Data portals need to adapt to the ever-changing ways people interact with datasets. AI-readiness is important, but so too is being user-centric: how do we ensure that data portals actually fit the needs of users? This will require adopting innovative technology, rewiring the infrastructure underneath websites like data.gov.uk and turning them into the data portals of the future.
Join our expert panel as they discuss what the designers and maintainers of data portals will need to consider as the global digital ecosystem shifts. With a focus on public sector data portals, the panel will speak about the UK Government’s plans for the National Data Library (NDL) and where recent academic research could guide its development. Beyond the tech, our panellists will provide their expert insights on the social environment around data and AI in the context of big data portals, revealing their thoughts on the immediate and long-term next steps for data infrastructure to take.
Speakers
Professor Elena Simperl, Director Research, ODI
Elena Simperl is one of the UK’s leading advocates for AI that is transparent, trustworthy, and truly human-centred. As the ODI’s Director of Research and co-Director of King’s College London’s Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI), she is in the AMiner top 2000 most influential scholars in AI in the world, and is the UK’s expert on building AI that works ‘for’ people, rather than just ‘on’ them. She is on Stanford University's list of "World's Top 2%" scientists.
Speaker to be confirmed
Chair: Joe Massey, Senior Researcher, ODI
Joe Massey is a senior researcher at the ODI and is the lead of the Participatory Data programme. Joe’s research has recently focused on the framework for AI-ready data, AI data supply chains and citizen science data in the water sector. His previous research focused on data stewardship, including defining responsible data stewardship and exploring bottom-up data trusts for climate action.