The Data Values Project set out in early 2021 to understand what principles should underpin the future of data for development.
Through consultations with hundreds of people from around the world, consensus emerged on the need to critically examine ways that power is distributed in the production, sharing, and use of data, and in how data use and governance can challenge or exacerbate existing power imbalances.
The results of this consultation include the Data Values white paper, Reimagining Data and Power: A roadmap for putting values at the heart of data, and the Data Values Manifesto, which outlines concrete steps that anyone can use to advocate for change or spark discussions and change within organizations around the world. In coming months, the Data Values Project will continue to develop resources and share stories of implementing the Data Values agenda.
