[Geo4All] My Ethical Data Initiative: Intelligent transparency in the use of official statistics

[Suchith Anand]

Dear colleagues,

These articles might be of interest to those working in Data Science.

My Ethical Data Initiative: Intelligent transparency in the use of official statistics  by Ed Humpherson, Director General of the UK’s Office for Statistics Regulation <https://osr.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/> . Ed is an EDI affiliate. This blog reflects his flash talk at the 2025 EDI Town Hall “Shaping the Future of Data Ethics” on 31 March 2025.

Details at https://ethicaldatainitiative.org/2025/05/02/my-ethical-data-initiative-intelligent-transparency-in-the-use-of-official-statistics/ 


The Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) provides independent regulation of all official statistics produced in the UK, and aim to enhance public confidence in the trustworthiness, quality and value of statistics produced by government. For more information, see https://osr.statisticsauthority.gov.uk <https://osr.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/>

Reflecting and acting on the Ethical Data Initiative townhall by Hilary Hanahoe,  Secretary General of the Research Data Alliance. In a new blog post <https://www.rd-alliance.org/news/reflecting-and-acting-on-the-ethical-data-initiative-townhall-by-rda-secretary-general-hilary-hanahoe/> published on the Research Data Alliance (RDA) website, RDA secretary general Hilary Hanahoe reflects on her time at the first Ethical Data Initiative townhall and makes a call for action for working closely together going forward.

https://www.rd-alliance.org/news/reflecting-and-acting-on-the-ethical-data-initiative-townhall-by-rda-secretary-general-hilary-hanahoe/

The summary from the EDI multi-stakeholder town hall meeting titled “Shaping the Future of Data Ethics” is at https://ethicaldatainitiative.org/2025/05/02/shaping-the-future-of-data-ethics-edi-town-hall-2025/

Find out more about how you can get involved in the Ethical Data Initiative's activities at https://ethicaldatainitiative.org/join-community/

Best wishes

Suchith

Professor Suchith Anand
Professor of Practice in Science Policy | Senior Adviser to Governments and International Organisations | Scientist | Global Citizen | Science Diplomacy |  SDG Volunteer and Advocate
https://experts.exeter.ac.uk/43268-suchith-anand
https://ethicaldatainitiative.org <https://ethicaldatainitiative.org/>
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