Since our last update at the end of July, 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 and what we are hoping to do next. Guidance We have recently released our latest ethics guidance on considering public […]
The UK Statistics Authority’s Centre for Applied Data Ethics has today released its new draft ethics guidance on considering public views and engagement in research and statistics projects. Reema Patel, Associate Director (Engagement) at the Ada Lovelace Institute, lead author of the Institute’s report on participatory data stewardship, and member of the Centre for Applied […]
Since its launch in February 2021, the UK Statistics Authority’s Centre for Applied Data Ethics has been making great strides in its work within the wider international data ethics community. Collaborating and engaging with international data ethics organisations is one of the key aims of the Centre, and by sharing our experiences, and learning from […]
Since our last update at the end of May, 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 and what we are hoping to do next. Guidance We have been working on a new piece of guidance focused […]
The UK Statistics Authority’s Centre for Applied Data Ethics has today released its new ethics guidance on public good. This is designed to complement the existing ethics self-assessment tool and associated guidance and help researchers to fully consider and clearly articulate the public good benefits of their projects. Ed Humpherson, Director General for Regulation at […]
A key part of the work of the UK Statistics Authority’s Centre for Applied Data Ethics involves engaging with the wider international data ethics community. In sharing learning and experience, we aim to develop collaborative solutions to data ethics challenges in the research and statistical space. As part of the scoping phase of this work, […]
On 12th May, the UK Statistics Authority’s Centre for Applied Data Ethics hosted its inaugural roundtable event, exploring how we can best address emerging ethical challenges in the use of data for research and statistics going forward. Emma Rourke, Director of Health Analysis and Pandemic Insight at the Office for National Statistics reflects on some […]
Since our last update at the end of March, the Centre team has been busy working on a range of activities and outputs. We have received some fantastic engagement from various organisations and are currently developing plans to take this forward in the coming months, but thanks to all who have reached out and engaged […]
We are looking to appoint independent members to the UK Statistics Authority’s National Statistician’s Data Ethics Advisory Committee (NSDEC) If successful in your application, you would play an important role enabling ethically appropriate research and statistics for the public good. About the National Statistician’s Data Ethics Advisory Committee: Chaired by Dame Moira Gibb, the National […]
Today the UK Statistics Authority’s Centre for Applied Data Ethics has launched its first piece of ethics guidance – focused on addressing ethical issues in the use of geospatial data for research and statistics. Alistair Calder, Head of Geospatial at the Office for National Statistics, outlines what this draft guidance hopes to achieve. When the UK Statistics Authority first established […]
