Data Handling

The FAIR Guiding Principles for Scientific Data Management and Stewardship

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Author: Mark D. Wilkinson et al.; Publisher: Nature; Publication Year: 2016. The following article focuses on the need to improve data handling in order to ensure the reproducibility of results published in scientific literature. It sets forth the FAIR data principles (Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability, and Reproducibility). The article argues that FAIRness is a prerequisite for proper data management and stewardship. The…

Op-Ed: Big Data Analytics in Healthcare is All About Ethics

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Author: Tim Sandle; Publisher: Digital Journal; Publication Year: 2020. The following article discusses the need for change in healthcare data. Ethics should be more of a priority for healthcare organizations. The author argues that privacy is not currently being taken seriously enough, and there should be more regulations that healthcare and pharmaceutical organizations must follow. Many countries have laws…

What You Need to Know About AI Ethics

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Author: John Edwards; Publisher: Information Week; Publication Year: 2022. The following article discusses how artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming more popular as tech continues to grow, but with that, the number and intensity of concerns with the use of AI is growing, too. The major concerns this article discusses are issues of bias, explainability, data handling, transparency on data policies, systems capabilities, and design…