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title: "Book Talk on “Democratizing Our Data: A Manifesto,” With Julia Lane"
date: "2020-10-02"
topics: ["Data Innovation"]
canonical_url: "https://itif.org/events/2020/10/02/book-talk-democratizing-our-data-manifesto-julia-lane/"
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# Book Talk on “Democratizing Our Data: A Manifesto,” With Julia Lane

**Location:** Video Webinar

## Summary

ITIF’s Center for Data Innovation hosted a conversation with Julia Lane about her new book Democratizing Our Data: A Manifesto.

ITIF’s [Center for Data Innovation](https://www.datainnovation.org/) hosted a conversation with Julia Lane about her new book *[Democratizing Our Data: A Manifesto](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0262044323/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0262044323&linkCode=as2&tag=centfordatain-20&linkId=097fe7f19b10a145014d0177e9561744)*. The book argues that public data is crucial to a well-functioning democracy, but America’s public data infrastructure is crumbling. To address this, a new framework focused on automation, transparency, and accountability is needed to produce high-quality public data that can serve the public good.

*Watch on the Center for Data Innovation's *[*website*](https://www.datainnovation.org/2020/10/book-talk-on-democratizing-our-data-a-manifesto-with-julia-lane/)*.*

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*Source: Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF)*
*URL: https://itif.org/events/2020/10/02/book-talk-democratizing-our-data-manifesto-julia-lane/*