Event Summary
KnowledgePlex and the Urban Markets Initiative presented an online discussion about the history, structure and possible applications of data segmentation systems for community and economic development. A variety of private-sector systems, such as MOSAIC, PRIZM, and PYSTE, are widely used by the commercial sector. Do these have value for the public? Can the public sector find or adapt systems appropriate to its mission?
Event Information
When
Wednesday, August 24, 2005
2:00 PM to
Where
Falk Auditorium
A KnowledgePlex Online Discussion
1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC
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Guest experts were moderator Alyssa Stewart Lee, senior research analyst at the Urban Markets Initiative, and Robert Haslach, primary consultant to the Urban RPM project of the Urban Markets Initiative. They focused on how private-sector goals may differ from the public-sector's; what private-sector tools are available and currently used for community and economic development; and how community analysts can leverage segmentation to target limited resources more efficiently.
Transcript
Event Summary: In this online discussion, Robert Haslach and Alyssa Lee continued their discussion of private data sources. They focused on how private sector goals may differ from the public sector's, which private sector tools are available and currently used for community and economic development, and how community analysts can leverage segmentation to target limited resources more efficiently. Participants' questions focused on how to use segmentation analysis in their work and the nature of possible limitations in using these analytic tools.
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Participants
Moderator
Senior Research Analyst,
Urban Markets Initiative,
Metropolitan Policy Program
Presenter
Primary consultant to the Urban RPM project of the Urban Markets Initiative