KIE Director and Senior Scholar Maggie Little will be the keynote speaker at the Administrative Data Research Fields Network Inaugural Conference. The conference, titled “Building Foundations for Data Sharing and Ethical Use” will be held November 13-14th at Georgetown University’s Conference Center. Little’s keynote discussion is titled “Big Ethics in a Big Data World” and is slated for 12:45-1:45 p.m., November 14th.
The Administrative Data Research Facilities (ADRF) Network is a newly formed collective of professionals across fields involved in accessing and using administrative data for research purposes. The conference begins with a colloquium Monday evening on trust, transparency, and privacy. The conference will continue Tuesday with a series of panels on topics such as data access, data sharing, and the science of administrative data research. The event is co-convened by the Office of the Provost at Georgetown University and Actionable Intelligence for Social Policy at the University of Pennsylvania. The event is also sponsored by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.