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Information Ecosystems

The University of Pittsburgh

The InfoEco project seeks to advance a deeply powerful understanding of where data comes from and how it is used, setting the present moment within a century-long history of information supply and its power-laden consequences. At a moment when societies are in urgent need of guidance to navigate rapidly shifting digital terrain, we are coming together to build a deep understanding of the social and political life of data. In the 2022-2023 Academic Year, we are proud to present a series of podcasts documenting the Data Science 4 Social Justice (DS4SJ) project here at the University of Pittsburgh. One of Pitt’s goals is to leverage knowledge—through teaching, research, and community service—for society’s gain. The dominance of the digital sphere, the upheaval of civic life, and the role of technology in accelerating systemic inequality create an unprecedented opportunity to apply “use-driven data science” for social impact. This year, we will hear from numerous members of this project, from Pitt and beyond, about the ways that data science can facilitate a more equitable society.

Categories: Technology

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Welcome to the fifth and final episode of the third season of the Information Ecosystem podcast, hosted by Grace DeLallo and created in affiliation with the University of Pittsburgh.

This episode, “What Have We Learned,” looks at the projects the cohort undertook in this project structure and some of the takeaways, including lessons learned. We look at building ethical relationships, leaving room for transparency, integrating community projects into student work and look at what we can gain through collaboration — all culminating into an outlook for this project and begin to imagine what more we can accomplish with more support and funding.

Please follow this link for a transcript of this episode.

Thank you to Alison Langmead for supporting this podcast and the DS4SJ PI Sera Linardi for her work in making all of these projects possible.