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| author | Mendonca, Francisco DiMarzo, Giovanna Abdennadher, Nabil |
| author_facet | Mendonca, Francisco DiMarzo, Giovanna Abdennadher, Nabil |
| contents | Data cooperatives offer a new model for fair data governance, enabling individuals to collectively control, manage, and benefit from their information while adhering to cooperative principles such as democratic member control, economic participation, and community concern. This paper reviews data cooperatives, distinguishing them from models like data trusts, data commons, and data unions, and defines them based on member ownership, democratic governance, and data sovereignty. It explores applications in sectors like healthcare, agriculture, and construction. Despite their potential, data cooperatives face challenges in coordination, scalability, and member engagement, requiring innovative governance strategies, robust technical systems, and mechanisms to align member interests with cooperative goals. The paper concludes by advocating for data cooperatives as a sustainable, democratic, and ethical model for the future data economy. |
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| spellingShingle | Data Cooperatives: Democratic Models for Ethical Data Stewardship Mendonca, Francisco DiMarzo, Giovanna Abdennadher, Nabil Social and Information Networks Data cooperatives offer a new model for fair data governance, enabling individuals to collectively control, manage, and benefit from their information while adhering to cooperative principles such as democratic member control, economic participation, and community concern. This paper reviews data cooperatives, distinguishing them from models like data trusts, data commons, and data unions, and defines them based on member ownership, democratic governance, and data sovereignty. It explores applications in sectors like healthcare, agriculture, and construction. Despite their potential, data cooperatives face challenges in coordination, scalability, and member engagement, requiring innovative governance strategies, robust technical systems, and mechanisms to align member interests with cooperative goals. The paper concludes by advocating for data cooperatives as a sustainable, democratic, and ethical model for the future data economy. |
| title | Data Cooperatives: Democratic Models for Ethical Data Stewardship |
| topic | Social and Information Networks |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.10058 |