REDSSA Open call for creative ideas to improve awareness of data science health research - deadline for submission: 30 April 2023.
Large volumes of
health-related data are collected from various sources we use every day,
including computers, smartphones, tablets, and wearable devices. Anonymised health
data are also collected by medical insurance companies in the private health
sector and official public health databases to design treatment and prevention
strategies to address various public health issues and benefit communities.
However, there is a lack of awareness among the public that this data is being
collected and shared. When this data is collected from an individual it is very
personal and sensitive, but once anonymised as part of large data sets, it
cannot easily be linked back to the individual. How should we engage with
communities, using simple non-technical language, to raise awareness that
sensitive individual health and location information is being collected and
shared as part of a large, anonymised data set? Research for Ethical Data
Science in sub-Saharan Africa (REDSSA) is seeking ideas for strategies to help
improve transparency, understanding and trust in large data-driven health
research for the public good. Deadline for submission: 30 April 2023.
More information https://www.sun.ac.za/english/faculty/healthsciences/cmel/redssa/crowdsourcing
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