#12 - Denise McKenzie - Ethics for a Digital Age
05/22/23 • 59 min
BimTube website: http://bim.tube
In this episode of the BimTube Podcast we speak with Denise McKenzie. She discussed the importance of openness of data; ethics for digital data use and sharing; the need for good communications and storytelling and making the case of location information.
About Denise
https://www.thisisplace.org/denise-mckenzie
https://ethicalgeo.org/locus-charter/
Denise McKenzie is a strategic advisor, partnership builder and presenter with over 20 years of experience with the global geospatial community. She works internationally to evangelize the benefits, value and application of location data across government, the private sector and academia and her experience covers a broad range of domains including agriculture, defence, sustainability, insurance, Smart Cities & IoT, statistics, development and data ethics. This diversity ensures that she works where geospatial meets mainstream technology.
She co-directed the Benchmark Initiative operating through Ordnance Survey’s Geovation accelerator, exploring the ethical use of location data and it is through this role she became a co-author of the Locus Charter. In the broader geospatial community, she is the Chair-Emeritus of the board of directors for the Association for Geographic Information (AGI) in the UK and remains on the council as the Lead for Ethics. Denise is also a member of the Global Advisory Board for the Location Based Marketing Association and a steering committee member for Women in Geospatial+ leading their Partnership program.
With a broad range of experience in both ethical use of location data, outreach and partnership development, Denise is now the Community & Ethics Partner at PLACE – a non-profit mapping organization founded on the belief that high-quality mapping is essential data infrastructure for the digital age. She leads the development of the global membership and partner program that will utilise the data collected in the PLACE Trust and will continue to promote the uptake and utilisation of the Locus Charter.
Previously, she has worked with the Victorian State Government in Australia on geospatial innovation projects and as the Head of Communication and Outreach at the Open Geospatial Consortium where she led work such as the UN-GGIM Geospatial Standards Guides and strategic partnership engagement.
Denise holds a Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy and Politics from Monash University in Australia and a Masters of Science in Sustainability from the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom.
The information and opinions in this profile are mine and not those of my employer. Inferences you may draw from the calibre and nature of my network are a reflection of me, not my current or prior employers.
Links to Resources and Events Discussed:
Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) - https://www.ogc
Contact the BimTube Podcast by sending us a text message.
BimTube's Mission: "We want to build everyone’s digital knowledge with content and conversations to inspire and instigate 'Better Information Management' to enable - better decisions, better infrastructure, better services and better outcomes for our social, economic and environmental infrastructure."
- Visit the BimTube Podcast page: https://www.bim.tube
- BIM / ISO 19650 Training (sponsored): https://www.bimenable.com
BimTube website: http://bim.tube
In this episode of the BimTube Podcast we speak with Denise McKenzie. She discussed the importance of openness of data; ethics for digital data use and sharing; the need for good communications and storytelling and making the case of location information.
About Denise
https://www.thisisplace.org/denise-mckenzie
https://ethicalgeo.org/locus-charter/
Denise McKenzie is a strategic advisor, partnership builder and presenter with over 20 years of experience with the global geospatial community. She works internationally to evangelize the benefits, value and application of location data across government, the private sector and academia and her experience covers a broad range of domains including agriculture, defence, sustainability, insurance, Smart Cities & IoT, statistics, development and data ethics. This diversity ensures that she works where geospatial meets mainstream technology.
She co-directed the Benchmark Initiative operating through Ordnance Survey’s Geovation accelerator, exploring the ethical use of location data and it is through this role she became a co-author of the Locus Charter. In the broader geospatial community, she is the Chair-Emeritus of the board of directors for the Association for Geographic Information (AGI) in the UK and remains on the council as the Lead for Ethics. Denise is also a member of the Global Advisory Board for the Location Based Marketing Association and a steering committee member for Women in Geospatial+ leading their Partnership program.
With a broad range of experience in both ethical use of location data, outreach and partnership development, Denise is now the Community & Ethics Partner at PLACE – a non-profit mapping organization founded on the belief that high-quality mapping is essential data infrastructure for the digital age. She leads the development of the global membership and partner program that will utilise the data collected in the PLACE Trust and will continue to promote the uptake and utilisation of the Locus Charter.
Previously, she has worked with the Victorian State Government in Australia on geospatial innovation projects and as the Head of Communication and Outreach at the Open Geospatial Consortium where she led work such as the UN-GGIM Geospatial Standards Guides and strategic partnership engagement.
Denise holds a Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy and Politics from Monash University in Australia and a Masters of Science in Sustainability from the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom.
