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The potential of data trusts is being explored by a partnership between the Government’s Office for Artificial Intelligence (AI) – itself a joint venture between the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) – and the Open Data Institu...
The Office was established in 2017 as part of the Government’s Industrial Strategy, which focuses on investment in AI, innovation, digital skills and infrastructure as a way of increasing the UK’s productivity.
The aim of the data trusts is to create a system of data pooling between organisations – government departments and private entities – which will allow them to share data in a safe, fair and ethical way.
It is hoped this will foster collaboration between organisations so they can work together to tackle a range of societal issues, from recycling and food waste to improving the efficiency of roadworks and construction projects.
An example of this is the pilot data trust the ODI will be running with the Royal Borough of Greenwich, which will focus on collecting real-time data from internet of things (IoT) sensors and sharing it with innovators in the technology sector so they can come up with solutions to challenges in the urban environment.
The opening and pooling of civic and corporate data will give organisations a chance to work with previously inaccessible data as, despite today’s abundance of information, many datasets remain in silos, which prevents them being used effectively.
“It’s a thought that when you are generating your own data, when organisations and government departments are generating data, there might be a fundamental utility in pooling that in an organisation that has a declared broader benefit,” said Nigel Shadbolt, chairman and co-founder of the ODI.
“We never thought quite hard enough about how data, as this extraordinarily vital commodity, needs to have some assurance that we can share it in a way that is more broadly empowering and effective for both a collective and individual,” he added.
For the data trusts to work, and for the public to trust them, Shadbolt said the data must be used and available according to very clear rules. “One of the rules might be, for example, that it can’t be privatised in the future, that there’s some kind of lock-in,” he said.
Since the Cambridge Analytica scandal, public concern about data privacy has increased vastly.
“Awareness and interest in personal data is mainstreaming. That’s something we’re starting to observe in speaking to data protection organisations around the UK at the moment,” said Steve Wood, UK deputy information commissioner at the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
“We’ve always seen people who were activists, who were particularly concerned about accessing their own data and exercising their rights, and people would often do that if something went wrong in their lives, perhaps their credit score was wrong, but we’re increasingly seeing people who are genuinely interested to know...
However, our data is still incredibly promiscuous. Shadbolt explained how his research group in Oxford downloaded more than a million apps off the Android Play Store to look at the code and see where the data was going.
“What we observed was there’s massive amounts of data concentration that regulators need to know about,” said Shadbolt.
“You as an individual are emitting huge amounts of personal data, if you have a sense of it, when you see the landscape, when you see where a particular app is shipping the stuff out to, it does give you that sense of what agency do I have over any of this?
“I had no idea that I was being quite so promiscuous with my data, and it made me think more strongly that we need to make those data destinations very transparent.
According to multiple panel discussions and speakers at the ODI Summit 2018, the key to unlocking the value of data, as well as protecting against its potential risks, is through collaboration, not only between organisations, but with the public as well.
“One of the things people said [in our focus group work] was it feels like there are no rules on this, or what rules there are, are in favour of the tech companies,” said Catherine Miller, director of policy at Doteveryone, a think tank promoting responsible use of technology.
“There’s an ombudsman for my pension but no ombudsman for the internet, so there’s a sense that people are grappling with technological change very much on their own, without any social infrastructure around them,” she added.
The exact structure of the data trusts, however, is yet to be finalised, meaning a number of questions and challenges remain.
“What I would be interested in seeing here is the process behind this, in terms of how lawful it will be, how transparent it will be, how accountable it will be, where the independent oversight is coming from, for example,” said Nóra Ni Loideain, director and lecturer at the Information Law and Policy Centre.
“These aren’t novel questions – in the 1960s, we had environmental impact assessments, we had social impact assessments, then we had privacy impact assessments in the 1990s, and now with GDPR we have the data protection impact assessment,” she said.
“Legally speaking, if we’re going to be setting up data trusts with massive amounts of data and serious risks in terms of data security and the implications on people’s privacy, questions about consent, we’re going to have to have data protection impact assessments,” she added.
