[OSGeo-Discuss] Webinar: Data Ethics and Human Rights in the Platform Economy

Mon Jun 26 02:28:47 PDT 2023

Dear colleagues,

The second Webinar in the Data Ethics and Responsible Data Discussion Series is now available for you to view. The online event, hosted by the Association of African Universities, in collaboration with the University of Nottingham and the Ethical Data Initiative, dealt with the timely topic of Data Ethics and Human Rights in the Platform Economy.

View the webinar recording at https://ethicaldatainitiative.org/2023/06/22/webinar-data-ethics-and-human-rights-in-the-platform-economy/

Please share the webinar recording with your colleagues and networks.

All interested universities are invited to join our Data Ethics in Data Science Education Campaign, to advocate for the inclusion of data ethics in all data science and research-based higher education courses, to train the next generation of data and research professionals about their legal and ethical responsibilities surrounding the use, reuse and sharing of data. More details at https://ethicaldatainitiative.org/2023/05/26/successful-launch-to-the-campaign-for-data-ethics-in-education/

Best wishes

Suchith

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From: Suchith Anand
Sent: 16 June 2023 11:31
Subject: Data Ethics and Human Rights in the Platform Economy

Dear colleagues

The African Association of Universities (a University Association counting over 400 Universities across the African Continent), the University of Nottingham and the Ethical Data Initiative launched the Campaign for Data Ethics in Education. The inaugural event in the Ethical Data Discussion Series looked at Data Ethics Policy in Higher Education<https://ethicaldatainitiative.org/2023/05/26/successful-launch-to-the-campaign-for-data-ethics-in-education/> and launched our Data Ethics in Higher Education campaign<https://ethicaldatainitiative.org/2023/05/12/data-ethics-policy-in-higher-education/>.

Data Ethics Policy in Higher Education was the first in the ongoing Ethical Data Discussion series, which aims to explore important topics and questions surrounding digital technology, data collection and data-driven research; highlighting the need for training digital practitioners in the ethics of their craft.

The next webinar in the Ethical Data Discussions Series: Data Ethics and Human Rights in the Platform Economy will take place on Tuesday 20 June, 2023 at 09:00 GMT (10:00 UK time).

Together with a panel of human rights, data science and international development experts – and using the UN Declaration of Human Rights as a starting point – we will discuss what has already been done to identify and mitigate potential harms inherent in data collection and research, where the legislative gaps currently exist, and what we can do to protect research subjects in our own work.

We look forward to some thought-provoking discussions with a range of experts and other key stakeholders, with a view to co-developing pathways to include data ethics as standard in data science education and research worldwide.

  *   With the rise of the platform economy, what would you say are the main human rights issues in the digital age and why?
  *   How are basic human rights (as defined by the UN Declaration on Human Rights) embedded into current data legislation? Is there more to do?

  *   What are the ethical implications of surveillance capitalism?  For example , automated tools being used to monitor and manage workers?
  *   What can researchers and data professionals do concretely to respect the rights of test subjects/ those whose data they are collecting?

  *   With the recent interest in AI in the media, what do you see as the main issues and how do you think that this might impact human rights?

  *   With the increase in data intensive research, and focus on data law and ethics in general, do you think it is time that data ethics should become an integral part of the education curriculum in schools and universities? Why?

References

https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal-declaration-of-human-rights

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/oct/04/shoshana-zuboff-surveillance-capitalism-assault-human-automomy-digital-privacy

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/society/20230601STO93804/eu-ai-act-first-regulation-on-artificial-intelligence

https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/2019/11/04/book-review-the-age-of-surveillance-capitalism-the-fight-for-the-future-at-the-new-frontier-of-power-by-shoshana-zuboff/

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/05/25/readout-of-white-house-listening-session-on-automated-worker-surveillance-and-management/

https://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/news-updates/2023/05/01/hearing-from-the-american-people-how-are-automated-tools-being-used-to-surveil-monitor-and-manage-workers/

https://www.thenation.com/article/economy/artificial-intelligence-silicon-valley/

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/may/08/ai-machines-hallucinating-naomi-klein

More details of the panel and how to register at https://ethicaldatainitiative.org/2023/06/15/data-ethics-and-human-rights-in-the-platform-economy/

Best wishes

Suchith

Dr Suchith Anand

Senior Adviser to Governments and International Organisations | Scientist | Board member | Governance | Policy | Consultant in Data Science and Data Ethics | Global Citizen | SDG Volunteer and Advocate

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