In 2022, The NC Department of Information Technology adopted the Fair Information Practice Principles to guide transparent data collection and use, and privacy protection policies.

In 2024, DIT adopted the Responsible Use of AI Framework to support innovation while reducing privacy and data protection risks.

The North Carolina Longitudinal Data Service (NCLDS) works to connect data from early childhood, K12 education, postsecondary, and employment to help evaluate the longer-term impacts and longer-term successes of various state programs.

Once fully implemented (FY 24-25) NCLDS will provide data contributors, practitioners, and trusted research partners with secure access to this cross-sector, longitudinal, and linked record-level data to help NC answer its most pressing questions.

Agencies that contribute data to the NCLDS will adopt a standardized data use agreement. NCLDS also developed a coordinated data request and review process for secure and timely data sharing. More broadly, the Government Data Analytics Center (GDAC), within the Department of Information Technology, works to transform data into information that facilitates decision support, increases operational efficiencies, and improves outcomes for North Carolina residents by integrating and sharing data assets.