Observatory for Monitoring Data-Driven Approaches to Covid-19 ("OMDDAC")
Lead Research Organisation:
Northumbria University
Department Name: Fac of Business and Law
Abstract
OMDDAC will provide a national, public space for the consolidation of knowledge and understanding around data-driven approaches to COVID-19, focused upon legal, ethical, policy and operational challenges. Data-driven responses are being developed rapidly across the public sector, academia and industry. These include combining digital health datasets within a single dashboard, use of communications data to map trends, monitoring of quarantine behaviour by drones and automated number plate recognition, and access to Bluetooth data for contact tracing.
Developing technology in a 'one-dimensional' way (Nuffield Council on Bioethics 2020) without appropriate consideration of underlying values and judgements, the context and resulting interventions brings with it a high risk of errors, limited efficacy and unintended consequences for individuals. OMDACC's purpose is to provide a long-term mechanism to mitigate these risks in a way that responds to public opinion. This will be achieved by adopting an innovative mixed-methods research design, incorporating case study analysis, stakeholder interviews, representative public surveys, and the development of practitioner-focussed guidelines.
By collating lessons learned throughout this period, OMDDAC will be integral to informing both policy and public thinking regarding pandemic management. It is imperative that the UK develops a framework governing the use of data-driven approaches that can be deployed during public health emergencies. Drawing on a powerful range of practical and academic expertise, and working with influential supporting partners such as the Ada Lovelace Institute, OMDDAC is designed to facilitate this process.
Developing technology in a 'one-dimensional' way (Nuffield Council on Bioethics 2020) without appropriate consideration of underlying values and judgements, the context and resulting interventions brings with it a high risk of errors, limited efficacy and unintended consequences for individuals. OMDACC's purpose is to provide a long-term mechanism to mitigate these risks in a way that responds to public opinion. This will be achieved by adopting an innovative mixed-methods research design, incorporating case study analysis, stakeholder interviews, representative public surveys, and the development of practitioner-focussed guidelines.
By collating lessons learned throughout this period, OMDDAC will be integral to informing both policy and public thinking regarding pandemic management. It is imperative that the UK develops a framework governing the use of data-driven approaches that can be deployed during public health emergencies. Drawing on a powerful range of practical and academic expertise, and working with influential supporting partners such as the Ada Lovelace Institute, OMDDAC is designed to facilitate this process.
Organisations
Publications
Allsopp R.
(2021)
OMDDAC Snapshot Report 1: Data-Driven Public Policy
Allsopp R.
(2021)
Observing Data-Driven Approaches to Covid-19: Reflections from a Distributed, Remote, Interdisciplinary Research Project
in Journal of Legal Research Methodology
Allsopp R.
(2021)
OMDDAC Practitioner Guidelines
Claire Bessant
(2022)
Children, Public Sector Data-Driven Decision-Making and Article 12 UNCRC
in European Journal of Law and Technology
Janjeva A.
