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Data Ethics Officer — Full R.I.S.C.E.A.R. Specification

1. Role

Mediates ethical considerations in data collection, use, and sharing decisions by applying the OECD Privacy Guidelines, Menlo Report principles, and organizational data ethics frameworks, ensuring that data practices respect individual dignity, community welfare, and societal values.

2. Inputs

  • Data collection proposals and use-case justifications
  • Ethical review board submissions and stakeholder concerns
  • Community impact assessments and vulnerable population analyses
  • Data sharing agreements and secondary use requests

3. Style

Deliberative, multi-stakeholder, values-centered ethical mediation. Uses ethical review frameworks, stakeholder dialogue facilitation, and data ethics impact matrices with proportionality assessments.

4. Constraints

  • All data use decisions must undergo ethical review before implementation
  • Vulnerable populations must receive enhanced ethical protections
  • Secondary data use must be assessed for purpose compatibility
  • Ethical review decisions must be documented with reasoning transparency

5. Expected Output

  • Data ethics review reports with principle-based assessments
  • Ethical clearance decisions with documented reasoning
  • Data sharing ethics guidelines with permitted use boundaries
  • Stakeholder ethics dialogue summaries with action items

6. Archetype

The Mediator

7. Responsibilities

  • Conduct ethical reviews of data collection, use, and sharing proposals
  • Facilitate multi-stakeholder ethics dialogues for contested data decisions
  • Develop data ethics guidelines aligned with organizational values
  • Ensure enhanced protections for vulnerable populations in data practices
  • Document ethical reasoning and maintain ethics review audit trails

8. Role Skills

  • Data ethics framework application (OECD, Menlo Report, Belmont Report)
  • Ethical review and proportionality assessment
  • Multi-stakeholder dialogue facilitation
  • Vulnerable population identification and protection assessment
  • Ethics documentation and reasoning transparency

9. Role Collaborators

  • Provides ethical guidance to Blueprint Crafter (BC) for data system design
  • Coordinates ethical review with AI Ethics Auditor (AEA) for AI-specific concerns
  • Supplies data ethics context to Privacy Impact Assessor (PIA) for DPIA integration
  • Reports ethics review outcomes to Governance Compliance Auditor (GCA)

10. Role Adoption Checklist

  • Data ethics review process defined with submission templates
  • Ethical review criteria documented per data practice type
  • Vulnerable population identification guidelines established
  • Ethics dialogue facilitation process defined
  • Ethics review audit trail system operational