[CODATA-international] Data Ethics and the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science

[Martha Alade]

How do we register for remote participation?  Can't find the link

On Thu, Oct 12, 2023, 1:30 PM Suchith Anand <Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk>
wrote:

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> Dear colleagues
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> This session organised by the Data Ethics Working Group of the CODATA
> (Details at  https://codata.org/initiatives/working-groups/data-ethics/ )
> at the SciDataCon 2023 and International Data Week 2023 might be of interest
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> *Data Ethics and the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science*
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> The growing application of big data and artificial intelligence in
> scientific research raises ethical and normative challenges, particularly
> in relation to openness, privacy, transparency, accountability, equity and
> responsibility. The Data Ethics Working group of CODATA is working with
> global scholars to collaboratively establish a basic consensus for further
> activities and research on data ethics principles and a data ethics
> framework covering the whole data life cycle. This will help CODATA to
> advance its mission in championing global open data exchange and
> applications in alignment with the UNESCO Recommendation on Open
> Science. The proposed session will explore research and scholarly practice
> related to data ethics to advocate for open and ethical data practices at
> the global level.  The Sessions will take the form of a  lightning/ignition
> talk and structured panel discussion  to explore issues related to the
> following four themes:
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> *Theme 01: Ethics and Scientific Integrity -**Joy Jang*
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> The UNESCO recommendation on Open Science emphasizes the role of research
> data in making knowledge openly available, accessible, and reusable for
> everyone. This thematic group focuses on data ethics and research
> integrity, covering the entire life cycle of research and the multiple
> perspectives of data users, providers, managers, funders, publishers, and
> other stakeholders. We discuss the topics of transparency, quality,
> reusability and impact of research as well as management and interpretation
> of research data, with a focus on collaborative efforts and the role of
> open scholarship in supporting research integrity.
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> *Theme 02: Ethics and Protection of Personal Data – **Masanori Arita*
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> The ethics and protection of sensitive and personal data cast critical
> questions related the appropriate conduct, usage, management, and storage.
> Explored questions include the politics and political economy of data — who
> and what has power in the context of data, and how do these power
> relationships play out in the context of different environments, such as
> the different markets and governments in which data is used? Modern
> technologies also enabled full sequencing of personal genomes, which are
> not only personal but also communal, national, and even continental.
> Discussion includes current data policies and pros and cons of data
> handling strategies.
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> *Theme 03: Ethics and Indigenous Data* *Governance* *-**Johannes
> John-Langba*
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> In the era of open data and open science it is important that data on
> Indigenous knowledge is shared in an ethical manner. Decisions on what data
> is to be shared should lie with Indigenous populations themselves, ensuring
> their autonomy and informational self-determination. The subgroup focuses
> on data principles such as CARE and JUST. Moreover, both Indigenous data
> sovereignty and data ethics need institution building for data trustees
> (and similar intermediaries) which would enable selective digital
> disclosure.
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> *Theme 04: Ethics, Global Power and Economic Relations* - Louise
> Bezuidenhout
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> How the UNESCO Recommendation is implemented to realise open and equitable
> OS in practice must account for the structural conditions shaping research
> at a national and individual level. Scholars in many national contexts face
> barriers such as lack of basic infrastructure, unsupportive national
> policy, the control of the research agenda by global north funders and the
> domination of oligopolistic publishers and Big Tech companies. At an
> individual level, researchers everywhere who do not fit the expected norm
> of a scholar (white, able bodied, male) face multiple barriers such as
> conscious and unconscious bias, racism, misogyny, career breaks and
> societal expectations about caring responsibilities.
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> The session will be co-moderated by:
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> Prof Johannes John-Langba & Prof Lianglin Hu
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> Co-Chair: Data Ethics Working Group, CODATA
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> More details at https://www.scidatacon.org/IDW-2023-Salzburg/sessions/508/
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> SciDataCon 2023 is part of International Data Week 2023: A Festival of
> Data, taking place 23 - 26 October in Salzburg.   IDW 2023 will be hosted
> by the University of Salzburg through its interdisciplinary Data Science
> group and the Geoinformatics department, supported by the Governor of
> Salzburg and with assistance from the Austrian Academy of Sciences –
> GIScience and the European Umbrella Organization for Geographic Information.
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> SciDataCon 2023: High-level Themes at
> https://www.scidatacon.org/conference/IDW-2023-Salzburg/Themes/
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> Full program at https://www.scidatacon.org/IDW-2023-Salzburg/programme/
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> Best wishes
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> Suchith
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> Dr Suchith Anand
>
> Senior Adviser to Governments and International Organisations | Scientist
> | AI Ethics | AI Governance | Policy | Consultant in Data and AI Ethics |
> Global Citizen | SDG Volunteer and Advocate
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> https://www.rd-alliance.org/users/suchith-anand
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> https://ethicaldatainitiative.org
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