Re: Data Ethics (Virtual) Meeting

Virtual meeting, Wed 17 April, 1800 for 1830 (NZST, ie 0630 UTC)
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Data Ethics
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Emma McDonald is the Director of the Interim Centre for Data Ethics
and Innovation at Stats NZ (New Zealand Government Department of
Statistics)
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Emma will talk about why Stats NZ is establishing a Centre for Data
Ethics and Innovation, and why it needs to be set up as a network that
draws on and leverages knowledge and expertise across relevant work
programmes and people across agencies. As an initiative, the Centre is
there to help agencies develop and maintain secure and trusted data
environments. A large part of this is drawing on a diverse network of
people who can support the with sharing the importance of data ethics
being a critical component of data driven technologies.
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Will be of-interest to Quants, Data Science, and Machine Learning
folk; as well as those of us with wider interest in what should/not
happen with personal, public, and corporate data...
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She will be wanting to hear what folk have to say, and is interested
to recruit competent individuals for hui*, consultations, and the
like.

WebRef:
https://data.govt.nz/leadership/the-interim-centre-for-data-ethics-and-innovation/
from which you can access their Work Programme and Guidance developed
to-date.
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Please RSVP at https://www.meetup.com/nzpug-auckland/events/299764076/
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* hui is the Te Reo Maori word for meeting or conference
(Te Reo is one of New Zealand's official languages)