Data for Policy 2022

The seventh edition of the conference will embrace a hybrid physical-virtual format, with one-day, in-person conferences held in three regions: Asia (Hong Kong), America (Seattle) and Europe (Brussels).

Special Track 3

The Scottish Government has recently (March 2022) launched a new programme that seeks to obtain greater use from sector (personal) data. Track 3 will look at how public is the personal for (Scottish) people’s data? Citizens and trust in private sector use of government-held (personal) data (view details).

Questions

The Scottish Government is inviting submissions from both practitioners and academics, across (but not limited to) the following topics:

• Can private sector use of public sector (personal) data be done in ways which generate public trust and public benefit?

• What does public trust and benefit mean and look like in these scenarios?

• Case studies of successful, equitable and beneficial private sector use of public sector (personal) data

• The role of government actors in unlocking value in public sector (personal) data for public benefit including tensions and opportunities

• What does it mean if data is a “national asset” and what are the examples of other Nations interacting with their Government-held data as an asset?

• What does it mean for government to value the public’s data as an asset? How does this vary in different industries, institutions, sectors?

• What is the role of the political context (including federalism/devolution) in unlocking public sector (personal) data for private sector use?

• The role of private sector actors in using public sector (personal) data and differing scenarios in different countries/industries.

• The interaction between private sector actors and the public/s in using public sector (personal) data

• Appropriate pathways for public sector (personal) data use by the private sector – what data is admissible, to whom and within what parameters?

• The role and conceptualisation of the public/s – what public/s and how can public/s benefit and trust be facilitated in private sector use of public sector (personal) data?

• Challenges, benefits and models for public participation in private sector use of their data held by the public sector

• The nature and extent of private sector gains from public sector (personal) data use and how this is governed and managed

• Governance models, business models and benefit sharing models for private sector use of public data for public benefit e.g. data trusts

• Intellectual property rights and considerations in public sector (personal) datasets and in subsequent use and modification by private actors including open data licensing and benefit sharing

• Negotiating data ownership/stewardship of and public participation in public sector (personal) data use by the private sector including legal and ethical issues

Deadline for submissions 1 June 2022.