trymahjong Posted October 9 Share Posted October 9 I received this -- and decided to attend-- Kim Ogg spoke-- interesting presentation by partners: October 2, 2024 You Are Invited to the Unveiling of the Harris County District Attorney’s Office Data Transparency Dashboard How many criminal cases are filed in Harris County each year? How many defendants have been sentenced to prison or probation? On any given day, how many criminal cases are pending in our justice system and how does that number compare to a decade ago? These are just some of the countless questions that the public will now be able to explore with their keyboard. The Harris County District Attorney’s Office, in partnership with the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Data Science Institute at the University of Houston, invites you to the introduction of its Data Transparency Dashboard. This innovative tool, which draws from nearly 1 million criminal cases from 2015 to present, is designed to provide the public, academic researchers and others with valuable, objective, and transparent data about our local justice system. The dashboard feature troves of information regarding the number and type of criminal cases pending in Harris County, broken down by type and court, as well as information on sentencings, trials, dismissals and other aspects of the justice system. In keeping with HARRIS COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY KIM OGG the principles of transparent government, we aim to foster a sense of openness and draw informed public participation in the years to come. Time: 1:30-2:30 p.m. Date: Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024 Place: 14th Court of Appeals Third Floor -- Historic 1910 Courthouse 301 Fannin St. in downtown Houston A Commitment to Transparency Now more than ever, the public needs true transparency from its government. For too long, public leaders have been afraid to pull back the curtain, believing that the uncertain narratives that can arise from data transparency outweigh the public good that comes from an informed citizenry. Since the federal government launched Data.Gov 15 years ago, it is estimated that its commitment to open data contributed $3 trillion to the United States economy. Although the District Attorney’s Data Transparency Dashboard will not create untold wealth, we believe it may save untold lives. Our commitment is reflected in the Data Transparency Dashboard, which consolidates data commonly used within our local justice system, while maintaining privacy for victims and the accused, allowing a clear and comprehensive understanding of the workings of the justice system in Harris County. Partnership with The Hewlett Packard Enterprise Data Science Institute In addition to launching the Data Transparency Dashboard, we are excited to announce the beginning stages of a partnership with The Hewlett Packard Enterprise Data Science Institute at the University of Houston. By actively promoting community, industry, and institutional partnerships, the institute positions UH researchers to tackle important global challenges. Allowing a free and fair analytical examination will undoubtedly lead to progress beyond partisan politics. A second phase of the data transparency project will see expanded underlying data access given to academic researchers. This data will not only be used to train the next generation of data scientists from our universities but will also unlock the keys to public safety hidden within the data. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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