What are we talking about when we say “tech”? This stratospherically broad topic can be broken down into a seemingly infinite number of subtopics. Aaron and Jess, from social enterprise Asemio, decode some of those technology and tech-adjacent concepts in ways that are often useful, typically thought-provoking, and occasionally mind-blowing. Whether you work in the social impact space like they do or you’re just interested in technology in general, Asemio Decoded gives you insight into some of today’s hottest tech topics and why they matter – or don’t.
Asemio Decoded is back for our fourth season! We are so excited to reintroduce you to Dr. Amy O’Hara from the Massive Data Institute at Georgetown University with this updated interview from 2022.
In Decoding Administrative Data, we sat down with Dr. O’Hara to discuss her background in economics, her work at the U.S. Census Bureau, and how it all led her to her current role as a professor and a leading advocate for the use of administrative data to improve policy decisions. We share a 2025 take on some of the topics that we covered in the original interview, break down topics like PETs and study bias, and Amy points out barriers holding researchers and scientists back from utilizing administrative data to its fullest potential.
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30 Dec 2024
Decoding ARCHITECTURE
What do we mean when we talk about data architecture? Is it all about the tech, or is data-work actually more people-work than it seems? How does digital architecture differ from the physical, or are they more similar than we might think? Listen as Jess and Aaron (and our editor, Matt) break down how data infrastructure gets built, the design constraints that guide architecture decisions, and how these things help to shape the world around us.
Organizational Dynamics: Centralization, Federation, Control, and Trust (https://medium.com/@winfried.etzel/organizational-dynamics-centralization-federation-control-and-trust-f7347b6324f6#:~:text=Centralization%20vs.,mentioned%20the%20principle%20of%20Subsidiarity.&text=Same%20goes%20for%20federated%20ownership,the%20responsibility%20of%20that%20domain.)
Google Data Science Research Paper: Attention is All You Need (2017) (https://proceedings.neurips.cc/paper_files/paper/2017/file/3f5ee243547dee91fbd053c1c4a845aa-Paper.pdf)
Build vs. Buy | What's the Right Choice for Your Organization? (https://asemio.com/library/blog/build-vs-buy/)
DigWatch | Geneva Internet Platform | ITU report: one-third of the global population remains unconnected (https://dig.watch/updates/itu-report-one-third-of-the-global-population-remains-unconnected)
The Staggering Ecological Impacts of Computation and the Cloud | The MIT Press Reader (https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-staggering-ecological-impacts-of-computation-and-the-cloud/)
The Social Dilemma | Homepage (https://www.thesocialdilemma.com)
What is Empathize? — updated 2024 | IxDF (https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/topics/empathize)
About TIL | Tulsa Innovation Labs (https://www.tulsainnovationlabs.com/about)
Wind Resistance - How Skyscrapers Work | HowStuffWorks (https://science.howstuffworks.com/engineering/structural/skyscraper4.htm)
Architecture Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/architecture#:~:text=%3A%20the%20art%20or%20science%20of%20designing%20and%20building%20structures%20and,method%20or%20style%20of%20building)
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31 Oct 2024
Decoding STATE DATA with Indiana CDO Josh Martin (Part 2)
In this special two-part episode of Asemio Decoded, we sit down with Josh Martin, the Chief Data Officer for the State of Indiana. Josh shares his journey of evolving Indiana’s approach to data collection, analysis, and implementation to drive smarter decision-making and better serve the people of Indiana.
From crafting data strategies that foster cross-agency collaboration to the real-world applications that are transforming how the state supports its citizens, Josh dives into the pivotal role data plays in addressing wicked problems. We’ll cover how his team has tackled pressing social challenges, improved transparency, and helped key stakeholders make more informed decisions that impact residents on the ground.
Tune in to discover the strategies, challenges, and successes of harnessing data at a state level, and how Indiana is setting a new standard for data-informed governance.
Key Topics in Part 2:
How Does the State Decide Which Data Projects to Take On?
COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Impact on Data
How Do You Measure the Unmeasurable?
Improvements in Recidivism Using Data
Market Forces and the Pros and Cons of Private-Sector Influence on Wicked Problems
Privacy-Enhancing Technologies, Hash-Encoding, and Data Linkage in Indiana & Beyond
The Importance of (Federated) Governance in the Age of AI
Listen to Part 2 now to unpack how the State of Indiana and Asemio are innovating in similar ways and what that means for the collective future we are building through our intentional use of data.
Social Enterprise: What It Is, How It Works, and Examples (https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/social-enterprise.asp#:~:text=A%20social%20enterprise%2C%20or%20social,used%20to%20fund%20social%20programs.)
The role of data in a world reshaped by COVID-19 | Penn Today (https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/role-data-world-reshaped-covid-19#:~:text=COVID%20has%20also%20increased%20the,of%20public%20spaces%20in%20general.)
Recidivism | National Institute of Justice (https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/corrections/recidivism)
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