OMDDAC has responded to a call for evidence from the Public Accounts Committee, which is conducting an inquiry to examine the key themes that have emerged from the National Audit Office’s Covid-19 […]
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Data-Driven Pandemic Policy, Public Health and Policing: Snapshot Report Launch
On Tuesday 18 May 2021, OMDDAC held a webinar to launch our three Snapshot Reports, detailing our latest findings, on: Data-driven pandemic public policy; Tech-driven approaches to public health; and […]
OMDDAC Snapshot Reports
Data-driven solutions have been central across the spectrum of pandemic responses in the UK. OMDDAC’s research has examined a broad range of responses, focusing on three areas of interest: data-driven […]
OMDDAC Submits Evidence to Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee: Covid-19 Vaccine Certification
OMDDAC has responded to a call for evidence from the House of Commons Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee, which has launched an inquiry to consider potential ethical, legal and operational […]
Why Data is a Cheat in Our Tug-of-War of Rights
On a national data of reflection, OMDDAC co-hosted a webinar with a fellow AHRC-funded Covid-19 observatory – The COVID Review Observatory (CVRO) based at the University of Birmingham. In the […]
OMDDAC Submits Evidence to Justice Select Committee on ‘COVID-19 and the Criminal Law’
OMDDAC has responded to a call for evidence from the House of Commons Justice Select Committee, which is conducting an inquiry into COVID-19 and the criminal law. This inquiry is examining the […]
Rights, Data and Modes of Justification in Response to COVID-19: Reflections from the First Year of the Pandemic
On Tuesday 23 March OMDDAC held a joint webinar with the University of Birmingham’s COVID Review Observatory (CVRO) to discuss their initial findings and reflections from the first year of […]
OMDDAC Submits Evidence to Government Consultation on ‘COVID-Status Certification’
OMDDAC has responded to a call for evidence from the UK government, which is reviewing whether COVID-status certification could play a role in reopening the economy, reducing restrictions on social […]
Privacy as a Currency in Our Data-Driven World, and its Lack of Value in Emergency Contexts
In today’s world it is hard to think of any service, industry or sector that is not in some way driven by data. Data-driven systems can be very visible when […]
Mapping the Data-Driven Landscape
Initial Insights Report Key findings Data-driven approaches to the Covid-19 pandemic exist on a spectrum between entirely automated, AI-powered processing and the more ‘mundane’ uses of digital information and statistics […]
