Unleashing the Power of Data to Serve the American PeopleDr. DJ PatilDJP_7a6124bc-bb74-11e4-b8db-4dd057876c4eDeputy U.S. CTO for Data Policy and Chief Data ScientistThe American People_7a612606-bb74-11e4-b8db-4dd057876c4eTo responsibly source, process, and leverage data in a timely fashion to enable transparency, provide security, and foster innovation for the benefit of the American public, in order to maximize the nation's return on its investment in data._7a612692-bb74-11e4-b8db-4dd057876c4eDataData will continue to transform the way we live and work. TransformationReportingI am eager to get started as the first U.S. CDS, and I look forward to providing regular updates on our progress.VisionProvide vision on how to provide maximum social return on federal data._7a612714-bb74-11e4-b8db-4dd057876c4e1_7a612796-bb74-11e4-b8db-4dd057876c4ePoliciesCreate nationwide data policies that enable shared services and forward-leaning practices to advance our nation's leadership in the data age._7a61280e-bb74-11e4-b8db-4dd057876c4e2_7a612886-bb74-11e4-b8db-4dd057876c4eBest PracticesWork with agencies to establish best practices for data management and ensure long-term sustainability of databases._7a6128fe-bb74-11e4-b8db-4dd057876c4e3_7a612976-bb74-11e4-b8db-4dd057876c4eRecruitment & RetentionRecruit and retain the best minds in data science for public service to address these data science objectives and act as conduits among the government, academia, and industry._7a6129ee-bb74-11e4-b8db-4dd057876c4e4_7a612a66-bb74-11e4-b8db-4dd057876c4ePrioritiesFocus on priority areas._7a612b1a-bb74-11e4-b8db-4dd057876c4e5As I work to fulfill these duties across the Administration, I’ll be focusing on several priority areas, including:Precision MedicineTransition from a "one-size-fits-all" approach to health care toward a personalized system._7a612c00-bb74-11e4-b8db-4dd057876c4e5.1Medical and genomic data provides an incredible opportunity to transition from a "one-size-fits-all" approach to health care towards a truly personalized system, one that takes into account individual differences in people’s genes, environments, and lifestyles in order to optimally prevent and treat disease. We will work through collaborative public and private efforts carried out under the President’s new Precision Medicine Initiative to catalyze a new era of responsible and secure data-based health care.Data ProductsProductively connect unique data sets._7a612c8c-bb74-11e4-b8db-4dd057876c4e5.2Usable data products. The President’s Executive Order 13642 on machine-readable data gives us a tremendous opportunity to productively connect unique data sets. The challenge is that open data is necessary, but not always sufficient, to create value and drive innovation. For example, the binary 0s and 1s that allow a computer to generate an MRI are of little use to a patient -- it is the computationally rendered MRI image that communicates the information locked inside of that binary data. We will work to deliver not just raw datasets, but also value-added "data products" that integrate and usefully present information from multiple sources.ResponsibilityEnsure data science policy protects privacy and considers societal, ethical, and moral consequences._7a612d18-bb74-11e4-b8db-4dd057876c4e5.3Responsible data science. We will work carefully and thoughtfully to ensure data science policy protects privacy and considers societal, ethical, and moral consequences.2015-02-202015-02-23http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2015/02/19/memo-american-people-us-chief-data-scientist-dr-dj-patilOwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net