
Janet McLaren
@janetlmclaren
Always curious - writer, skater, data enthusiast | Comms-Policy Officer @data4sdgs | Alum @TheLBJSchool | 📍Austin, TX
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12-10-2017 20:42:01
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#Data4SDGs is at #SXSW! ✈️ Where is the rest of the development community? 👀 Our Senior Director of Policy Jenna Slotin + Comms and Policy Officer Janet McLaren would love to meet up. DM Jenna Slotin if you're also in Austin 📲 #SXSW23



SWSX has been a wild ride. But THIS was the highlight. Working to help create a fairer data ecosystem through the #DataValues Project has been the best of my time Global Partnership and--2 years in--meeting fellow advocates in this space is just the energy boost we needed to keep going.

Looking for quick takes on ethical dilemmas in data for development? The #DataValues Digest by Global Partnership is a must-read for thought-provoking questions and practical ways to make #data policies and practices more fair, equitable, and just. Subscribe 👉 datavaluesdigest.substack.com

Today Robert Robinson, Special Advisor Partners for Dignity & Rights (Formerly NESRI) + one of the Voices of #DataValues recieved Univ. of Dayton Human Rights's Oscar Romero Human Rights Award 👏🏼 We’re proud to help share his story. Learn how he uses #OpenData to tackle #fairhousing ⬇️ bit.ly/3JLcI1B





Data starts with people - with decisions about what numbers to collect & from who, & then from the millions of words and conversations that are turned into numbers. Here's three stories... datavaluesdigest.substack.com/p/dont-think-y… Global Partnership Jenna Slotin Janet McLaren #DataValues

DPS officers took down and handcuffed a few demonstrators after they were removed from the House Gallery. They were escorted out of the Texas Capitol. I was asked to leave too, but I identified as press. Spectrum News 1 Texas TX Capital Tonight




MTP REPORTS: AI is being “shaped to serve” the economic interests of the “handful of companies” that can develop it, Signal President Meredith Whittaker says. “The idea that this is going to magically become a source of social good … is a fantasy used to market these programs.”


We've launched a 🆕 free e-learning course, crafted from our cookbook for effective data-sharing, in collaboration w/ Thedatasphere 👨💻 This interactive course offers engaging exercises + insightful lessons. Access today 🔦 data4sdgs.org/resources/e-le…