MIT Press
Data Action: Using Data for Public Good
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- Sarah Williams
- MIT Press
- Hardcover
- 9780262044196
- 10.1 X 9 X 0.9 inches
- 3.05 pounds
- Political Science > Public Affairs & Administration
- English
Secure TransactionBook Description
Big data can be used for good--from tracking disease to exposing human rights violations--and for bad--implementing surveillance and control. Data inevitably represents the ideologies of those who control its use; data analytics and algorithms too often exclude women, the poor, and ethnic groups. In Data Action, Sarah Williams provides a guide for working with data in more ethical and responsible ways. Too often data has been used--and manipulated--to make policy decisions without much stakeholder input. Williams outlines a method that emphasizes collaboration among data scientists, policy experts, data designers, and the public. This approach creates trust and co-ownership in the data by opening the process to those who know the issues best.
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