Unleashing the Power of Public Data: How Qlik’s NEW Anonymous Access Makes a Difference

In today’s digital landscape, public data sharing has become more than a checkbox for compliance—it's a way to build trust, foster collaboration, and drive meaningful change. As someone who’s passionate about the transformative power of data, I believe that when organizations open their data to the public, they’re not just sharing numbers—they're building bridges with the communities they serve.

Qlik’s NEW Anonymous Access offers a modern way to make this data readily available, accessible, and easily understood by everyone. With the right approach, public data sharing can move beyond transparency, empowering communities and creating an environment where data is more actively used to make informed decisions.

Why Public Data Sharing Matters

When organizations share data openly, they embrace accountability. Allowing anyone to see and explore their data shows that their actions and decisions are transparent. Whether a government agency shares insights on public spending, or a nonprofit reveals the outcomes of its projects, public data builds trust and credibility. It invites people to engage, ask questions, and build on the conversation.

Consider the recent study of The National Map of Gender Violence in Brazil. A collaboration between the Federal Senate of Brazil, the Women’s Observatory Against Violence, the Avon Institute, data journalism organization Gênero e Número, and Brazilian data and analytics agency Cluster. Together, they brought attention to the alarming issue of gender-based violence. What made this project powerful wasn’t just the data itself—it was making it accessible to the public. With Qlik’s analytics solutions pulling the information together and making it available in a way that policymakers, journalists, and everyday citizens could easily explore, the project sparked national dialogue and influenced policymaking.

This is the power of public data: it not only sheds light on issues but also ignites action. When people have access to the facts, they can advocate for change, and organizations can make better, more informed decisions.

The Role of Cloud Solutions in Public Data Sharing

Publishing and maintaining public data can be challenging, especially with the growing amount of information organizations are collecting and managing. One of the primary benefits of cloud-based solutions like Qlik Anonymous Access is that they offer the flexibility and scalability to handle massive datasets, ensuring that information is always up-to-date and accessible without overwhelming IT infrastructure and resources.

Cloud platforms allow real-time data updates, which are crucial for areas like public health, urban planning, and environmental monitoring. Imagine how much more powerful decisions become when they’re based on the latest data, not last year’s information. Qlik Anonymous Access on Qlik Cloud ensures that organizations share accurate and timely data.

The cost savings of moving to the cloud can’t be overstated. Instead of building and maintaining expensive on-premises servers, organizations can take advantage of a “consumption-based” cloud model, investing their resources where they matter most: delivering better services to the public.

Of course, data security is always a consideration and priority. Leading cloud platforms like Qlik are equipped with advanced encryption and compliance standards, ensuring that public data stays secure while accessible to those who need it.

Qlik’s Anonymous Access: Making Data Accessible for Unlimited Users

Making data available to the public is one thing—making it easy to access and consume is another. This is where Qlik’s Anonymous Access shines. By allowing users to interact with dashboards without a login, Qlik simplifies data access for a broad audience, allowing:

• No Barriers to Entry: Any website visitor can navigate and explore interactive dashboards and reports without login

• Inclusive Data Access: This simplifies access, ensuring that a broader audience, from policymakers to concerned citizens, can engage with the data.

• Seamless Embedding: Qlik’s dashboards, apps, and sheets can be embedded into web portals, transforming static reports into interactive, easily navigable experiences.

• Continuously up to date: Qlik Anonymous Access provides automatic refresh, keeping the information current.

• Interactive Engagement: Dashboards allow users to filter, explore, and interact with data, fostering deeper understanding and insights.

• Empowering Conversations: Encourages meaningful discussions by directly providing real-time, actionable insights through intuitive, dynamic tools.

• Centralized Knowledge Hub: Embedding Qlik dashboards into internal and public portals creates a unified space for information and decision-making.

• Security: The security feature, defaulted to "not allowed," prevents unauthorized public data sharing, enhancing security when sharing with anonymous users. To enable it, you must create a custom role, set the scope to "allowed," and assign it to authorized users or groups.

• Enhanced Accessibility: The cloud allows users to access public data from anywhere, making it easier for communities and organizations to engage with the information.

Empowering Change Through Accessible Public Data

When public data is easily accessible and interactive, it empowers greater insight, knowledge, advocacy, and decision-making. The results become evident when communities can actively participate in the impact of policy changes, researchers can use new sources of information to drive innovation, and many more public and private decisions are made based on enhanced publicly available data.

This is the future of public data sharing: open, easy to use, and accessible to everyone. With Qlik’s Anonymous Access, we’re making this a reality.

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