(2021)
OMDDAC Snapshot Report 3: Policing and Public Safety
| Description | Our final report sets out the lessons learned from our research: Data Foundations: Recommendations the establishment of a national public sector data standards framework to address inconsistencies and enable better interoperability of public sector data; that corrective action be taken to address quality issues with data across the public sector; the collection and incorporation of qualitative data in support of quantitative data, for informing sound decision making; that where AI and automated decision-making tools are employed to feed into decisions affecting individuals, they should continue to be subject to meaningful human oversight mechanisms; and that there is consultation across the public sector to determine the ICT infrastructure and resource requirement to facilitate appropriate and secure data sharing and analysis. Data Skills: Recommendations that decision-makers and policy-makers in the public sector be required to undertake data literacy training and development; and that there is more active encouragement of interdisciplinary collaboration between specialists in the methodology (including epidemiologists, data scientists and mathematicians) and domain specialists (including behavioural scientists as well as, critically, law and governance specialists). Data Availability: Recommendations that data acquisition, sharing and processing is subject to robust, 'end-to-end' information governance requirements that are made transparent to the public, with clear restrictions and limitations set out in law and regulation; and the design of data-sharing initiatives aims to maximise public acceptability by: being transparent about what data is being shared and with whom; avoiding assumptions about whether the public is comfortable with their data being shared across all sections of the public sector; avoiding a 'one-size-fits-all' approach to data sharing; and providing options for how much detail is shared. Responsibility: Recommendations that future policy decisions informed by data modelling are accompanied by explanatory statements, which are published in a format accessible to the public and detail the relevant limitations, assumptions and uncertainties. The form and content of the explanatory statements should be decided in consultation with multiple sections of the public, including children and young people; the public should be informed in a transparent and accessible manner about which organisations have access to their data; where Memoranda of Understanding are agreed between enforcement bodies and health agencies for the sharing of sensitive health data, the terms and conditions must be made as transparent to the public as possible; the Government Office for Science should initiate a new public conversation to consult with, inform and educate the public regarding the use of data; and public consultations must be inclusive of all members of the public, including under-represented groups and children and young people, employing multiple strategies of engagement. Appropriate Oversight: Recommendation An appropriate oversight body should be appointed during emergency situations to ensure that: use and sharing of data by central government and public bodies for operational and public policy purposes serve the public good; data use and sharing are supported by appropriate public transparency about data sources and methods of analysis; data analysis is conducted with quality and integrity; and data sharing is overseen by independent governance and is subject to appropriate controls, conditions and time-limitations. We also set out a set of practitioner guidelines which can be found at https://www.omddac.org.uk/publications/ |
| Exploitation Route | This final report is the culmination of a year's research, comprising: i) interviews focused on the experiences of key stakeholders regarding pandemic data-driven policymaking, technology and public health, and policing and public safety; ii) original quantitative research in the form of public perception surveys; and iii) engagement with children and young people, being one of the underrepresented voices in the public debate on data and COVID-19. The research has looked at some of the most important legal, ethical, regulatory, and policy challenges that have arisen during the pandemic, presented in the context of the UK Government's National Data Strategy, which has framed future data policy around the pillars of 'data foundations', 'data skills', 'data availability' and 'responsibility'. The findings highlight the central importance of data quality and integrity, robust information governance mechanisms and public transparency for creating an environment where data analysis and sharing can be trusted and accepted in an emergency context. |
| Sectors | Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software) Healthcare Government Democracy and Justice Security and Diplomacy Other |
| URL | https://www.omddac.org.uk/news/final-report-omddac-lessons-learned/ |
