Policing, data sharing, and intersectional privacy risks

Open North is pleased to publish a timely report on the intersectional privacy risks related to data sharing between police services and local government. Funded by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner, this report responds to the lack of empirical research and critical analysis of this rapidly growing data ecosystem, and provides an analysis of […]

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Organization-Wide Data Governance: Strategies for Development and Implementation

Findings Open North’s second data governance workshop produced several important findings on key issues we have seen occur regularly across our network of local governments. In this research blog post, we will show that difficulties around building internal alignment, establishing effective leadership, and identifying effective and rightsized implementation strategies can be solved. Based on our […]

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Data Governance for AI: A Crucial and Practical Strategy for Responsible Local Government

TL;DR In a recent workshop on responsible AI governance for local governments, Open North convened a group of experts from the public sector and research organizations to engage with the tangible use cases and challenges for AI in local government. The conversation was immensely insightful, and it confirmed much of what we at Open North […]

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