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Some quotes from the intro to Sarah Williams' amazing book, "Data Action: Using Data for Public Good." Thoughts?

"Data represents the ideologies of those who control its use. Data has often been used - and manipulated - to make policy decisions without much stakeholder input... Collaboration with policy experts, government, designers and the public is essential - it creates trust and co-ownership by allowing the work to be critiqued by those who know the issue best."

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Dan Olner Feb 20, 2024

... "Data, in the hands of different people, can produce wildly different outcomes for society because how people use data shows their vision of the world. That's what makes our use of data to change the world at once exciting and alarming."

"Seek to do no harm, respond to the needs of those on the margins of society, expose unjust practices, and ultimately help educate us about our world so we can make better decisions."

https://lnkd.in/ejgs_86Q

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