Program on Information Science awarded $10,000 by Amazon, Inc. for open data research

Project will develop a prototype system to automatically collect and archive data related to U.S. elections

By on December 1, 2016 in Data

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The Amazon Corporation awarded $10,000 through The AWS Cloud Computing for Research program to support a joint project between the University of Florida and MIT to develop a prototype for an open election data facility. Led by Micah Altman, director of research and head/scientist, Program for Information Science at MIT Libraries, Michael P. McDonald, associate professor of political science at University of Florida, and Charles Stewart III, Kenan Sahin Distinguished Professor of Political Science at MIT, the project aims to develop a prototype system to automatically collect and archive data related to United States elections.

This collaboration builds upon a history of prior joint research and software development. The work will contribute to the universities’ capacity to collect, archive, and disseminate research data.