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An in-depth report or guide about a specific topic and the problems that surround it.

Building an ethical framework for data science and AI in the criminal justice system

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Author: N/A; Publisher: The Alan Turing Institute; Publication Year: N/A. The following collaboration is an ongoing United Kingdom project working with the Ministry of Justice to ensure ethical use of data and artificial intelligence in the criminal justice system. They aim to conduct research and provide information to fuel dialogues about ethical data. They also stress the need for considering audience of the ethical…

Technology and Public Purpose

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Author: N/A; Publisher: Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard University; Publication Year: N/A. The following article discusses how biases and systems that routinely exclude and oppress have spread from the physical world into the technological world. TAPP Project, from the Harvard Kennedy School, works to ensure that emerging technologies are developed and managed in ways that serve the overall public good. It has 3 main principles:…

Data Ethics and Global Cultural Differences

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Author: Soren Juul Jorgensen; Publisher: Nature; Publication Year: N/A. The following article discusses how as individual data becomes more exploited by companies in the name of profit and advancement of humanity, Jorgensen looks at studies that attempt to study the status of ethical frameworks around the world. The closest thing the world has to a global standard is “transparency;” however there was no one issue present…

Algorithmic Bias, Financial Inclusion, and Gender

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Author: Sonja Kelly, Mehrdad Mirpourian; Publisher: Women’s World Banking; Publication Year: 2021. The following report discussed where gender-based bias originates and how to mitigate such biases in the emerging digital credit space. The report discussed the data collection process on emerging credit platforms and what data would be collected. It also introduced 3 potential origins of bias in algorithms, including sampling bias, labeling bias…

Ethical AI Governance Framework

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Author: N/A; Publisher: Saidot; Publication Year: 2021. The following article outlines 6 building blocks of an ethical artificial intelligence (AI) governance framework. These include strategy and values (acceptable use of AI in alignment with business strategy); people and culture (human competencies and cultural capabilities to enable and support the development and use of AI in an ethically sustainable…

A Guide for Ethical Data Science

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Author: Institute and Faculty of Actuaries; Publisher: Royal Statistical Society; Publication Year: 2019. The following article is a very well designed code of ethics that revolves around its defined 5 major themes of data ethics: 1). Seek to enhance the value of data science for society; 2). Avoid harm; 3). Apply and maintain professional competence; 4). Seek to preserve or increase trustworthiness; 5). Maintain accountability and oversight. The paper goes into…

The UK Data Ethics Framework Explained

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Author: Pierre-Nicolas Schwab; Publisher: Into the Minds; Publication Year: 2018. The following article breaks down the United Kingdome (UK) data ethics framework and answers multiple questions about it such as who it is made for, how it is used, and what are the main principles of the framework. It is an enjoyable read and looking at the UK framework offers a different perspective of data ethics from another country…

Systemic Data Ethics Framework: A Stable Foundation for Responsible Innovation

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Author: Peter Brownell; Publisher: Systemic Data Ethics; Publication Year: N/A. The following article and visualization establishes a framework for data ethics that can be mapped visually in a number of ways. At its core, the framework is divided into 12 distinct domains that stand up as pillars of data ethics – enough to fully encapsulate the fine issues of data ethics but still few enough to simplify the complex notion. The 12 domains are…

Explore Community Technology: Questioning our Digital Environment

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Author: N/A; Publisher: Community Technology Field Guide; Publication Year: N/A. The following field guide is a collective resource for digital stewardship, digital justice, and community infrastructure. It consists of a neighborhood network construction kit, activities for discussing community technology, knowledge shares, project planning and facilitation tools, and organizing models. These resources cover self-governance…

Good Practice Principles for Data Ethics in the Public Sector

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Author: N/A; Publisher: OECD; Publication Year: N/A. The following document introduces 10 Good Practice Principles for Data Ethics in the Public Sector, including a set of specific actions which can support their implementation: 1). Manage data with integrity; 2). Be aware of and observe relevant government-wide arrangements for trustworthy data access, sharing and use; 3). Incorporate data ethical…