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id: "coronavirus-smarter-crowdsourcing:strategies/Create-and-publish-data-dashboards-that-are-update"
type: "GovLab policy strategy"
title: "Create and publish data dashboards that are updated regularly and show progress on metrics."
url: "https://coronavirus.smartercrowdsourcing.org/strategies/create-and-publish-data-dashboards-that-are-update"
summary: "Create and publish data dashboards that are updated regularly and show progress on metrics. Governments should develop a dashboard aligned with both the contact tracing platform and surveillance/reportable disease databases."
source: "The GovLab (coronavirus.smartercrowdsourcing.org)"
licence: "Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)"
---

# Create and publish data dashboards that are updated regularly and show progress on metrics.

Create and publish data dashboards that are updated regularly and show progress on metrics. Governments should develop a dashboard aligned with both the contact tracing platform and surveillance/reportable disease databases.

- Timeframe: 1-3 Months (immediate)
- Audience: Civil Society, Nonprofits
- Type: Data, Communications
- Recommendation: [Metrics](https://coronavirus.smartercrowdsourcing.org/recommendations/metrics)
- Part of: [Smarter Crowdsourcing in the Age of Coronavirus](https://coronavirus.smartercrowdsourcing.org/)

## Actions governments should take

1. Survey available data tools that integrate with communicable disease databases and contact tracing platforms. Examples include power BI, Esri, or Tableau.
2. Fund and assign a data science team to specifically take charge of public-facing data communications, including the dashboard.
3. Maintain consistent reporting and regular updating of the dashboard to build trust and confidence with the public.

## Examples from around the world

1. Taking advantage of pre-existing data sharing frameworks and the integration of the Brazilian Unified Healthcare System (SUS), the state of Ceara has standardized and unified its health metrics and indicators in a single [portal](https://indicadores.integrasus.saude.ce.gov.br/indicadores/indicadores-coronavirus). This makes it quick and easy to compare the evolution of different metrics and evaluate measures taken. The local collection of data also insures much of it can be disaggregated by sex, gender, age, ethnicity and location.