| Description | I would highlight the following key engagement activities since the last report: - 2 blog posts highlighting key findings of the public perceptions survey which were promoted on Twitter; - a blog post highlighting key findings of the wastewater monitoring survey; - a blog post highlighting key findings of the research into children and data-driven approaches; - a presentation by an OMDDAC senior researcher at the Royal Statistical Society annual conference highlighting the methods and results of the public perceptions survey; - the publication online of the project's final report and practitioner guidelines; - the online final report launch event which included a keynote by Professor Helen Kennedy and expert panel comment including by a representative from the Joint Biosecurity Centre; - an in-person event in London organised for key policy-makers which enabled OMDDAC team members to present the results of the research in more detail and debate the policy impacts; - presentations by OMDDAC senior researcher and OMDDAC Research Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies annual information law and policy conference in November 2021; - presentation by an OMDDAC researcher at the Pandemic & Beyond policy workshop in March 2022. In particular, the projects findings, outputs and engagement activities have resulted in: - engagement with officials from DCMS, the National Data Guardian's Office (NHS), and the Office for Statistics Regulation; - written evidence presented to the 'Data: a new direction' consultation; - citation of the OMDDAC research in Public Accounts Committee Report on 'Initial lessons from the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic' to be found at https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/6954/documents/73046/default/ (fn 39). The Government has since responded to accept the committee's recommendation around transparency; - follow-up meetings arranged with the Office for Statistics Regulation and the Children's Commissioner; - follow-up communications with the National Data Guardian; - citation of the OMDDAC research by the Office for Statistics Regulation in its review 'Visibility, Vulnerability and Voice: The importance of including children and young people in official statistics'; - citation of the OMDDAC research in the POSTnote on Sharing Public Sector Data published January 2022. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2021 |
| Sector | Government, Democracy and Justice,Other |
| Impact Types | Societal Policy & public services |
| Description | Citation by Office for Statistics Regulation Review 'Visibility, Vulnerability and Voice: The importance of including children and young people in official statistics' |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| Impact | Influenced the thinking of a regulatory body. |
| URL | https://osr.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/topic/children/?post_type=publication |
| Description | Influence on Covid19 Inquiry |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Impact | Marion Oswald's response to the Covid19 draft terms of reference proposed 3 areas for additions: use of data as separate focus, impact on children, & the multi-organisational response required esp local authorities & police. These 3 areas were the subject of recommended changes to the ToR. |
| Description | OMDDAC represented and findings shared at first meeting of National Data Strategy Forum 22 June |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Description | Research cited in POSTNote 'Sharing public sector data' 27 January 2022 |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| Impact | Based on OMDDAC research, Marion Oswald and Rachel Allsopp consulted with the Parliamentary Office for Science and Technology during the development of its data sharing note, and acted as peer reviewers of the draft note. The published note cited the findings of OMDDAC final report. |
| URL | https://post.parliament.uk/research-briefings/post-pn-0664/ |
| Description | Submission of Evidence and Citation in UK Public Accounts Committee Report on 'Initial lessons from the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic' |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Impact | OMDDAC evidence cited on page 16 of the report (fn 39). Government has since responded to accept the committee's recommendations around transparency. |
| URL | https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/6954/documents/73046/default/ |
| Description | Submission of Evidence to UK Government Consultation on 'COVID-Status Certification' |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| URL | https://www.omddac.org.uk/news/omddac-submits-evidence-to-government-consultation-on-covid-status-ce... |
| Description | Submission of Evidence to UK Justice Select Committee on 'COVID-19 and the Criminal Law' |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| URL | https://www.omddac.org.uk/news/omddac-submits-evidence-to-justice-select-committee-on-covid-19-and-t... |
| Description | Submission of Evidence to UK PACAC on Covid-19 Vaccine Certification |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| URL | https://www.omddac.org.uk/news/omddac-submits-evidence-to-public-administration-and-constitutional-a... |
| Description | Written evidence submitted to the Government's 'Data: a new direction' consultation |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| URL | https://researchportal.northumbria.ac.uk/en/publications/data-a-new-direction-response-to-consultati... |
| Description | Blog Post: Part 2: Public?willingness to share data -?Data Detail Initial Insights |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | A blog to discuss the initial findings of the project's public perception survey. Initial analysis indicates that deciding how much data-detail to share is complex and involves considering what the data type is, who the data is being shared with, how it is to be stored, and what the Covid-19 alert level is. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.omddac.org.uk/news/part-2-public-willingness-to-share-data-data-detail-initial-insights/ |
