Data and data analytics are powerful tools that can be used to increase the efficacy of those working to improve society. But too often not enough attention is paid to issues of equity and justice. Data is not neutral. What kind of data is collected, how it is collected, who owns the data, to what use the data is put—all of these issues matter if we are to create a truly democratic society. How can data be used by countries in developing regions to help solve critical issues such as health and climate change without exacerbating colonial approaches around data gathering and usage?
In this panel discussion, Nithya Ramanathan, CEO and co-founder of Nexleaf, will moderate a discussion between Andrew Warren, co-founder, and head of product at Recidiviz, and Yeshimabeit Milner, founder & executive director of Data for Black Lives to explore ways data science can be used to better understand the inequities and injustices of our systems, and what must be done to remedy these problems.