Advancing Data Justice Research and Practice in Uganda
Funders: Alan Turing
Institute and International Centre of Expertise in Montreal on Artificial
Intelligence
Target: Policymakers,
Developers, and Impacted Communities
Project
Overview
Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET) in
partnership with Alan Turing Institute conducted a research study to enhance
the capacity of policymakers, developers, and the citizens to move beyond just
governance of data and understand the clear relationship between compliance matter
of privacy and ethical design to enable them to prioritize equity and justice
in terms of access to, and visibility and representation in data used in the
development of AI/ML systems in Uganda and globally. Moving beyond data
governance implies that policymakers, developers, and the impacted communities
are knowledgeable about the current state of Data Justice research and practice
and they can identify the existing gaps as well as use the available tools and
guidelines developed to improve their current AI/ML systems practice and use to
understand the needs of policymakers, individuals/communities marginalized by
AI/ML systems, and developer communities.
Project Duration: November 2021-April 2022
