Open AccessASIS&T annual meeting pre‐conference activities: SIG/IFP‐SIG/III pre‐conference workshop trust in the age of data: Big and small
Author(s) -
Unsworth Kristene
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
bulletin of the association for information science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2373-9223
DOI - 10.1002/bult.2015.1720410306
Subject(s) - stewardship (theology) , context (archaeology) , political science , public relations , population , scale (ratio) , economic justice , library science , sociology , psychology , computer science , geography , law , cartography , demography , archaeology , politics
EDITOR'S SUMMARY The Special Interest Groups/Information Policy (SIG/IFP) and International Information Issues (SIG/III) joined forces at the 2014 ASIS&T Annual Meeting for an interdisciplinary workshop exploring trust in the context of data collection and mining. Among the topics addressed during the workshop were ethical stewardship of information, trust in the validity and authenticity of digital repository holdings, trust in extra‐academic environments and trust as a critical requirement for interdisciplinary collaboration. The discussion of trust extended to justice in global regions in conflict, use of body cameras in law enforcement and broad scale population surveillance. The success of the workshop, particularly with its lively audience participation, will drive efforts to reinvigorate Special Interest Group/Information Policy as a unified forum on public policy and ethics related to information.