[ESIP-all] Request for Information on AI-Ready Open Government Data Assets

[Douglas Rao - NOAA Affiliate]

Dear colleagues,

Please see the following information about the recently launched request
for information from the Department of Commerce's AI and Open Government
Data Assets Working Group. The RFI is due on July 16th, 2024.

-Douglas

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Last year, the Department of Commerce’s Data Governance Board kicked off
the AI and Open Government Data Assets Working Group
<https://www.commerce.gov/news/blog/2024/01/preparing-open-data-age-ai> with
the goal of developing guidelines and best practices for achieving AI-ready
open government data. The working group has launched a Request for
Information (RFI)
<https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/17/2024-08168/ai-and-open-government-data-assets-request-for-information>
to
collaborate with the private and public sectors as the Department explores
producing AI-ready data. The RFI will close on July 16th, 2024.

The Department of Commerce is committed to making its public data easily
accessible and interpretable so that all Americans can benefit from
insights found within its vast and diverse collection of economic,
demographic, and environmental data (Data and reports
<https://www.commerce.gov/data-and-reports>). The working group is
interested in enabling and encouraging the responsible use of Commerce’s
public data by AI applications. The group is particularly interested in
Generative AI and its ability to enable users to explore and derive
insights from data without specialized expertise or knowledge. The working
group believes that Generative AI applications have the potential to
democratize and provide equitable access to Commerce data, inevitably
spurring innovation across the country.

To this end, the RFI seeks public comment on the Department’s data
dissemination methods and data structures as it is increasingly consumed by
AI systems. The working group plans to publish its learnings from the RFI
as guidelines and best practices by the end of 2024.
-- 
Douglas Rao, Ph.D. (he/him/his)
Research Scientist
North Carolina State University <http://www.ncsu.edu>
Cooperative Institute for Satellite Earth System Studies (CISESS)
<http://www.ncics.org>
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
<http://www.ncei.noaa.gov>
151 Patton Ave. Asheville, NC 28801
+1.828.271.4903

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Apologies for any out of hours email.

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individual makes a difference.” – *Dr. Jane Goodall*
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