In terms of how decisions are made about data usage, the trusts could potentially help strike a balance between purely giving organisations control, which could encourage monopolistic behaviour and further entrench the power imbalance, and purely giving individuals control, which would require significant effort on the...
“I think the notion that an individual wants to literally manage large amounts of data about themselves is a strange sort of idea,” said Roger Taylor, chair of the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation, which was set up by the DCMS in June 2018 to help create ethical frameworks for the use of emerging technologies.
A collaborative approach could also help to make controlling data more inclusive, and less prone to discrimination or abuse.
“We also want to recognise that data isn’t a neutral tool – we embed our values into what we collect, into how we use data, how we share it, we embed our values in how we choose to govern it and regulate it, and we embed our values in how we decide who benefits from data, who we protect, who we include in making choice...
“Our data ecosystem is complex. Sometimes even well-justified, well-intentioned data policies and practices can have unanticipated, harmful side effects. We think we can be more alert to these if we deliberately include a range of voices,” she added.
There are plans to run pilots for these data trusts in the coming months – one with the Mayor of London’s office and one with the Royal Borough of Greenwich – to see how they will work. These pilot trusts will initially look at unlocking the value of environmental and geospatial data.
Although clearly a good thing in theory, open data risks increasing the digital divide and social inequality unless approached in the right way.
Chair of the new Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation says collaboration is vital for developing effective frameworks to manage the proliferation of AI and data-driven technologies.
In trading on Monday, shipping shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 1.6%. Leading the group were shares of Danaos Corporation (NYSE:DAC), up about 7% and shares of Ardmore Shipping Corporation (NYSE:ASC) up about 5.7% on the day.
Also showing relative strength are medical instruments & supplies shares, up on the day by about 1.5% as a group, led by Nemaura Medical (NASDAQ:NMRD), trading up by about 20.4% and Nuvasive (NASDAQ:NUVA), trading higher by about 14.7% on Monday.
The Windjammers finish an undefeated season with a 3-2 win over Scarborough.
It seems hard to believe that the Camden Hills girls’ soccer team felt like the underdog heading into the Class A state championship game Saturday at Deering High’s Memorial Field.
The Windjammers certainly didn’t look the part in the first 51 minutes against Scarborough as they jumped out to a 3-0 lead. The Red Storm rallied for two goals in the final 20 minutes, but Camden Hills held on for a 3-2 victory and its second straight state title.
Both teams entered with 16-0-1 records. Scarborough had allowed only six goals all season, and never more than one in any game.
While the Windjammers rolled into the state final with lopsided victories in the North regional, such as their 11-0 quarterfinal win over Mt. Blue, Scarborough rallied to a 2-1 win over Windham in the South quarterfinals and beat Cheverus 1-0 in the semifinals.
Kassie Krul scored twice against Scarborough to lead the Windjammers. Kristina Kelly added her 39th goal of the season.
The Red Storm battled back from the three-goal deficit, getting goals from Gaby Panagakos and Ashley Sabatino to make it 3-2 with 7:02 left. Sabatino’s goal came on a header, with the ball bouncing loose in the Windjammers’ box as keeper Isabelle Lang charged out.
For Camden Hills, which scored 115 goals this season, a 3-0 lead is usually safe.
Lang made five saves, and Emily Royce finished with four saves for Scarborough.
The Windjammers put three shots on goal in the first eight minutes. Four minutes in, Royce batted a Krul shot over the crossbar. But Krul found the back of the net with 26:13 left in the half after Eliza Roy crossed the ball from the left corner into Scarborough’s box. Krul settled the ball with her knee, then aimed he...
While the Windjammers kept Scarborough on its heels for the rest of the half, they didn’t get many more chances before halftime.
The Red Storm created more chances in the opening six minutes of the second half than they did in the entire first half. Four minutes in, Panagakos fed Molly Murnane at the right post, but the Windjammers’ defense cleared the ball. Two minutes later, Panagakos fired a shot on a breakaway, but Lang made the save.
