In the future, more smaller, local aid organisations will be involved in collecting data – but their international partners must not forget they still have important ethical and legal duties when it comes to privacy, says Lori Roussey
What has data anonymisation got to do with shifting power in development?
Respecting research participants around the globe means protecting their privacy and right to consent and also ensuring their data is well used, say Eve Grennan and David Chiana – as they share newly anonymised data about the impact of Oxfam’s work, which can now be used by anyone
Launching our new training course: Why Data Rights Matter
This month we’ve released our “Why Data Rights Matter” training course. We believe the course will make substantial impact to uphold commitments to make safe, rights-based use of data, and that it is a bridge to further collaboration in this area. Background Oxfam was proud to be an early participant in the Responsible Data movement, publishing our Responsible Program Data Policy in 2015. In it, we outlined a …
Putting responsible data into practice
Rachel Hastie and Amy O’Donnell introduce Oxfam’s new responsible data training resources and their launch event. 90% of the data in the world today has been created in the last two years. Possibly the greatest challenge of the information age is how to manage data properly. As data is increasingly used for needs assessments, feedback, accountability and monitoring; management of …