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Slicing the Public Pie: A primer on data representations & issues surrounding their use @HealthCanadaMain MenuIntroductioncoursework, concept of primer, my goal/purposePerception Bedrockwhy bother with perception tests/awarness, links to sense-specific pagesThe Canadian Federal Public Serviceintro to the federal public service in CanadaHealth Canadaintro page to HC-related topicsFPS 2.0wrap-up of this scalar bookList of Questions Presentedquestions presented throughout this primer according to subject areaReferencesa list of references for works mentioned in this scalar book (APA format)Richard Soulliere8ed514fee04a44f4697e30542552f53fd570b053
Data Ideology (AKA Service Standards)
12016-03-05T07:22:31-08:00Richard Soulliere8ed514fee04a44f4697e30542552f53fd570b053840516ITIL as a professional standard, lead-in to FPS issuesplain2458972016-03-22T10:14:11-07:00Richard Soulliere8ed514fee04a44f4697e30542552f53fd570b053A huge area in digital data concerns the approach taken in its creation and use. After validating methodology, analyzing perceptual aspects only touch on a specific dataset in a specific case for one user (i.e. the researcher) at one point in time. In order to move beyond snapshot use, the following needs to be outlined to other viewers of a representation of data (upon request):
source data is gathered in acceptable ways from reliable sources
whether or not the representation can be manipulated (in any ways for any purposes)
whether or not the data and/or representation will be stored
who will have access to the data and representation
Addressing these issues will identify service standards, which includes the selection of a data representation. An industry standard in this regard is the Information Technology Information Library (ITIL). While the basic aspects of ITIL are outlined in the white paper (cover on the right), in a nutshell, it is a data service management cycle. Are the perceptions of data representations continually aligned with the needs of those who work with those representations? Are the data service needs of those who work with those representations continually met? These are the two big questions addressed by ITIL professionals.
The focus of this primer will now shift towards these questions in the context of the Canadian Federal Public Service. You may click on the Table of Contents link below for an introduction to the questions about any IT/IM service standards for a publically-funded institutions in Canada. Or, you may jump directly into:
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Contents of this path:
12016-03-13T08:03:45-07:00Richard Soulliere8ed514fee04a44f4697e30542552f53fd570b053Public Service Standards12a lead-in from ITIL standards to the context of the FPSplain2016-03-22T10:17:23-07:00Richard Soulliere8ed514fee04a44f4697e30542552f53fd570b053
This page references:
12016-03-06T09:15:07-08:00ITIL cover page2ITIL: The Basics (white paper)media/itil basics.JPGplain2016-03-06T09:15:22-08:00
