Sylvie Delacroix

Sylvie is Professor in Law and Ethics at the University of Birmingham and a Mozilla Fellow. She co-chairs the Data Trusts Initiative.

Publications

Data Trusts: A Scoping Workshop

23 September 2019

Sylvie Delacroix, Julian Huppert, Neil D. Lawrence, Jessica Montgomery

Bottom-up Data Trusts: Disturbing the 'One Size Fits All' Approach to Data Governance

1 October 2019

Sylvie Delacroix, Neil D. Lawrence

International Data Privacy Law, Oxford Academic 9(4):236-252

Democratising the Digital Revolution: The Role of Data Governance

30 June 2020

Sylvie Delacroix, Joelle Pineau, Jessica Montgomery

Reflections on AI for Humanity, Springer40-52

From Research Data Ethics Principles to Practice: Data Trusts as a Governance Tool

23 November 2020

Sylvie Delacroix, Jessica Montgomery

Data Governance for the 21st Century: The Role of Data Trusts

17 March 2021

Samuel Ward, Katie Cohen, Sylvie Delacroix, Neil D. Lawrence, Jessica Montgomery

Data Trusts: Supporting Trustworthy Data Use

24 March 2021

Jessica Montgomery, Sylvie Delacroix

Posts

9 September 2021

Creating real-world data trusts ... in conversation with Mark Surman.

The Data Trust Initiative’s core mission is to move data trusts from theory to practice – creating real-world data trusts that serve different communities. Shortly after the launch of our call for pilot projects, Sylvie Delacroix sat down with Mozilla Executive Director Mark Surman for our next ‘in conversation with…’ blog. Mozilla’s Data Futures Lab complements the work of the Data Trust Initiative, undertaking research and providing funding related to a wide variety of data stewardship approaches.

25 March 2021

Where next for proposals from India’s Committee of Experts on Non-Personal Data? In conversation with Astha Kapoor and Sylvie Delacroix

In the next of our series of ‘in conversation with…’ blogs, Sylvie Delacroix speaks to Astha Kapoor (Co-founder, Aapti Institute) about how discussions about data trusts are developing in India, following publication of a report from India’s Committee of Experts on Non-Personal Data.

26 January 2021

Understanding the Data Governance Act: in conversation with Sylvie Delacroix, Ben McFarlane and Paul Nemitz

Publication of the draft Data Governance Act marks the next phase of the European Commission’s plans to bolster data sharing across the EU. In a bid to shed some light on the intricate questions surrounding this Act’s reference to the delegatability of data rights, Sylvie Delacroix (University of Birmingham) hosted a conversation with Ben McFarlane (University of Oxford) and Paul Nemitz (European Commission).

1 October 2020

International Approaches to Data Trusts: Recent Policy Developments from India, Canada and the EU

Governments across the world are embedding the idea of data trusts in policy developments. This post reviews recent policy proposals from India, Canada and the EU.

7 June 2020

Data trusts and the EU data strategy

The EU’s draft data strategy set out its aim to promote a European data economy, while protecting individual rights and embedding ethical considerations in data governance. Data trusts offer a tool for bridging the gap between aspirations to share data and concerns about individual rights. This blog considers the role of data trusts in the European policy landscape and the action needed to create a policy environment to support their development.

27 March 2020

Selecting a Data Sharing Structure: A Value-based Choice

Sharing data can bring a range of benefits for individuals, organisations and society. Achieving these aspirations requires governance structures that enable data access, while managing the rights and responsibilities associated with different data types. Different forms of such structures exist, and they are differently suited to different purposes.