Join Angela Schöpke-Gonzalez, Data Ethics Professional and PhD Candidate at the University of Michigan School of Information, for her talk on data ethics strategies for implementing ‘smart’ city technologies.
She will discuss how a U.S. city implemented a ‘smart’ parking meter system through a public-private partnership, benefits and risks of the implementation to city residents, steps that both local governments and private technology companies can take to minimize risks, and obstacles to realizing data ethics in ‘smart’ city technology implementation.
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Speakers
Angela is dedicated to turning data ethics into practice at all stages of algorithm design, implementation, and application.
She has worked with data professionals to understand their agency and responsibility for mitigating algorithmic harm in their day-to-day decision-making. She has also studied topics like how a U.S.’ city’s ‘smart’ parking system presents risks for migrant families and public safety, and how mobile phone data collection at the U.S.-Mexico border and Mediterranean Sea both enables survival while simultaneously contributing to increased death, detention, and deportation during border crossings.
Angela's work identifies policy interventions and tools for intervening in data processes to minimize algorithmic harm.
Dr Kay Achenbach, Data Trainer at the ODI
Kay is a Data Trainer on the ODI's Learning Team. With a PhD in geology, Kay has extensive experience collecting, cleaning and analysing geospatial data, and she worked for 3 years as a postdoctoral researcher in geophysics and Durham University.
Prior to joining the ODI, she worked for over a decade teaching physics and geology in secondary schools and sixth form, where she developed a strong interest in the use of data in the education sector.
A data enthusiast, Kay now supports the ODI's delivery of programmes to enable professionals to develop the necessary skills and knowledge to use data more effectively.
About the event
The event will be held on Zoom, and a Zoom link will be emailed to all participants.
This event is made possible by the generous support of ODI members.