Data Ethics w/ Nicholas King, McGill University

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This interactive, online event will examine ethical dilemmas raised by the use of data in formulating, implementing, and evaluating decisions and policies, focusing in particular on balancing the risks and benefits of using data for policy, and addressing the unintended consequences of data-driven policy.

MODERATOR: NICHOLAS KING 

Nicholas King is an Associate Professor in the Department of the Social Studies of Medicine and an Associate Member in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at McGill University. He studies public health policy, ethics, and epistemology. He also directs the Policy and Data Science Program at McGill's Max Bell School of Public Policy.

CONNECT2LEARN: This is the first in our Connect2Learn series, designed to facilitate interdisciplinary and intersectoral learning and exchange among all CAnD3 members, including researchers from population research fields in universities in Canada, the U.S., the U.K., and Germany, Canadian partners from public, private and not-for-profit sectors, and CAnD3 trainees.

SPECIAL THANKS!! A big thanks to Kim McGrail and the team at Population Data BC and their data deliberation public engagement initiative, which was the inspiration for this event.