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Voices of the #DataValues movement

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The case for Data Values

We’re excited to launch a new agenda for how data is collected, managed, funded, and used with the aim of helping and empowering people instead of harming or excluding them. As rapid shifts in technology and data reshape our organizations, societies, and lives, the #DataValues Manifesto is calling for urgent action to create a fair data future for all.

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Experiences

  • Person in hat, glasses and a shirt with flowers on it, holding a flower standing in front of trees.
    “My message for anybody
    is don't think you're
    powerless. It's people
    who change policy.”
    Gwen Phillips
    Indigenous Data Governance Expert
  • A person in an orange and blue sweater facing the camera without smiling.
    "When we come out and
    tell our stories, we're not
    doing it for ourselves,
    we're inspiring others."
    Eric Ndawula
    Lifeline Youth Empowerment Center
  • Person in a blue short with long, blonde hair standing in front of trees with arms crossed and smiling.
    “If outsiders are coming in
    and deciding and prescribing
    what needs to be done,
    you're never going to be
    able to really target the
    needs of the community.”
    Natalie Grover
    Data-Pop Alliance

The #DataValues Digest

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Meet the new Data Values Advocates

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Cross-cutting

Context matters: a conversation on misleading statistics

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Cross-cutting

You're the one with the power to make change.

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Data that is well-governed

The road to privacy hell is paved with good intentions.

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Data that powers sustainable and equitable development

How NOT to reproduce analog inequalities in digital spaces

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