Responsible Data Management in Emergencies

Publication language
English
Date published
19 May 2021
Type
Conference, training & meeting documents
Keywords
Data protection / Responsible data management
Organisations
Save the Children, DisasterReady

This 90-minute course will provide you with an introduction to Responsible Data Management in Emergencies. Learn key principles about data management, practical steps for ensuring responsible data management in a humanitarian response, and the severe personal risks involved if humanitarian and personal data is not managed responsibly.

Objectives:

  • Explain important principles in data protection and privacy laws and how they are relevant in humanitarian contexts
  • Identify data protection and privacy risks in humanitarian contexts and conduct a data protection risk assessment
  • Gain knowledge and tools to develop and implement a Responsible Data Management Plan

This course is designed for individuals who wish to gain an understanding of the responsibility of humanitarian actors to ensure safe and responsible management of the data they collect from people as part of their humanitarian activities.

Start this free course here.