{"id":4546,"date":"2022-11-11T13:30:31","date_gmt":"2022-11-11T13:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/digital\/?p=4546"},"modified":"2022-11-11T14:39:08","modified_gmt":"2022-11-11T14:39:08","slug":"introducing-the-pilot-public-engagement-panel-on-the-use-of-public-sector-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/digital\/2022\/11\/11\/introducing-the-pilot-public-engagement-panel-on-the-use-of-public-sector-data\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing the Pilot Public Engagement Panel on the Use of Public Sector Data"},"content":{"rendered":"

Michaela Omelkova, Data Ethics Advisor for the Data & Intelligence Network, introduces us to the pilot public engagement panel looking at the use of Public Sector data.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Reading Time: 4 minutes<\/p>\n

U<\/span>sing data to monitor rainfall <\/span>will <\/span>sound<\/span> uncontroversial<\/span> to most people. On the other hand, using<\/span> data to identify vulnerable individuals at risk of flooding<\/span> could be much more contentious, and require careful balancing of risks and benefits to minimise harm and ensure public trust.<\/span> But what does that \u201ccareful balancing\u201d look like, what does it depend on? And what does the public consider to be in \u201cpublic interest\u201d? In this blog, I would like to tell you more about what the Scottish Government is doing to involve the public in decision making around ethical use of data in the public sector.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Championing ethical use of data and public engagement<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n

The Data & Intelligence Network (DIN)<\/span><\/a> of the Scottish Government is a cross agency network of public and third sector organisations active in the Health, Social care, Environment, Education and Justice spheres. The DIN was created at the height of the Covid19 pandemic with a vision to catalyse data and knowledge exchange across organisations for public benefit. Appreciating the societal responsibility that comes with mobilising data, including data about citizens, the DIN <\/span>pledged <\/span><\/a>to position ethical data use and public participation at the heart of their operations<\/span>. To stay true to this mission, the DIN recently set up the DIN Pilot Public Engagement Panel.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The DIN Pilot Public Engagement Panel is a joint project between the DIN, <\/span>Research Data Scotland<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>Digital Health and Care Scotland<\/span><\/a>. The aims of the panel are to:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n