DataVisFest on (In)equality and Inclusion

The DataVisFest is a DataFest fringe event, aiming to develop creative data visualiztion concepts, prototypes, and future collaborations between data collaborators, visualization designers, and the general public.

Data on inequality and inclusion are being gathered through a variety of services, governmental organisations and charities. These data are often stored in repositories and databases, accessible primarily to people with the particular interests and skills to use them. There is a great opportunity to make these data more accessible to people without technical data skills, helping them to connect with critical issues in their communities and beyond.

This participatory and collaborative event focuses on data visualisation practices and aims to explore the question of how to (re)present data about (in)equality and inclusion in a way that engages a public audience. How can abstract, invisible, intangible, and steadily updating “data” be grasped in a way that helps us humans discuss and make better decisions about the future of politics and society as well as on a daily basis? 

Our DataVisFest is similar to a hackathon, but it does not necessarily involve coding. More information can be found online: https://datavisfest.wordpress.com

Schedule: https://datavisfest.wordpress.com/page

This event is organised by the School of Informatics and the Edinburgh College of Art. For more information, please contact:

• Benjamin Bach, Lecturer in Design Informatics and Visualization, University of Edinburgh
• Cat Magill, Research Assistant, University of Edinburgh
• Dave Murray-Rust, Lecturer in Design Informatics, University of Edinburgh
• Ewan Klein, Professor of Language Technology, University of Edinburgh