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The California Office of Data and Innovation (ODI) is an office within the California Government Operations Agency. It manages data and statistics for the state of California.

Governor Jerry Brown hired Zachary Townsend as the inaugural Chief Data Officer (CDO) in GovOps on 1 July 2016.[1]

In 2022, Newsom merged the Office of Innovation with CalData, renaming the office as the Office of Data and Innovation.[2]

Programs

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data.ca.gov

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ODI manages the California Open Data portal, first created in 2016. The data portal aggregates data from multiple state agencies.[3]

Other programs

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  • CalData
  • Data Innovation Fund[4]
  • CalAcademy
  • CalInnovate

Chief Data Officers

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  • Zachary Townsend (2016-2017)
  • Joy Bonaguaro (2020-2023)[5]
  • Jason Lally (2024-present)[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Inaugural Chief Data Officer Appointed in California". GovTech. 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
  2. ^ Freed, Benjamin (2022-05-16). "California to create new 'Office of Data and Innovation' with agency merger". StateScoop. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
  3. ^ "About - California Open Data". data.ca.gov. Archived from the original on 2025-02-14. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
  4. ^ California, Office of Innovation-State of. "Introducing the Data & Innovation Fund (DIF)". innovation.ca.gov. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
  5. ^ "California Chief Data Officer Joy Bonaguro Has Stepped Down". GovTech. 2023-06-05. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
  6. ^ "State Exec Named California's Next Chief Data Officer". GovTech. 2024-06-14. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
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