Earlier this year, we received some funding to explore the governance details of how to put ‘people at the centre of data management’.
Figuring out ‘People Centred Data Management’
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From the Blog on data portability
Who has access?
Those of you who have used shared files, you’ll be familiar with the access request. Sometimes it’s annoying. Other times it’s a saving grace.
No One is Picking Up the Phone
Governance needs to address both the technical and the human. Otherwise there will be lots of phone ringing and no one picking up.
Surprises
Many of us do not surprises. Almost all of us do not like negative surprises – from surprise parties, to car break downs, and yes, our data.
A Job and A Survey
A brilliant job is open for recruitment and join us in shaping and imporiving data responsibility in the humanitarian industry
Exploration
Exploration projects are hard. They are about trying to find a way through a challenge. Failing more than succeeding.
The Keeper of the Keys
Carrying a perscription around was a basic form of data portability. I was the courier and the keeper of the keys.
Deduplication and Scavenger Hunts
Our kids like scavenger hunts. The cards are ‘centrally’ controlled while where the child finds the ‘treasure’ is mostly up to them.
Helping the Emperor Put Some Clothes On
Is a list of unique individuals affected by a crisis more of a ’emperor has no clothes’ moment than the holy grail we think it is?