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title: "How the United States Can Address the Data Divide"
summary: |-
  Gillian Diebold, policy analyst at the Center for Data Innovation discussed the topics and coverage of the "How Can the United States Address the Data Divide?" webinar and the conclusions and suggestions made by the various speakers.
date: "2022-09-27"
issues: ["Data Innovation"]
canonical_url: "https://itif.org/events/2022/09/27/how-the-united-states-can-address-the-data-divide-thinktech/"
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# How the United States Can Address the Data Divide


Gillian Diebold, policy analyst at the Center for Data Innovation moderated a[ "How Can the United States Address the Data Divide?"](https://datainnovation.org/2022/08/how-can-the-united-states-address-the-data-divide/) webinar in Washington a few days ago about the importance of the data divide, the impact it can have on individuals and society, and steps policymakers can take to address data disparities to ensure equitable participation and representation in the data economy and promote overall data-driven innovation. She discussed the topics and coverage of that webinar and the conclusions and suggestions made by the various speakers.

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*Source: Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF)*
*URL: https://itif.org/events/2022/09/27/how-the-united-states-can-address-the-data-divide-thinktech/*