The information and opinions in this profile are mine and not those of my employer. Inferences you may draw from the calibre and nature of my network are a reflection of me, not my current or prior employers.
Links to Resources and Events Discussed:
Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) - https://www.ogc
Contact the BimTube Podcast by sending us a text message.
BimTube's Mission: "We want to build everyone’s digital knowledge with content and conversations to inspire and instigate 'Better Information Management' to enable - better decisions, better infrastructure, better services and better outcomes for our social, economic and environmental infrastructure."
- Visit the BimTube Podcast page: https://www.bim.tube
- BIM / ISO 19650 Training (sponsored): https://www.bimenable.com
Previous Episode
#11 - Peter Vale - Digitally Enabling People and Processes
BimTube website: http://bim.tube
In this BimTube Podcast we speak to Peter Vale, about the importance of clarity of purpose for data and information, enabled by robust processes, governance and the right skills. This episode was recorded in late 2022.
About Peter:
Peter is the Engineering Information Manager at Tideway and is responsible for implementing the Information Management (IM) strategy to deliver BIM at Tideway.
Peter's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-vale-a197b627/
Peter represents Tideway on the Digital Transformation Task Group (DTTG) which exists to support the delivery of Digital Transformation across the Infrastructure Client Group (ICG) members. He also represents the ICG members on the Digital Framework Task Group (DFTG) who are responsible for delivering the UK National Digital Twin.
Before Tideway, Peter worked as an Information Manager on several major projects including the London 2012 Olympics, Crossrail and HS2. Whilst at HS2, Peter was also seconded to the UK Government BIM Task Group to support the delivery of BIM Level 2 across several government departments.
Resources discussed on this podcast:
- Digital Twin Hub - https://digitaltwinhub.co.uk/
- Centre for Digital Built Britain - https://www.cdbb.cam.ac.uk/
- Infrastructure Client Group - Driving improvement in the development and delivery of the UK's economic infrastructure for the benefit of society. https://www.linkedin.com/company/54093879/
- Project 13 - The conceptual case for Project 13 was first set out in ICE’s ‘From Transactions to Enterprises’. https://www.project13.info/
- Transforming Infrastructure Performance: Roadmap to 2030 - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/transforming-infrastructure-performance-roadmap-to-2030
- Nima - ( formerly the UK BIM Alliance) - ” https://wearenima.im/
- Constructing Excellence - https://constructingexcellence.org.uk/
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Contact the BimTube Podcast by sending us a text message.
BimTube's Mission: "We want to build everyone’s digital knowledge with content and conversations to inspire and instigate 'Better Information Management' to enable - better decisions, better infrastructure, better services and better outcomes for our social, economic and environmental infrastructure."
- Visit the BimTube Podcast page: https://www.bim.tube
- BIM / ISO 19650 Training (sponsored): https://www.bimenable.com
Next Episode
#14 - Iain Miskimmin - Advancing Digital Skills and Knowledge
BimTube website: http://bim.tube
In this episode of the BimTube Podcast we speak with Iain Miskimmin. He discusses the importance of linking data and digital initiatives in the built environment - such as 'BIM' and Digital Twins - with clarity of purpose and value. Iain has been instrumental in education, upskilling and training - both in the UK and Globally - in Digital Engineering, the opportunities and challenges around this are discussed.
About Ian
Iain Miskimmin has been part of the Infrastructure Industry for almost 25 years. Running the highly successful Academy for 8 years delivering digital knowledge exchange and advice to over 10 thousand people world-wide.
A BIM/ Digital advisor and enthusiast, he has been involved in delivering many of the standards, initiatives and education programmes helping governments, major projects, organisations, and institutes across the globe.
Some of his thought leadership has covered Information Requirements, for business, policy, finance, insurance, and project delivery.
Iain in LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iain-misk...
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Main resources discussed in this podcast:
Sunbelt Rentals - YouTube Playlist on Building Information Modelling (BIM):
• Sunbelt Rentals B...
COMIT (Construction, Operations & Maintenance Innovation through Technology):
• COMIT home page - https://www.comit.org.uk/
• BIM - https://www.comit.org.uk/about-bim
• https://www.comit.org.uk/
Contact the BimTube Podcast by sending us a text message.
BimTube's Mission: "We want to build everyone’s digital knowledge with content and conversations to inspire and instigate 'Better Information Management' to enable - better decisions, better infrastructure, better services and better outcomes for our social, economic and environmental infrastructure."
- Visit the BimTube Podcast page: https://www.bim.tube
- BIM / ISO 19650 Training (sponsored): https://www.bimenable.com
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