ESRC Digital Good Network

Delighted to author the foreword to this important Ada Lovelace Institute report on Participatory and Inclusive Data Stewardship in my capacity as a researcher at the ESRC Digital Good Network. This landscape review assesses the maturity of the field, since the publication of the Ada Lovelace Institute report I lead authored on Participatory Data Stewardship. It explores the question - what are the conditions that underpin participatory and inclusive data stewardship? In this report we find that there is now an emerging field of participatory and inclusive data stewardship, whose goals and values are distinct since the publication of that early paper. We find the field is most mature in the field of health data governance. We also find that the field requires more support, investment and time; and that there is a significant underrepresentation of Global Majority perspectives in the existing literature and research, despite much interesting practice. A timely assessment from the team of Ada researchers including Roshni Modhvadia, Octavia Field Reid, Valentina Pavel with input and guidance from myself and Emily Rempel. We are also grateful to the communities of practice that we have convened in Manchester, Liverpool and London for their input and thinking; and to the many researchers and practitioners interviewed as part of this project.

Governments, local authorities, institutions, private companies, civil society organisations, communities and groups of people have aspirations to create, access, use and share data for different purposes. This means that they may all find themselves in a position where they are required to responsibly govern or ‘steward’ data. Governing and stewarding data matters: last month’s Sudlow review demonstrates perfectly the opportunities available through investment in well-governed and legitimate use of data, and the backlash to NHS Digital's General Practice Data for Planning and Research (GPDPR) shows what can go wrong when public trust is lost. Produced as part of programme of work with ESRC Digital Good Network and LCR Civic Data Cooperative, our new landscape review demonstrates the liveliness of debate around ‘data stewardship’ theory and practice.  Bringing together an analysis of legal and participatory mechanisms, a desk-based database review and interviews with experts in the field, the research identifies a distinct and emerging field of participatory and inclusive data stewardship. The review also highlights the differences between legal and participatory mechanisms, and the importance of bridging between both of these. While this review does not provide specific recommendations, we hope this research will provide a foundation for future research and practice. https://lnkd.in/es7VABqB

📝 Xabier I. Villares "Organising in this field is far from an easy task. Those who work hardest for these companies are the most vulnerable. This is one of the main contradictions in the gig economy: we’re talking about riders going out six or seven days a week, serving long shifts, and accepting orders for less than £3. They rely heavily on this particular work, in many cases as their main source of income, with few other options to pay rent and support families. It takes time to build up trust and networks to have open conversations about the situation – let alone to build grassroots power." We´re very thrilled to see this summary of our current project at Bella Caledonia. Thanks Mike Small for giving us the chance to collaborate! 👉🏾 https://lnkd.in/gbBHqMYk Do you want to know more about The Workers' Observatory and our project, Platform Worker Voice in a Data-Driven City? Get a ticket and come to our launch event this Thursday! 🎟 https://lnkd.in/ek3qHkJz ESRC Digital Good Network

I met Johnson Lam for the first time a few months ago in Kuala Lumpur as part of my research funded by the ESRC Digital Good Network And that was not the last time. And every meeting was always filled with ideas, creativity and sheer good. He has been a significant contributor to device sustainability, particularly from a community perspective in South East Asia, reaching out to people and places that might often be tagged ‘inaccessible’.  It is so great to see him featured on this video. Congratulations Johnson. Looking forward to our next conversation #sustainability #technology #circulareconomy 

🐑 Looking for Wool Industry Experts and Academics to imagine Sustainable Digital Futures On 6th December at Lancaster University, we’re hosting a workshop as part of the Speculative Woolgathering: Anticipatory Evaluation of Digital Good project, supported by the ESRC Digital Good Network. The focus will be on how digital technologies can create good in the wool value chain—enhancing equity, sustainability, and resilience across the sector. We’re inviting wool industry experts and academics with a passion for this field to join us. There are just a few spots left, so if you’d like to know more details and be part of this conversation, please message or email me at d.perez@lancaster.ac.uk. Let’s shape the future of the wool industry, together. More info about the project: https://lnkd.in/eKMR_gu5 #Sustainability #SpeculativeDesign #Wool Dr Anabel Gutierrez, Louise Manning, Imagination Lancaster, British Wool, The Woolkeepers

Great presentation this morning by helen kennedy at Academia Europaea conference #BuildingBridges2024 in #Wroclaw 🇪🇺🇵🇱 What does a good digital society look like, and how do we get there? bit.ly/41eKs1s Inspiring talk on #AI and key societal challenges #equity, #resilience and #sustainability, as part of UK ESRC Digital Good Network 💪 School voor Sociale Wetenschappen UHasselt Hasselt University imec-SMIT, Vrije Universiteit Brussel

More excellent work that I'm glad Public Voices in AI is enabling through its fund! ESRC Digital Good Network

To what extent can public datasets address questions related to urgent issues? We're exploring this with "datatesting" a new ESRC Digital Good Network project with Global Data Barometer, Silvana Fumega, Amy Johnson, Elena Simperl, Open Data Institute, Neal Reeves, Centre for Digital Culture, Department of Digital Humanities, King's College London & more! https://lnkd.in/eN58npJm

It's been a pleasure to support this grassroots initiative through the Public Voices in AI Fund and ESRC Digital Good Network. They are launching in Edinburgh on 12 December, you can sign up for the face to face event below.