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Group III: Accuracy and Quality Control of Information

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Moderators: Dr. Marlo Libel and Dr. Yvan Souares

Reporter: Ms. Abla Mawudeku

Note–Taker: Dr. Annette Fitzpatrick

Members:
Mr. Kuen–Fu Liaw
Dr. Teruo Kirikae
Dr. John Kobayashi
Dr. Jun Terajima
Ms. Kristy Kubota
Ms. Ria Purwita Larasati
Dr. Jinxin Hu

Goals:

1) Share ways/mechanisms to increase accuracy of data

2) Develop Action Items taking into consideration of differences between nations

Recommendations for Data Accuracy and Quality Control

Political
1) Declare purpose/motivations for sharing data

2) Show/provide benefits to those participating

3) Define long–term benefits vs short–term effects

4) Control dissemination: develop restricted access for sensitive data

5) Assure data security

Recommendations for Data Accuracy and Quality Control

Technical

1) Standardization

  • Case Definition
  • Data Formatting
  • Define Different Levels of Accuracy and Control for Different Purposes/ Users
  • Documentation of Data Sources
  • Acknowledge Data Sources

2) Quality Control

  • External Review / Performance Evaluation
  • Reporting (e.g. outliers, etc.)
  • Verification (e.g. data entry)
  • Feed–Back Loop

3) Training



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04–Oct.�
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