science Foundation

Cathleen Jones, PhD
Senior Research Scientist | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Further Reading

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Building Data Capacity for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research: Interim Report 1 – Looking Ahead at Data Needs. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/26297

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Building Data Capacity for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research: Interim Report 3 – A Comprehensive Ecosystem for PCOR. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/26396

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Building Data Capacity for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research: Interim Report Two – Data Standards, Methods, and Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/26298

Holdren, J., Cassel, C., Chyba, C., Graham, S., Lander, E., Levin, R., Penhoet, E., Press, W., Savitz, M., & Varmus, H. (2020). Strengthening the Public Health Infrastructure: The Role of Data in Controlling the Spread of COVID-19. President Obama’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (OPCAST), July 28, 2020. https://opcast.org/ (Note: This publication has not been peer reviewed)

Greenberg, P. (2022). “State Open Data Laws and Policies.” National Conference of State Legislatures, January 25, 2022. https://www.ncsl.org/research/telecommunications-and-information-technology/state-open-data-laws-and-policies.aspx

The above resources are not meant to be a complete, comprehensive, or exhaustive review of the available literature. Please connect with our CCST Science Services team for any additional information requests regarding your policy issue of interest.

Held as Part of CCST Science & Technology Week 2022

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