Chair: Prof. C. Leigh Anderson
Submission Deadline 22nd February
Data for Policy will hold a one day Specialist/Executive workshops and tutorials pre-conference program. We are therefore inviting proposals for 3-hour workshops on 10th June that preview and complement the conference program. In exceptional cases, allocation of two 3-hour slots (full-day) will also be considered on the same theme.
We are hoping for a selection of workshops that will be open to policy practitioners and to researchers, including those with or without programming skills. Proposals from academic, government, and private sectors are welcome. Accepted workshop proposals will be published on the conference websiteand advertised for registration.
We have two target audiences in mind. These are:
- Executive, Policy and Practitioner:
These participants are key policy makers, public sector, not-for-profit and opinion formers in health, education, transportation or any field where knowledge and expertise will be complemented by a greater understanding of the technical domain, including what is meant by privacy, how to work and communicate with data scientists, use data to improve program delivery, estimate the cost-effectiveness of different digital technologies, and anticipate the regulatory and ethical implications of new technologies. Proposals that target this audience should think of introductory level instruction pertaining to the language, landscape, value, uses and likely impacts of AI, Blockchain, IoT, and Big Data.
- Researchers and Data Scientists Specializing in Government and Public Applications:
These participants, from the social or computing sciences or other fields (e.g. law and philosophy), will have some background knowledge and/or training. Proposals that target this audience can make use of this background and present more focused and directed training content on new technologies or data, methods, debates, policy implications, etc.
Note that general audience workshops, that both groups can attend, may also be proposed.
Workshop/Tutorial instructors will receive an honorarium proportional to the number of attendees to their respective session.
Please also note that if instructors are interested in submitting for the full conference program (11-12th June), they will be granted an extension to the submission abstract deadline.
Queries can be directed to team@dataforpolicy.org
Submissions should be made via EasyChair (please see guidelines for further instructions).