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NDIT outlines statewide data strategy, Lighthouse program and State Data Hub; SLDS modernization flagged as multi-year effort
Summary
NDIT's chief data officer described a multi-year Lighthouse data strategy, created a statewide data governance council, rolled out an analytics proof-of-concept State Data Hub, and requested carryover of prior funds; the state longitudinal data system (SLDS) team said a student information system change will have significant, multi-year impacts.
Kim Weiss, NDIT chief data officer, briefed the committee on the Lighthouse statewide data strategy and implementation roadmap designed to improve data quality, reduce duplication across agencies and enable data-driven policy decisions.
Why it matters: NDIT argued that coordinated data governance, a modern data platform and increased data literacy will allow agencies and legislators to evaluate programs and measure outcomes faster and more reliably. The effort aims to move state government from "reactive to proactive" through better data collection, cataloging and standardization.
Weiss said Phase 1 (completed April 2024) produced a statewide data strategy and implementation roadmap of 26+ projects. The initial vendor-supported…
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