Whakauae Director, Dr Amohia Boulton is one of seven expert members recently appointed to the Data Ethics Advisory Group by Liz MacPherson, the Government Chief Data Steward (GCDS) and Chief Executive of Stats NZ. Dr Boulton joins Chair, Professor Juliet Gerrard (Prime Minister's Chief Science Advisor, Kaitohutohu Mātanga Pūtaiao Matua ki te Pirimia) and five other members. Together group members represent the areas of privacy and human rights law, ethics, innovative data use and data analytics, Te Ao Māori, technology and public policy and government interests in the use of data.
The Data Ethics Advisory Group will play a key role both in optimising the opportunities that new data uses present and in managing its potential risks. It is expected that the Group will provide an independent and critical sounding board for government agencies in the data arena at a time when advances in digital and data environments are increasing impacting on many areas of everyday life. Group members have been selected because of the insights they are able to contribute to considering the innovative and ethical use of data within the unique social context of Aotearoa New Zealand.
The first quarterly meeting of the Data Ethics Advisory Group was held in Wellington in September 2019. Further information, including the Group's Terms of Reference and membership is available here.
