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Decision Intelligence: Data Ethics

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By definition, data ethics refers to the norms of behavior that promote appropriate judgments and accountability when acquiring, managing or using data. There are three goals: protect civil liberties, minimize risks to individuals and society, and maximize the public good.

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Building NHM London’s Planetary Knowledge Base with Amazon Neptune and the Registry of Open Data on AWS

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The world’s largest museums have worked together to look at how their data can be used to tackle these challenges. NHM and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have worked together to transform and accelerate scientific research by bringing together a broad range of UK biodiversity and environmental data types in one place for the first time.

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Data, Talent and Tools Drive the Journey

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Good Data Culture One thing successful agencies do is gather the resources they need to make data-driven decisions. “To To [be] able to do that in a fast and efficient manner, you have to have some form of a data culture established,” said Gilmore. Alteryx is here to help data governance and effective reporting.

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Student training program tackles Thailand’s air pollution with help from AirGradient, AWS

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million Thai citizens seeking treatment for pollution-related illnesses at the start of 2024 ( up 23 percent from 2023, according to data from the country’s National Economic and Social Development Council). In parts of the country, air pollution reached some of the world’s deadliest levels in recent years, with 1.6

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GSA administrator: Generative AI tools will be ‘a giant help’ for government services

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For the GSA internally, a new Login.gov pilot leveraging facial matching technology best represents the agency’s commitment to “using technology ethically and responsibly and securely for the public good,” Carnahan said. And it is never sold.”

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On some basic metadata practices, US government gets an ‘F,’ per new online tracker

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The new government website evaluation tool , which is called “gov metadata,” was created by Luke Fretwell and his son, Elias, as part of the Civic Hacking Agency, a project focused on technology for the public good. The CDO Council added that it has yet to review the Civic Hacking Agency’s report.

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A People-Centered Approach to Problem-Solving

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McGuinness works at New America, a public policy think tank, where she founded the New Practice Lab, a research and design lab focused on family economic security. She researches how networks, technology, management and data practices can be used to tackle inequity and other challenges. Data provides a reality check. “Do