Beginning in 2017, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts brought together key staff from each Secretariat in state government to solve shared challenges and fully leverage data as a strategic asset. Since then, the XOC Data Sharing Workgroup has collaboratively developed a standard approach to data sharing to be used by all agencies. This standard approach includes an overarching Memorandum of Understanding for data sharing, and a template for “Data Use License Agreements” (DULA) that Executive branch agencies use for individual data sharing projects, and a governing body, the Data Steward Council, comprised of representatives from each Secretariat to facilitate this new data sharing process. This new framework for data sharing processes allows the Commonwealth to put our constituents at the center of our work and better orient our programming towards outcomes.
AISP Network: Massachusetts Data Sharing Framework & Statewide MOU
About the Work
Massachusetts Data Sharing Framework & Statewide MOU is hosted by Executive Office of Education.
Integrating data since: 2017
Jurisdiction: Massachusetts
Scale: state
Contact: Ann Reale, Undersecretary and COO
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About the Data
Data Included
Vital Records
Health
Child Welfare
Early Childhood
Justice
Homelessness/Housing
Current Data Uses
Research
To inform policy
Program evaluation
Case management
Community needs assessment
Grant reporting, planning, and development
Relevant Policy Priorities
Adult justice
Child welfare
Early childhood risk factors
Homelessness
Housing
Juvenile justice
K-12 education
Mental health
Social determinants of health
Substance use/opioid use
Two-generation programs