March 12, 2019
WFP-Palantir and the Ethics of Humanitarian Data Sharing
The humanitarian community should assess wider implications, risks, and unintended negative consequences brought about by this and similar partnerships.
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January 9, 2018
Data Sharing Code of Practice
The Data Sharing Code of Practice created by the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office explains how the Data Protection Act 1998 applies to the sharing of personal data.
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October 22, 2015
Data Sharing – Funder-Required Data Management Plan
Outlines the components of a data management plan as required by some funders.
October 2, 2013
Interview with Dr. Murat Kantarcioglu: Data Privacy, Data Sharing
We’re glad to share this conversation with Dr. Murat Kantarcioglu of the University of Texas at Dallas Data Security and Privacy Lab (left). We caught up with him for a brief chat during his sabbatical and continuing research at Harvard University’s Data Privacy Lab in the Institute for Quantitative Social...
September 18, 2013
Data Sharing, Connectivity Will Mean Better Help For Children And Families
In our introductory post for the topic of data privacy we noted the weight and speed of technological change combining for a new kind of pressure on organizations. To that we can add the pressure that is also on (or should be on) the regulatory environment to keep up. Youth...
August 14, 2013
Beyond Alphabet Soup: 5 Guidelines For Data Sharing
We know (intellectually) not to rely on magical solutions to drive our work. In practice, however, we sometimes fall into the trap of unwitting, magical assumptions. The reality is that underlying any amazing feat we might accomplish, you can bet on solid infrastructure, process and groundwork to account for it....
February 4, 2016
Your guide to the key EU-US data-sharing pact
After days of negotiation, the US and European Union (EU) have reached an agreement, known as the “Privacy Shield,” to better protect and continue to allow the transfer of personal data between the US and EU countries. This new agreement also grants Europeans the ability to seek legal action...
September 12, 2014
Sharing Data As Corporate Philanthropy
The Harvard Business Review blog recently featured an interesting piece from Matt Stempeck around an alternative method of philanthropy for corporates; data sharing. Stempeck highlights the power of sharing data, and how this is adds just as much – if not more – value that traditional corporate philanthropy. ...
April 29, 2021
Data and Evaluation
This introduction to evaluation through an equity lens provides nonprofit professionals with information about data responsibility and the data lifecycle.
November 24, 2020
Becky Band Jain, Centre for Humanitarian Data
The COVID-19 pandemic hasn't stopped the UNOCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data from informing and training humanitarians on data literacy.