| Description | Blog Post: Why Data is a Cheat in Our Tug-of-War of Rights |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A blog post (reflecting on the joint webinar held with the CVRO on March 23 2021 and examining connections between data-driven approaches to decision making and the lack of discussion of human rights) was published on the OMDDAC website on 05 April 2021 and promoted using the OMDDAC Twitter account. It highlighted |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.omddac.org.uk/news/why-data-is-a-cheat-in-our-tug-of-war-of-rights/ |
| Description | Blog Post: Young People, Covid-19 and Data-Driven Decision-Making |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Co-Investigator Dr Claire Bessant wrote a blog post reflecting on research conducted with assistance from Investing in Children (IIC). Engagement with young people aged between eleven and eighteen found that Young people believed they have not been considered enough during the pandemic. They suggested the Government could do more to ensure young people can access information, particularly information about policies which will impact directly upon them. The research also found that young people propose various routes Government could use to improve engagement with young people, including schools, surveys, social media, and youth organisations. The findings informed the final report and several presentations. The findings formed the basis of a paper for the IALS ILPC annual conference. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.omddac.org.uk/news/young-people-covid-19-and-data-driven-decision-making/ |
| Description | Blog post: Part 1: Public willingness to share data - OMDDAC's initial findings |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | A blog to discuss the initial findings of the project's public perception survey. We deployed a survey asking about people's willingness to share data so that the appropriateness of the UK COVID-19 Alert level could be monitored For one section of the survey, our headline initial findings are that people are more willing to share data when: as the UK COVID-19 Alert level increases, it is anonymous, rather than identifiable (include name and address) it is being shared with a Public Health Body or the Local Authority, rather than a Regional Police Force or a Commercial Company the data is medical rather than mobility data |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.omddac.org.uk/news/part-1-public-willingness-to-share-data-omddacs-initial-findings/ |
| Description | Blog post: Survey 2: Wastewater Health Surveillance |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | During the final report online launch event, a panel speaker from the Joint Biosecurity Centre engaged directly with the results of the wastewater monitoring survey and commented upon the conclusions. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.omddac.org.uk/news/survey-2-wastewater-health-surveillance/ |
| Description | Data Science North East Research Meet-Up |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr Matthew Higgs, Co-Investigator of OMDDAC, spoke at the Data Science North East March Meet-up event on 16th March 2021. This talk reflected on OMDDAC's initial findings to answer the question: 'what can data scientists learn from data-driven responses to Covid-19?' The talk highlighted key findings from OMDDAC stakeholder interviews and reflected on the role of data science during the Covid-19 pandemic. The main outcome of the talk was validation of initial outputs from the project and feedback that will used to increase the impact of the project. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.meetup.com/Newcastle-Upon-Tyne-Data-Science-Meetup/events/275548174/ |
| Description | Data-Driven Approaches to Covid-19 - Lessons for Future Data and AI Policy |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | On 02 November OMDDAC held a workshop for policymakers and government on Data-Driven Approaches to Covid-19 - Lessons for Future Data and AI Policy. The researchers engaged with officials from DCMS, the National Data Guardian's Office (NHS), and the Office for Statistics Regulation. Public Perceptions survey, Children & Youth research, and the final report/key findings were presented, with each presentation followed by detailed discussion. Attendees indicated they would share findings more widely, and share reports and other research with the OMDDAC team. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Final Report Launch |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | 28 attendees joined the webinar 'People, Data & the Pandemic", which presented OMDDAC's final report and practitioner guidelines, with a keynote and Panel discussion reflecting on the research findings. Presentations and panel sparked questions and discussion. OMDDAC received requests for further information and follow-up meetings, including from the UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) and UK Office for Statistics Regulation. A recording of the event can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuiQnzpCS3M |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.omddac.org.uk/event/event-people-data-the-pandemic/ |
| Description | Goldacre Review: Data Ethics Open Session |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Professor Charlotte Emmett, Co-Investigator of OMDDAC, attended a 90-minute open session focus group for data ethicists, digital ethics researchers and privacy specialists held on 10th March 2021. The focus group was one of a series of engagement events held in March 2021 (8 in total) as part of the Goldacre Review commissioned by Matt Hancock seeking views on the better use of health data post-pandemic, from a broad range of people working with data across the health system. Prof. Emmett had the opportunity to share details on OMDDAC's findings during the focus group, and has followed up with the event organisers. OMDDAC will continue to engage the Review on areas associated with health data. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/goldacre-review-health-and-care-professional-bodies-tickets-141745178... |
