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Determining the impact of poor air quality in cities on daily life: the value of using ‘citizen sensors’ and agile platforms

By Filed Under: All posts, Cities and Environment, Environment, Health and Care, Urban Posted:

The air in cities can be bad for our health. People who live in cities are more likely to suffer from chronic diseases such as COPD and be admitted to hospital with asthma attacks and other serious respiratory conditions. Whilst it is important to monitor these, focusing only on life-threatening events can mask a lower-level […]

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Data and Decision Making: how AI and data tools can help influence evidence-based policy change.

David Topping By Filed Under: Cities and Environment, Digital Futures, Environment, Science and Technology, Urban Posted:

It is crucial that policymakers have access to the increasing collection of datasets across our natural environment and other sectors such as health and economics. Currently, much of this data is spread across a variety of platforms which work in silo, making it difficult for users to analyse, assess and ultimately deliver improved policy outcomes. […]

Data directly from our patients: Is improving patient data the key to better cancer care?

By , and Filed Under: All posts, Digital Futures, Health and Care, Science and Technology Posted:

To provide the best care and support for cancer patients during and after treatment, it is essential to collect and work with data that captures patient experiences and patient-reported outcomes. But data is not a simple subject. The way healthcare services work with data, and how we work with patients to collect it, must be […]

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Smart (and Safe) Homes – public-private partnerships to mitigate the digital harms of smart home devices

Photo of Dr David Buil-GIlPicture of James NicholsonPicture of Steven Kemp By , and Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Digital Futures, Science and Engineering Posted:

In recent years smart devices have become a feature of people’s, increasingly complex, home ecosystems. This brings new opportunities for users and may improve energy efficiency, but it also poses new threats to the privacy and security of end users. While there is emerging evidence of attacks against home devices and data misuse, there is […]

Why victims of cyber crime deserve ‘Cyber CPR’

Photo of Dr David Buil-GIl By , and Filed Under: All posts Posted:

COVID-19 has seen an increased vulnerability to cyber crime. In this blog, originally from our On Digital Trust publication, Professor Emma Barrett, Professor Danny Dresner, and Dr David Buil-Gil outline why victims of cyber crime need greater protection, including a raft of ‘CPR’ measures designed to help them recover quickly. Cyber crimes cost billions of […]

How the digital space oils the wheels of unlawful and unethical business

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As COVID-19 forces more and more of our daily lives into cyberspace, how well regulated is the digital realm, and how can criminals exploit its grey areas? In this blog, originally from our On Digital Trust publication, Professor Nicholas Lord explains how criminals exploit the murkiness of the digital space to siphon off and launder […]

Citizen’s data, healthcare and trust

By and Filed Under: Digital Futures, Health and Care, Health and Social Care Posted:

Health data has informed a central part our NHS for more than two decades, helping the informative bodies to improve services and understand health trends. This has also proved key in understanding, and attempting to mitigate, the worst impacts of COVID-19. However, when this data is shared with secondary bodies, does the public trust that […]

The age of data: the death of privacy or its solution?

By Filed Under: All posts, Digital Futures Posted:

With increasing details of our lives being stored in digital space, how do we safeguard our data-selves? In this blog, republished from our On Digital Trust publication, Professor Mark Elliot outlines the dilemma between the value of data and the need to protect users’ privacy, and offers a solution to policymakers. Data is no longer […]

Risk in a digital age: why solutions lie in people, not just technology

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As the digital and real worlds become ever-more entwined, do we really understand how people and technology interact? In this blog, republished from our On Digital Trust publication, Prof Gerard Hodgkinson explains why both person and machine should be considered when introducing and safeguarding digital infrastructure. Historically, new technologies fail to meet expectations because human […]

How modelling can become a debate-support tool, not just a decision-support tool

Iain White By , and Filed Under: Cities and Environment, Digital Futures Posted:

As many politicians around the world inform the public of their responses to the coronavirus outbreak, they frequently refer to the science on which their decisions are based. In this blog, Professor Graham Haughton, Dr Nuno Pinto and Professor Iain White explore the changing nature of how modelling tools are forming political and public debate. […]

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