Public support for data innovation depends on regulation, report finds

A new report from the UK’s Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation (CDEI) highlights the range of ways that data is being used to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as public attitudes to this.

Although attention in the UK has largely centred on data applications such as contact-tracing apps and a controversial algorithm which determined qualifications in the absence of exams,  broader use cases have included the use of drones to deliver medical supplies to remote regions and the creation of health equipment databases to monitor the availability of NHS assets.

City applications around the world have encompassed artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms which monitor mask-wearing and...