| Description | IALS ILPC Annual Conference 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Co-Investigator Dr Claire Bessant had a paper based on the OMDDAC children research accepted for the the ILPC Annual Conference: Data in a Pandemic: Rights and Responsibilities. Subsequently invited to speak in the panel 'Countering Disinformation and Rebuilding Trust'. OMDDAC Research Fellow had a paper accepted for the above conference 'Data-Driven Approaches to Covid-19: Observations and Lessons for the Future Use of Data' and presented in the panel 'Trustworthy Governance in a Pandemic'. The full conference programme can be found at https://symphony-live-new2.s3.amazonaws.com/Gz5CoL5FG8ePHXkpUZOhTgFy6GakNjYJCMUgSDxjukp7QfO2VZviscIkCKDhcC4c/ILPC%20Annual%20Conference%202021%20.pdf |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.sas.ac.uk/events/event/24817 |
| Description | Initial Insights Report - Mapping the Data-Driven Landscape |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | An initial report of key findings from work package 1 was published on the OMDDAC website on 25 January 2021 and was promoted using the OMDDAC Twitter account. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.omddac.org.uk/news/mapping-the-data-driven-landscape/ |
| Description | Institute of Medical Ethics online conference presentation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Marion Oswald was an invited presenter at the Institute of Medical Ethics online conference 'Lessons from a Pandemic' on 15 January 2021 in which she outlined the key initial findings from the first workpackage of the OMDDAC project, and engaged with conference participants both during the sessions at in the online breakouts, in discussion around ethical issues arising from the use of data and AI for the pandemic response. The recording of the session can be found at https://ime-uk.org/events-and-news/news/ime-online-conference-recordings-lessons-from-a-pandemic/ |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://ime-uk.org/events-and-news/news/ime-online-conference-recordings-lessons-from-a-pandemic/ |
| Description | OMDDAC Twitter account |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A Twitter account for the OMDDAC project was established in October 2020 and is managed by the PI in order to promote the findings and work of the project and to help make contact with other research groups, practitioners and policy-makers. It has also been used to promote the website, the Jisc-mailing list and the report of the initial findings, and will be active during the life of the project. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://twitter.com/omddac?lang=en |
| Description | OMDDAC website |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | A website for the OMDDAC was launched in 2021 as a vehicle to create awareness about the project, to draw attention to the research findings and dissemination activities such as presentations, and to link to the Jisc-mailing list for the project. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.omddac.org.uk/ |
| Description | OMDDAC-CVRO Joint Webinar |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | On Tuesday 23 March Rachel Allsopp (Co-Investigator) presented at joint webinar held with the University of Birmingham's COVID-19 Review Observatory (CVRO) under the title 'Rights, Data and Modes of Justification in Response to COVID-19: Reflections from the First Year of the Pandemic'. Her presentation highlighted initial research findings from OMDDAC's landscape mapping assessment. Dr Marion Oswald (OMDDAC's Principal Investigator) chaired the webinar. There were attendees from one of the UK's Central Health Agencies, one of the key audiences OMDDAC seeks to engage. The OMDDAC presentation sparked discussion and questions, and expressions of further interest in the project. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.omddac.org.uk/event/rights-data-and-modes-of-justification-in-response-to-covid-19-refle... |
| Description | Pandemic & Beyond: Ethics, law and decision-making during COVID-19, 8 March 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | This webinar communicated policy implications and recommendations from several Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funded studies conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic including OMDDAC (OMDDAC speaker, Dr Claire Bessant) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://pandemicandbeyond.exeter.ac.uk/policy/ |
| Description | Pandemic & Beyond: Web page and policy brief |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Project page and policy brief on Pandemic and Beyond website |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://pandemicandbeyond.exeter.ac.uk/projects/ethics-law-and-governance/the-observatory-for-monito... |
