Demanding a fair data future

Data and technology hold enormous potential to benefit people, yet barriers and entrenched inequalities continue to hinder data's potential to improve lives. 

Far too many people remain excluded from data while others are harmed by their inclusion in it. Existing data is left unused or underused by policymakers. Top-down data governance solutions do not allow space for people to hold those in power accountable. Development agencies collect and use data primarily at the behest of donors, who are often out-of-touch with events on the ground. Data and automated decision making reinforce structural inequalities—largely behind the scenes. 

Data Values is a global movement to challenge power structures in data to ensure that we all share in the benefits from its collection and use. We’re a community of hundreds of people from more than 60 countries working to create a fairer data future. 

The Data Values Manifesto calls for change in how we design, collect, fund, manage, and use data. Organizations, governments, and people must act now and work together to create this change. 

What will it take? Find out how below.