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Data 2020, Guides 21/02/2020
Data 2020: Value estimation, prioritisation and distribution
- Ben Snaith
- Jeni Tennison
Many people now recognise how important data is to our societies and economies, but how to value data is still an area of active research. Being able to put a value to data should help governments and organisations know where to invest
Data 2020, Guides 21/02/2020
Data 2020: Trade, productivity and international innovation
- Policy
Data flows in international trade support considerable economic activity across the world, but increasing trust in them could boost innovation and growth even further
Data 2020, Guides 21/02/2020
Data 2020: Skills, engagement and data literacy
- Skills and literacy
- Dr Dave Tarrant
- Violeta Mezeklieva
Employees and companies recognise the value in working with data, but recent research uncovered that 85% of such projects fail and only 8% of leaders report complete satisfaction with the outcome
Data 2020, Guides 21/02/2020
Data 2020: Data rights and ownership
- Data ethics and privacy
Can we own data about us? The debate between ownership and rights is not as straightforward as it seems
Data 2020, Guides 21/02/2020
Data 2020: Misinformation, disinformation and fact checking
- Policy
- Jeni Tennison
As regulators struggle to keep up, misinformation poses a clear and present risk to democracy and trust in politics
Data 2020, Guides 21/02/2020
Data 2020: Infrastructure to support our economies and societies
- Data infrastructure
- Policy
- Jeni Tennison
- Leigh Dodds
If data cannot be accessed, used and shared in a trustworthy and consistent way, then many essential services could be under threat
Data 2020, Guides 21/02/2020
Data 2020: Competition in digital markets
- Data infrastructure
- Emerging tech and AI
- Innovation
- Policy
Digital services such as social media, e-commerce, peer-to-peer platforms, search, and online advertising pose a number of challenges to competition policy: they are international, evolve quickly, and it can sometimes be hard for new entrants to compete
Data 2020, Guides 21/02/2020
Data 2020: AI and algorithmic accountability
- Data ethics and privacy
- Policy
- Jeni Tennison
AI and machine learning algorithms are increasingly being used to make decisions – including decisions about us. But how are these decisions made?
Data 2020, Guides 21/02/2020
Data 2020: Collaboration to solve societal problems
- Data publishing and use
- Policy
- Richard Stirling
Some problems can only be tackled through collective action. But who manages that shared data? Who ensures it’s shared and used in the right way? New data institutions could be an answer.
Data 2020, Guides 21/02/2020
Data 2020: Data ethics and responsible technology
- Data ethics and privacy
- Olivier Thereaux
How can we ensure that data – both personal and non-personal – is collected, used and shared without causing harm, and that technology is developed and deployed responsibly?