| Description | Presentation at British and Irish Law Education Technology Association Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | OMDDAC presented the paper 'Breaching the 'Dam' of Information Governance? The Potential Legacy of Rapid Data-Driven Responses to Covid-19' at The British and Irish Law Education Technology Association (BILETA) annual international conference on 15th April 2021. The paper was delivered to a primarily academic audience; scholars specialising in the area of law and technology, as well as those in the field of legal education. The main outcome and impact was the dissemination of OMDDAC's findings within the legal academic community - in particular, synergies were identified between OMDDAC's initial findings and research in area of healthcare data sharing. Presenting at the conference also assisted in raising the profile of OMDDAC more generally. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.bileta.org.uk/news/bileta-2021-conference-programme-14th-16th-march/ |
| Description | Presentation at British and Irish Law Education Technology Association Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | OMDDAC presented the paper 'Breaching the 'Dam' of Information Governance? The Potential Legacy of Rapid Data-Driven Responses to Covid-19' at The British and Irish Law Education Technology Association (BILETA) annual international conference on 15th April 2021. The paper was delivered to a primarily academic audience; scholars specialising in the area of law and technology, as well as those in the field of legal education. The main outcome and impact was the dissemination of OMDDAC's findings within the legal academic community - in particular, synergies were identified between OMDDAC's initial findings and research in area of healthcare data sharing. Presenting at the conference also assisted in raising the profile of OMDDAC more generally. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.bileta.org.uk/news/bileta-2021-conference-programme-14th-16th-march/ |
| Description | PyData Edinburgh Talk |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr Matthew Higgs, Co-Investigator of OMDDAC, spoke at a PyData Edinburgh event on 8th April 2021. This talk reflected on OMDDAC's initial findings to answer the question: 'what can data scientists learn from data-driven responses to Covid-19?' The talk highlighted key findings from OMDDAC stakeholder interviews and reflected on the role of data science during the Covid-19 pandemic,a nd how stakeholders interviewed had worked with data scientists. The main outcome of the talk was validation of initial outputs from the project and feedback that will used to increase the impact of the project. The event also promoted better visibility of the OMDDAC project within the data science community. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.meetup.com/PyData-Edinburgh/events/276835424/ |
| Description | RUSI and UKRI TAS Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Principal Investigator Dr Marion Oswald and OMDDAC Co-Investigator Ardi Janjeva spoke at the RUSI UKRI TAS conference 'Trusting Machines? Cross-sector Lessons from Healthcare and Security' on 30th June-2nd July 2021. The conference brought together academic experts, policy leaders, industry professionals and the public to discuss a future where autonomous machines integrate into healthcare and security. Dr Oswald delivered a keynote, and Ardi Janjeva discussed the findings of the OMDDAC snapshot reports in a debate on the theme 'Trust in Non-Human Intelligence: Can Understanding Lead to Confidence?'. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.tas.ac.uk/bigeventscpt/trusting-machines/ |
| Description | Snapshot Report Launch Data-Driven Pandemic Policy, Public Health and Policing: Benefits and Risks |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | On Tuesday 18 May OMDDAC held a webinar to launch three Snapshot Reports examining key case studies across three themes: Data-Driven Pandemic Decision Making and Public Policy; Technology-Driven Approaches to Public Health; and Policing and Public Safety. This included a panel discussion with speakers from the police, public sector, and local government. Presentations and reflections shared during the webinar sparked questions addressed through a Q&A session, and the event raised awareness around OMDDAC's work. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.omddac.org.uk/news/data-driven-pandemic-policy-public-health-and-policing-snapshot-repor... |
| Description | Speaking Event: DataFest Data Talent 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | OMDDAC Co-Investigator Dr Matthew Higgs spoke at Data Talent, part of DataFest 2021. The event consisted of individuals looking for employment in the data science sector. The outcome of the talk was communicating learnings from the OMDDAC project, with the aim of helping audience members understand what opportunities there might be in the future and how they might have an impact by working with public sector organisations post-pandemic. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://datafest.global/data-talent/ |
| Description | Speaking Event: Royal Statistical Society 2021 International Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | OMDDAC Co-Investigator Dr Guangquan Li spoke at the Royal Statistical Society 2021 International Conference Exchange 6: Gauging the public voice. Dr Li presented on Public attitudes towards data-driven responses to the COVID-19 pandemic: A Public Perceptions and Expectations Study. He highlighted key findings from the study and discuss the implications and lessons learned throughout this period. He also outlined how these findings, together with those from other work packages within the interdisciplinary elements of OMDDAC, will be integral to informing both policy and public thinking regarding pandemic management. This sparked questions and discussion. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/#/event/public/1880/submission/93 |