Data Deadbolt: Top Challenges with Unstructured Data1

Can’t meet mission as easily or effectively

Can’t derive insights

Costs time

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Progress:

Unlocking Value: Are Feds Making Progress?

GAO established unstructured data “sandboxes” to improve data collection standards6

CTP uses text clustering and topic modeling to group documents based on key terms5

DARPA’s DEFT program uses Natural Language Processing (NLP) to derive insights from unstructured text5

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of Federal IT pros want a better solution to deal with unstructured data1

58%

Unstructured Opportunity: Cost Savings and Productivity Gains

Improve user experience (38%)

Unlocking unstructured data can help Feds:4

Maximize productivity among services and applications (53%)

Find flaws in IT infrastructure (49%)

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Unstructured or non-digitized data is vital to fueling use of AI– Senator Heinrich3

80%say finding and capturing dark data should be a top priority2

of IT leaders agree unstructured data is potentially valuable2 77%More than

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1Dark Data Management: The Next Frontier for Government Data2The State of Dark Data Report3Senator Says AI Bill Would Help Healthcare, Energy, Agriculture Sectors4Acing the Big Data Test5Using AI to Unleash the Power of Unstructured Government Data6Naval Research Lab Looks to Boost Employee Retention Through AI

Unstructured data is growing exponentially in the Federal government. What steps are agencies taking to unlock its potential?

Unstructured Data, Untapped Potential

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Examples:Photo of inventory item Video from external sensor Paper-based invoice

Unstructured data: Data not stored in a fixed record length format. It has the potential to inform smarter operations, but requires significant processing, storage, and maintenance.