Our work.
The IIC's 2018-2019 Applied Data Fellowship projects launched in September of 2018.
Office of the President of Cook County
IIC has partnered with the Office of the President of Cook County (Cook County) to support the County’s goals of thoughtfully leveraging data to increase transparency and harness the resulting synergies to enhance countywide initiatives. Led by and housed under the newly created Office of Research, Operations and Innovation, the fellows are tasked with conducting a comprehensive assessment and mapping of the current and historic investments made by Cook County. This coordinated investment data will result in more strategic, coordinated, and impactful funding of projects across County government. Investments being reviewed include, Environment and Sustainability’s Brownfield remediation grants, Economic Development’s Community Development Block Grants, Justice Advisory Council’s grants, Transportation’s Invest in Cook grants and infrastructure projects, as well as commercial and industrial tax incentives.
The cross-departmental focus of the fellows’ project will establish a recommended protocol and process for how the County could institutionalize a structure and program that allows for more streamlined and coordinated work across departments and bureaus. Further, this will contribute to increased transparency, one of the County’s guiding principles.
Office of the President of Cook County
We partnered with the Office of the President of Cook County (Cook County) to support the County’s goals of thoughtfully leveraging data to increase transparency and harness the resulting synergies to enhance countywide initiatives.
Led by and housed under the newly created Office of Research, Operations and Innovation, the fellows are tasked with conducting a comprehensive assessment and mapping of the current and historic investments made by Cook County. This coordinated investment data will result in more strategic, coordinated, and impactful funding of projects across County government. Investments being reviewed include, Environment and Sustainability’s Brownfield remediation grants, Economic Development’s Community Development Block Grants, Justice Advisory Council’s grants, Transportation’s Invest in Cook grants and infrastructure projects, as well as commercial and industrial tax incentives.
The cross-departmental focus of the fellows’ project will establish a recommended protocol and process for how the County could institutionalize a structure and program that allows for more streamlined and coordinated work across departments and bureaus. Further, this will contribute to increased transparency, one of the County’s guiding principles.