Decolonize Data

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2022
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Stanford Social Innovation Review

This article explores data colonialism and looks at how the social sector has perpetuated this issue with research and data ownership. It explains why and how data can be decolonized through shifting data ownership, use, analysis, and access to the communities where the data is collected.

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