9780262044196

Data Action

Format: Hardcover

ISBN13: 9780262044196

Hardcover|9780262044196


Overview

How to use data as a tool for empowerment rather than oppression.

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.

ISBN-13

9780262044196

ISBN-10

0262044196

Weight

2.96 Pounds

Dimensions

9.20 x 0.89 x 10.29 In

List Price

$39.95

Format

Hardcover

Language

English

Pages

312 pages

Publisher

The MIT Press

Published On

2020-12-08



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