Societies work well when we have both federated and portable data systems. Not one or the other, but both. It is two sides of the same coin.
The Same Coin
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From the Blog on data portability
I wish you would have asked me first
Our contact details are shared without our knowledge by organisations and companies often with profit (for them) intention. Perhaps we should ask first?
Data Portability won’t work on its own
I remain an advocate for data portability, but it is not the magic bullet. It risks the ‘Six of one, half a dozen of another’ trap.
Decentralisation needs Centralisation
When we decentralise we can’t ‘prove’ uniqueness across a population group. There appears to need a some sort of centralisation ability for this.
Data Portability, Birth Certificates, and ‘Histories of Interaction’
Histories of interactions, if collectively accessible, could be extremely useful in helping the person establish or re-establish foundational identity.
Centre of their Data Universe
But what would it look like if they were ‘holding’ the data about themselves, their families, and when they choose to, they can expose it to us?
The Missing Pillar of Responsible Data or Data Responsibility
The missing pillar of portability: We can’t talk about putting the ‘beneficiaries’ at the ‘centre of all we do’ without talking about data portability.
It’s time to open our walled gardens
People work for NGOs to make positive change in society. However, often NGOs become focused on building walled gardens of self-preservation