Chandra Kavanagh

In a world of big data, cloud services, and social media, it can be difficult to know how to keep data safe and secure. In a research environment with a wide variation in terms of technical literacy, the job of managing data gets even harder. In this presentation we will provide you with four simple tools to help REBs evaluate the risk level of data and determine if researchers have taken the appropriate steps to ensure their data is appropriately managed throughout its lifecycle, from collection to destruction. We will focus on the ways in which responsible digital data management can support diversity and inclusion and help us move toward a more equitable distribution of knowledge and power. From indigenous data sovereignty movements to the inclusion of rural and remote people though digital data transfer, responsible digital data management is a key part of promoting equity and our tools make it easy. Keywrods: Big Data, Data management, Tools