Then Kelly quickly snatched back momentum for Camden Hills, scoring with 34:16 left.
Krul made it 3-0 with 29 minutes left on a free kick from roughly 35 yards, tucking the ball just under the crossbar.
With 18:59 remaining, Panagakos put the Red Storm on the board, scoring off a rebound. She capitalized on an open net after Lang charged and blocked Leah Dickman’s shot. The ball bounced off Lang, and Panagakos slammed it home.
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It's official! BTS will make an appearance at the 2019 Grammys.
It's been confirmed by multiple media outlets that Jungkook, V, Jimin, RM, Suga, Jin, and J-Hope will all hit the stage to present an award at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles this upcoming Sunday (Feb. 10).
As of right now, there are no details about what award the boys will present, but fans are beyond excited to see them at the ceremony. The hashtag #BTSxGrammys immediately began trending on Twitter after news broke, so we can only imagine the frenzy they'll stir online when they show up on the red carpet.
Though BTS didn't get nominated for any songs this year, their Love Yourself: Tear album has earned a nomination for best recording package, making them the first Korean group to ever be nominated for a Grammy. The award recognizes the artwork of an album and is given to the art director (not the musicians or group mem...
The Grammys airs this Sunday, Feb. 10, at 8 p.m. on CBS.
Treasury Secretary Mnuchin, flanked by pictures of ships serving North Korea, explains new sanctions on Pyongyang, in the White House Feb. 23, 2018.
The United States on Friday announced a fresh package of sanctions on North Korea that President Donald Trump called the "largest-ever" set of punishments aimed at pressing the reclusive country to give up its nuclear and missile programs.
In an effort to squeeze funds that North Korea can access in support of its weapons programs, the U.S. Treasury added one person, 27 companies and 28 ships to disrupt shipping and trading with Pyongyang.
"Today I am announcing that we are launching the largest-ever set of new sanctions on the North Korean regime," Trump said in a speech to a conservative activist group gathered near Washington.
He later told reporters "if the sanctions don't work, we'll have to go phase two," without elaborating on what that might entail.
"Phase two may be a very rough thing, may be very, very unfortunate for the world. But hopefully the sanctions will work," said Trump.
Announced by Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) the sanctioned ships are registered or flagged in China, Comoros, Hong Kong, Marshall Islands, Panama, Singapore, Taiwan, and Tanzania -- as well as North Korea.
"As part of the maximum pressure campaign against North Korea, the United States is committed to disrupting North Korea’s illicit funding of its weapons programs, regardless of the location or nationality of those facilitating such funding," said a statement by the Treasury Department.
"The North Korean shipping industry is a primary means by which North Korea evades sanctions to fund its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs. As such, The United States will continue targeting persons, wherever located, who facilitate North Korea’s illicit shipping practices," it said.
Treasury warned the identified firms and vessels they faced big risks by working with North Korea.
"These practices may create significant sanctions risk for parties involved in the shipping industry, including insurers, flag registries, shipping companies, and financial institutions," said a Treasury statement.
"Parties subject to U.S. and/or United Nations (UN) sanctions should be aware of these practices in order to implement appropriate controls to ensure compliance with their legal requirements," it said.
In a related move, Washington also proposed a list of entities to be blacklisted under UN sanctions on North Korea, a move that targets the North's smuggling of oil and coal.
"We are ramping up the pressure on the North Korean regime, and we're going to use every tool at our disposal, including working with our allies and through the U.N., to increase the pressure until North Korea reverses course," U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said in a statement.
The U.N. Security Council has steadily boosted sanctions on North Korea since 2006, when North Korea conducted its first of its six nuclear tests.
The new trade strictures and tough talk from Washington came two weeks after Vice President Mike Pence raised the suggestion of a sanctions package during a stop in Tokyo that preceded his visit to South Korea to represent the U.S. at opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang Olympics.
The new U.S. sanctions were unveiled during a visit to South Korea by Trump's daughter, Ivanka. She is slated to attend the Olympics closing ceremony and had dinner with South Korean President Moon Jae-in.
