Data linkage

Date:

06/08/2014

Organised by:

University of Ulster

Presenter:

Dr Michael Rosato (University of Ulster)

Level:

Entry (no or almost no prior knowledge)

Contact:

Dr Gillian Shorter gw.shorter@ulster.ac.uk

Map:

View in Google Maps  (BT48 7JL)

Venue:

University of Ulster, Magee campus,
Northland Road, Londonderry

Description:

 

The linking of disparate digital data sources has generated exciting new opportunities for knowledge and wealth generation.  As digitisation becomes increasingly pervasive over all aspects of modern living, the logics of connectivity between different flows of information renders a wide variety of information potentially available for exploitation and interpretation.  This brings inevitable problems; issues of personal intrusion and privacy; the ultimate ownership of information; and concerns over legitimate access to such data.

This one day course will briefly introduce and discuss such issues as: data; data collection; storage and retrieval of information; relational databases; methods of data linkage; the purpose of linkage – for example in health, science, commerce and ‘security’ – and the opportunities offered by the more generalised digitalisation of developed societies.  It will also examine the ethical issues surrounding data linkage, with special reference to health. Anonymisation of data and encryption processes will also be examined.  A practical session will examine some of the issues raised.

Background reading

 

Singh. The code Book. Fourth Estate (2000). chapters 6 & 7.
Gleik. The Information. Fourth Estate (2012). chapters 13, 14 & 15.
Pentland. Society’s Nervous System:  building effective Government, Energy and Public Health systems. Computer (2012), pages 31-38.
Madan, Cebrian, Moturu, Farrahi & Pentland. Sensing the ‘Health State’ of a Community. Pervasive Computing (2012). pages 36-45
Mayor-Schonberger, V. & Cukier, K. (2013). Big Data: a revolution that will transform how we live, work and think. John Murray: London.
Crawford. Big Data Stalking. Scientific American vol 310 No 4. (April 2014). page 8.

Cost:

£120 per day; Reduced to £60 per day for postgraduates, unwaged, or those who work for Charitable organisations (on proof of status). If you book 4 or more days from the list http://science.ulster.ac.uk/bamfordcentre/summer-school/index.php contact flexed@ulster.ac.uk before you book to arrange an extra day training at no additional cost.

Website and registration:

Region:

Northern Ireland

Keywords:

Secondary Analysis, Data Quality and Data Management , Data linkage, Research Ethics, Data linkage

Related publications and presentations:

Secondary Analysis
Data Quality and Data Management
Data linkage
Research Ethics

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