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High visibility and COVID-19: returning to the post-lockdown workplace
In the workplace, technology has the potential to help us respond to the health pandemic – and causes concerns about data, privacy and power.
The principles of good deliberative practice
Using the principles of good deliberative practice to test a new engagement methodology on the UK Government's response to COVID-19.
Why we cannot afford to leave technology to the experts – the case for public engagement at times of crisis
Discussing the profound societal challenges raised by developing technologies as central to government strategies in responding to COVID-19.
Removing the pump handle – stewarding data at times of public health emergency
By examining our past, we can find lessons for our future - avoiding pitfalls and ensuring equitable outcomes.
What will the first pandemic of the algorithmic age mean for data governance?
Global crises provide high-stakes stress testing for societal institutions, revealing – for better or worse – the cracks in existing systems.
Data-driven responses to coronavirus are only as good as the trust we place in them
Data is bringing huge benefits in the fight against Covid-19, but we must remain vigilant about NHS plans to collaborate with tech giants.
The foundations of fairness for NHS health data sharing
How do the public expect the NHS, and third-party organisations to steward their data?
International Women’s Day: celebrating the Black women tackling bias in AI
This year’s International Women’s Day theme ‘Each for Equal’ has particular resonance for Black women who experience discrimination.
Think. Resist. Act local: is a slow AI possible?
Jeremy Crampton, Professor of Urban Data Analysis at Newcastle University on the three principles that could underpin a more mindful approach to AI.
What is or isn’t OK when it comes to biometrics?
Reflections from round one of the Citizens' Biometric Council.
Beginning ‘JUST AI’ – bravery and creativity for ethics in practice
Dr Alison Powell, Director of the newly established JUST AI network, on the need for bravery and creativity for ethics in practice.
Regulation of biometrics debated
To mark the beginning of an independent review on the governance of biometric data, Ada hosted a debate on UK biometrics regulation