Background Rapid changes in society and technology mean that more data, in richer and more complex forms, is available than ever before. A fundamental part of the UK Statistics Authority’s strategy, Statistic for the public good, is to use data in ethically appropriate ways to produce research and statistics for the public good to inform […]
To celebrate Global Ethics Day, Professor David Hand speaks about the work of the UK Statistics Authority Centre for Applied Data Ethics and their achievements since being established. Global Ethics Day is an annual event aimed at “empowering ethics through the actions of individuals and organisations”. This day provides an opportune moment to reflect on […]
To celebrate Global Ethics Day, Simon Whitworth, Head of Data Ethics and Research Accreditation at the Authority, writes about the recent work that the Centre for Applied Data Ethics has done internationally. I have the pleasure of leading the work of the UK Statistics Authority’s Centre for Applied Data Ethics. For the last couple of […]
The months since our last newsletter have been busy, with the Centre team working on several new and exciting activities and outputs. Read on for an overview of what the team have been working on since our last update in May. Qualitative Guidance A new piece of guidance on the ethical considerations associated with qualitative […]
Since our last update in February, the Centre team have been busy working on a range of outputs. Here is a summary of our key activities over the last few months: Data Ethics Services At the end of March, we relaunched our new and improved ethics self-assessment tool, following an extensive user consultation process. The […]
To mark the relaunch of our Data-Ethics self-assessment tool, Emma Gordon, Director of the ADR UK Strategic Hub and Director of ADR England has written about the latest updates that have been made and the impact she hopes the tool can have on the research community. Today marks the launch of the UK Statistics Authority’s […]
One year on from the launch of the Authority’s Centre for Applied Data Ethics, Simon Whitworth, Head of Data Ethics and Research Accreditation, writes about the centre’s achievements and future goals. “The 25th of February marks the first anniversary of the UK Statistics Authority’s Centre for Applied Data Ethics (CADE). The time has flown by, […]
On the 25th February, the Centre for Applied Data Ethics will celebrate its first birthday. It has been a successful year, and the Centre team have been busy creating guidance and providing training and support to the wider research and statistical community. Over the past 12 months, the Centre has: Published 5 pieces of guidance […]
Since our last update at the beginning of October, the Centre team have been working on a range of outputs. Here is a summary of some of our key activities in the last two months. Guidance In October, we released our latest ethics guidance focused on ethical considerations in the use of machine learning for […]
The UK Statistics Authority’s Centre for Applied Data Ethics has today released its new ethics guidance focused on the use of machine learning for research and official statistics. Tom Smith, Managing Director at the Data Science Campus and member of the Centre for Applied Data Ethics independent Advisory Committee, considers why this guidance is important […]
