[Air-L] Data Scores as Governance - New report by the Data Justice Lab

[Tracey P. Lauriault]

This is really great work!

On Fri, Dec 7, 2018 at 6:27 AM Arne Hintz <HintzA at cardiff.ac.uk> wrote:

> Data Scores as Governance: Investigating Uses of Citizen Scoring
>
> Project Report
>
> Data Justice Lab, Cardiff University, UK
>
>
> The Data Justice Lab at Cardiff University has just released a new report
> on the uses of data analytics in public services in the UK. The report
> examines the emergence of scoring systems and other forms of data analytics
> that combine data from a variety of sources as a way to categorize
> citizens, allocate services, and predict behaviour. It provides the first
> comprehensive overview of key developments and outlines concrete examples
> of scoring systems across different local authorities and partner agencies,
> prominent uses of commercial services, and understandings and perspectives
> about these developments amongst stakeholders and civil society. Drawing on
> multiple methods, including Freedom of Information requests, interviews,
> and stakeholder workshops, the report summarizes the findings of one year
> of intense research.
>
>
> Download the report here: Data Scores as Governance – Project Report<
> https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdatajustice.files.wordpress.com%2F2018%2F12%2Fdata-scores-as-governance-project-report2.pdf&data=01%7C01%7Chintza%40CARDIFF.AC.UK%7C02a5ac60907f4ed0e74c08d65c3650ea%7Cbdb74b3095684856bdbf06759778fcbc%7C1&sdata=3XsBebObQ8vkSzX8IuCQ%2BurCWVZw8s7ekpcr7Qwv6OE%3D&reserved=0>
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> https://datajustice.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/data-scores-as-governance-project-report2.pdf
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> Find out more about the project:
> https://datajusticelab.org/data-scores-as-governance/<
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> >
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> Information about the Data Justice Lab and our other activities:
> https://datajusticelab.org/
>
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>
> Dr Arne Hintz
> Senior Lecturer
> Co-Director Data Justice Lab | Director MA Digital Media and Society
> School of Journalism, Media and Culture | Cardiff University
> Two Central Square | Cardiff CF10 1FS
> Email: HintzA at cardiff.ac.uk | Tel: +44 (0)29 208 76281 | Twitter: @arne_hz
> Fellow | Center for Media, Data and Society | Central European University
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*Tracey P. Lauriault*

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