Towards Ethical Data Ecosystems: A Literature Study

Abstract

<p>While the importance of data is growing as the fuel<br />of the new data economy, also the role of the data ecosystems<br />is growing. The new data ecosystems enables the use, reuse and<br />enrichment of big data sets by or together with third parties.<br />However, in the context of technology management, the governance<br />of these kinds of data ecosystems raises ethical questions<br />and issues that should be acknowledged by researchers and<br />practitioners. This study reviews the extant literature regarding<br />the given advice about ethical considerations. The method of<br />systematic literature study is used to collect the primary articles<br />(N=20). The selected articles are analyzed and themed according<br />to reoccurring themes: privacy, accountability, ownership,<br />accessibility, and motivation. The results show the discussion is<br />fragmented and concrete ethical guidelines are lacking. Thus,<br />this study requires more work for governing data ecosystems in<br />an ethical way.<br /></p>