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Data Governance and how we should use data to fight fake news

House of Switzerland • World Economic Forum 2024

Wednesday 17 January 2024
14:30 - 16:00
Location: Crystal Lounge

Organized by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office in collaboration with Microsoft Switzerland.

The use of data must be clarified between the various stakeholders. There are approaches on having data governance in sectors related to data spaces in sectors (health or agriculture). These tasks are being carried out both within the European Union and in Switzerland, and of course, worldwide. But is there a need for overarching data governance? The Committee of Chief Statisticians of the UN has made constructive proposals on what global data governance could look like: https://unsceb.org/international-data-governance-pathways-progress. This will be discussed in various forums, for example at the Friday seminar before the 55th Session of the UN Statistical Commission in February 2024 in New York City, in the coming months.

There are both public and private data producers who have more and more data at their disposal. Nowadays, with data interoperability, it is possible to make better use of this data. In addition, AI applications such as ChatGPT show that the use of good data is important. How can we guarantee that good data is used? The panel will explore the different approaches that exist. Governments and international organisations can actively collaborate to ensure that the public has the right to quality information.

This event is a follow-up to the discussion conducted at the House of Switzerland in January 2023: “Harnessing the power of data to shape the future”.

Podium speakers

  • Steve MacFeely, Chief Statistician WHO and co-chair of the Committee of the Chief Statisticians of the UN
  • Catrin Hinkel, CEO Microsoft Switzerland
  • Georges-Simon Ulrich, Director General, FSO, Vice-chair of the UN Statistical Commission
  • Judith Bellaiche, Swico, Managing Director

Moderation
Claire Doole

This event is by invitation only. If you are interested and / or have any questions, please contact upd-initiative@bfs.admin.ch by Tuesday, 9 January 2024 at the latest. There are a limited number of places and it will not be possible to register at short notice.