Like Pence, Ivanka Trump is not scheduled to meet any North Korean officials during her visit to Seoul and Pyeongchang.
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Last year, the University changed the academic calendar and added a new break that begins on Feb. 14. We at The Sun wanted to shed some light on how Cornellians plan to celebrate this Hallmark holiday. So we enlisted our best Berry Patch reporters — who were drowning under half-eaten chocolates and ripped-up rose petal...
Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It): From Beyoncé’s lips to students’ ears, the anthem is really resonating with single Cornellians this year. Some ladies and fellas are grabbing their friends and heading out on the town to celebrate the holiday of love — in leotards and dance line formations, of course.
So Sick: One lonely junior told The Sun that she is “so sick of love songs.” So, evidently, wallowing in bitterness is an option for some this weekend. These sad individuals will be spending Valentine’s Day throwing their exes’ stuff into a gorge.
We Are Never Getting Back Together: Paying homage to Taylor Swift, the heartbroken segment of the student body say they’ll be spending V-Day like the pop/country artist likely did the day after the 2014 Grammys: decked out in all black, eating Bonbons and sulking à la Jessica Biel in the 2010 film Valentine’s Day.
Home: Of those leaving the Hill for the long weekend, many are heading home to their families. Although these Cornellians may not be spending Valentine’s Day the traditional way with a lucky someone, these students say they are looking forward to some Q.T. with the ’rents.
Two Is Better Than One: The happiest among the Cornell student body claim they are spending the day with their significant others. According to highly accurate empirical surveys conducted by our Berry Patch reporters — with an impressive sample size consisting of people who entered CTB between 1 and 3 p.m. yesterday — ...
Prof. Charlotte Jirousek, fiber science and apparel design, died unexpectedly Wednesday at the age of 75, according to the University. Jirousek taught courses in the College of Human Ecology about design foundations and the cultural and historical aspects of textile and apparel design, according to her personal website...
Prof. Roger Spanswick, biological and environmental engineering, died Wednesday at the age of 74, the University said in a statement. Spanswick had been a College of Agriculture and Life Sciences faculty member since 1967, serving first in the Department of Plant Physiology and then moving to the Department of Biologic...
MPs have dramatically seized control of the Brexit agenda from Theresa May – potentially paving the way for a “softer” deal that keeps the UK closer to Brussels.
The Commons voted by 329 to 302 – a majority of 27 – for a cross-party amendment to enable MPs to stage a series of “indicative votes” on alternatives to the Prime Minister’s deal.
Three pro-EU ministers Richard Harrington, Alistair Burt and Steve Brine quit the Government to vote for the amendment. They were among 30 Tory MPs to support it.
In his letter of resignation, Mr Harrington, a business minister, accused the Government of “playing roulette” with the lives and livelihoods of the people of Britain in its handling of Brexit.
The Department for Exiting the EU said the vote had set a “dangerous, unpredictable precedent” and called on MPs to show “realism” in deciding what options to support.
The successful amendment was tabled by Tory former minister Sir Oliver Letwin with cross-party backing, including from ex-attorney general Dominic Grieve and Labour’s Hilary Benn.
He said it provided for the Commons “to begin the process of working its way towards identifying a a way forward that can command a majority in this House”.
He told MPs: “The Government must take this process seriously. We do not know what the House will decide on Wednesday. But I know there are many members of this House who have been working for alternative solutions, and we must debate those to find a consensus.
The vote came after the PM acknowledged that she still did not have sufficient support to bring back her deal to the Commons for a third “meaningful vote”.
In a statement to MPs, following a special meeting of Cabinet to discuss her plans, Mrs May said she regretted having to delay Brexit beyond the scheduled date of March 29 and thought “the right way forward” was to leave with a deal on May 22.
But she said: “I have had to conclude that as things stand, there is still not sufficient support in the House to bring back the deal for a third meaningful vote.
However Mrs May faced a furious response from some pro-Brexit Tories who accused her of effective taking a no-deal break off the table.

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