Observatory for Monitoring Data-Driven Approaches to COVID-19, a collaboration between Northumbria University & RUSI, funded by AHRC. PI = Marion Oswald

Joined October 2020
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OMDDAC retweeted
My article discussing children's views about public sector data-driven decision-making during the pandemic, children's datafication, and how children's views can be fed into future data policy - is now available online at ejlt.org/index.php/ejlt/arti… @OMDDAC @IiC_rights

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Very useful meeting with representatives of the National Police Chiefs Council today, sharing policy recommendations on data, children, communication from 5 @PandemicBeyond researcher teams. @omddac @TracCovid @homewchildren @tanyahoreck #CoronavirusDiscourses @ahrcpress
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OMDDAC retweeted
The Inquiry has opened a four week public consultation on its draft Terms of Reference. The Terms of Reference set the scope of the Inquiry. Have your say here: ukcovid19inquiry.citizenspac…
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Did you miss our 8 March 2022 #Policy Webinar on Ethics, Law, Governance and the treatment of Healthcare staff? The slides and video of our policy engagement webinar on Ethics, Law, Governance and Healthcare staff on 8 March are up on pandemicandbeyond.exeter.ac.… -look for Webinars
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5 Mar 2022
Importance of children's visibility in official statistics & data use @StatsRegulation OMDDAC's report cited on better transparency & public engagement around how data are used; ‘it is imperative that children & young people are included in these conversations’ @PandemicBeyond
We have been exploring the different needs for statistics on children and young people across the UK. Our new report shares what we found osr.statisticsauthority.gov.…
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OMDDAC retweeted
13 Feb 2022
Dr Claire Bessant @cpb27 will speak on behalf of OMDDAC on 8 March @PandemicBeyond highlighting our work on public perceptions of pandemic data use and key issue of children's voices. Read more at omddac.org.uk/news/final-rep… and omddac.org.uk/news/young-peo… and omddac.org.uk/news/snapshot-…

Sign up for our virtual policy engagement events on 8 and 15 March 2022! Sessions on: Law/Ethics/Governance/Procurement/Healthcare Effective Public Health Messaging/ Communication/Misinformation/Conspiracy Theories More details & sign-up here: exeter.ac.uk/news/university…
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OMDDAC retweeted
13 Feb 2022
SPI-B paper recommends shifting messaging from central Gov to public health gov.uk/government/publicatio… OMDDAC report recommends independent oversight body during emergencies to ensure data use/sharing data by central gov/public bodies serves the public good omddac.org.uk/news/final-rep…
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Press release - please share widely! #PandemicAndBeyond public webinars on #COVID19 research with policy relevance for stakeholders in Ethics/Law/Governance/Procurement - 8 March 2022 and Public Health & Communication - 15 March 2022 @ahrcpress @PandemicBeyond team
The team behind the @PandemicBeyond – a national programme of over 70 projects supported by @ahrcpress, part of @UKRI_News – are launching a series of webinars to help policy and decision-makers learn the critical lessons for the future. Find out more: exeter.ac.uk/news/university…
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16 Dec 2021
New @GeospatialC report: "Participants felt that there was a general lack of clear information around location data use" Our public perceptions survey found participants less willing to share their Mobility data than Medical data omddac.org.uk/news/part-2-pu… & omddac.org.uk/news/final-rep…

🆕: Today we have published the findings of an independent public dialogue on location data ethics co-funded by the Geospatial Commission and @Sciencewise, and delivered by @AdaLovelaceInst and @traversepeople. 📖 Read more: gov.uk/government/news/publi…
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14 Dec 2021
MPs debating C19 measures.Reposting link to our snapshots "Covid-status certification schemes face significant implementation challenges..concerns around timeliness/purpose of certification..probabilistic/contextual nature of certification..not well known" omddac.org.uk/news/snapshot-…

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19 Nov 2021
Featuring an article on OMDDAC's research compendium. Read it at omddac.org.uk/news/final-rep…

Our Autumn 2021 issue of Northumbria University News is out now!⁠ Read the latest edition here > orlo.uk/NorthumbriaUniversit… #TakeOnTomorrow
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19 Nov 2021
.@cpb27 argues at @infolawcentre conference that 'Data: a new direction' consultation makes little reference to use of children's data and how they should be consulted. @omddac research has highlighted implications of Data-Driven Approaches for children omddac.org.uk/news/young-peo…
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18 Nov 2021
Dr Claire Bessant @cpb27 will speak at @infolawcentre annual conference tomorrow (19th) on 'Young people's views about the Government's use of their data in response to Covid-19' a vital issue in the context of the National Data Strategy & 'Data: a new direction' consultation
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OMDDAC retweeted
18 Nov 2021
.@RachelAllsopp1 just about to speak at the @infolawcentre 2021 annual conference on 'Data-Driven Approaches to Covid-19: Observations and Lessons for the Future Use of Data'
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15 Nov 2021
Submission incorporates findings from the OMDDAC research compendium available at omddac.org.uk/news/final-rep…

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