Board Governance and Data Ethics
Data ethics is the integration of ethical thinking with the constraints of data and centres on how to make better decisions that ensures ethical outcomes. Data ethics is a broad topic encapsulating data and ethical decisions, data-based judgement, bias, ethics of collecting and analysing data, and the ethics of automation created by data. The data we collected in 2010 could paint a low quality, black and white, abstract picture of our world and the data could be used to inform, frame or guide. In 2020, the data collected can describe our world in high-definition colour and is being used to mould, form and shape actions in complicated environments. We are accelerating our collection and use of data. Boards need to get deep and dirty with data and the ethics of judgement based on data, it is complex and often requires new skills. Boards are biased towards professionals who represent experience in finance, legal, operations, marketing and sales. These “...