STATE OF THE UNION:
DATA AS ENABLING TECH‽
Ralph Straumann, Ernst Basler + Partner
What does this even mean?
STATE OF THE UNION |
→ talking to you guys |
DATA |
→ raw observations (?) |
AS ENABLING TECH |
→ technology (?) |
‽ |
→ an “interrobang” |
DATA — from scarcity to abundance!
source — New York Times
but…
(crowdsourced) data…
… is biased
… e.g. sexist,
→ Co.Exist
“Anecdotally, there’s more info on OpenStreetMap on strip clubs than day care centers.”
— Eddie Pickle, Boundless
→ Co.Exist
… is unexpected
… is misrepresented
→ The Flawless Map / Truth and Beauty in Georeferenced Social Media
… and misconstrued
“There is no persistently objective view (...). ‘Raw Data’ is an oxymoron.”
— Lisa Gitelman, New York University
Data ≠
source — Bonhams Auctions
DATA WORKER’S MANIFESTO
§1
Know your data!
(a.k.a. don’t do BS)
§2
If you see somebody
“not knowing their data”,
talk about it.
§3
Create and disseminate metadata.
§3b
Create and disseminate metadata.
§4
Be(friend) a specialist.
§5
Reach out
and connect
(e.g. here).
Just one
more thing:
Keep
doing
awesome
stuff !
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