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Beyond extraction: Data strategies from the Global South

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: This article draws upon a desk-based review and expert interviews with practitioners in the Global South to understand the diverse forms of data mediation that have become increasingly visible in the wake of the global coronavirus disease-19 pandemic. In contrast to accounts that frame the Global South solely as a site for the extraction of data and cheap, unskilled digital labor, we explore alternative accounts of the ways in which individuals and organizations in the Global South are asserting their role as active mediators of data who carve out spaces for value creation that are meaningful in their local and national contexts. From data collection and “refining” to the analysis of data for local needs and markets, these forms of data mediation demonstrate some of the changing dynamics of data practices globally and reflect the necessity of more nuanced analyses of value and power within and across regions.

Source: New Media & Society

DOI: 10.1177/14614448231201651

Authors: Heather A Horst, Adam Sargent, luke gaspard

Institution: Western Sydney University

Language: English

Topic: Ethics and Social Impacts of AI

Subfield: Artificial Intelligence

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,700