Ethical issues in big data: A qualitative study comparing responses in the health and higher education sectors.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The health and higher education sectors are increasingly using large administrative datasets for secondary purposes. Both sectors experience ethical challenges in the use of big data. This study identifies and explores how these two sectors are responding to these ethical challenges.

Objectives and approach

Through in-depth qualitative interviews, we asked 18 key Australian stakeholders using or sharing big data in the health and higher education sectors to identify the ethical, social and legal issues associated with big data use and their views on how to build ethical policies in this area.

Results

There was strong agreement between participants in the two sectors in a number of areas. All participants believed in the benefits of data usage and recognis

SUBMITTER: Braunack-Mayer A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10129011 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature