Faith in Action - Putting People at the Centre of Data Management
Amos Doornbos explains how the next step in treating people and their data with respect means enabling access...
Amos Doornbos
Disaster Management Strategy and Systems Director
"Every day, I work on new approaches, new models, and new technology to enable people affected by crises to rebuild their own lives."
Amos has a passion for information and figuring out applications for technology to make the lives of beneficiaries and frontline staff easier. He is particularly interested in enabling individuals to have more control over and access to their data as well as wrestling with issues like consent, ethics, and rights. He spends most of his time trying to convince agencies technology is the easy part and the real challenge is changing people’s behaviour and organisational processes and culture. Amos has over 15 years of experience working and around humanitarian aid in over 25 countries – within large and small iNGOs, creating new innovative NGOs, and consulting and coaching. In his spare time, he enjoys serving on boards of social enterprises and creating things – from websites to sheds to houses, gardens and cakes.
Why data is never neutral
The conversation is not over - we need to confront the important questions raised by any discussion...
Surveillance capitalism – and aid
When debating the ups and downs of cash transfers, the concept of choice hangs over us, writes...
Reframing the lens through which we look
When it comes to digital ethics, and how we use and approach the data of those affected by...
Can cash programming save us?
Underlying the humanitarian principles is the idea of treating those affected by a crisis with dignity. A...
Beneficiary data: It’s time we grew up and learned to trust
Amos Doornbos says there is an answer to the aid data muddle.