NTIS Soliciting Proposals To Improve How Federal Agencies Can Access, Use Data
The government is seeking proposals to help federal agencies improve their access, interoperability, search or use of their data and data services that would support priorities, including big data, cyber-physical systems, IoT, open access, open data and smart cities, the…
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Department of Commerce's National Technical Information Service (NTIS) said in a recent Federal Register notice. “Finding innovative ways to utilize the federal government’s expansive data resources will provide great opportunities for public-private sector collaboration," said Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker in a Monday news release. "Our [joint venture] business model can dramatically enhance the federal government’s ability to deliver better, more meaningful data anytime and anywhere," said new NTIS Director Avi Bender in the release. The notice cited a 2014 Commerce report that said federal data could guide up to $3.3 trillion in investments annually in the U.S. Proposals from potential JV partners could include: the design, testing, analysis or demonstration of how federal data and data services could be used with nonfederal data; the management of data and data sets; the creation of products, platforms and services based on federal data; or the enhancement of "data discovery and usability, data interoperability and standards, data analytics and forecasting, or data infrastructure and security," the notice said. The NTIS release said the JVs would require investments from partners, but could also be a revenue-sharing opportunity. NTIS scheduled an in-person informational session and webcast July 7. Deadline for proposals is Aug. 1.