‘Only with scientific evaluations that are independent and based on a very broad foundation can the necessary decision-making aids be made available to policymakers in the shortest possible time,’ said DAGStat Chairman Prof Dr Friede in connection with a current recommendation for a national strategy for the collection and processing of data. ‘Full transparency in data collection, full transparency in the models used and the analysis of the data sets as well as full transpare

Data and information are essential components of an open society. In order for everyone to participate, it is necessary to promote data literacy at all levels of society. The expansion of data literacy not only creates more security and transparency in handling data but also enables the potential of data to be recognized and utilized more effectively. The German government has also anchored the promotion of data literacy as a central field of action in its data strategy. A wh