This document provides information about a Data Ethics Think Tank meeting to develop an international charter on the ethical use of location data called the Locus Charter. Representatives from various government agencies and universities from around the world plan to contribute ideas to support the development of the Locus Charter. The meeting agenda includes introductions, a presentation on an agriculture code of conduct toolkit, an overview of the Locus Charter, and a discussion for suggestions and contributions to further the charter.

1. Data Ethics Think Tank
October 14th, 2020

2. Aim
Explore ideas for supporting EthicalGEO and Benchmark Initiative to
develop the Locus Charter, an international charter on the ethical use
of location data.
https://ethicalgeo.org/locus-charter/

3. Global representation for the ThinkTank
Cabinet Office , UK
World Bank
African Open Data Network
European Commission
European Space Agency
Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research
(CGIAR) Platform for Big Data in Agriculture
African Academy of Science
Open Geospatial Consortium
Open Source Geospatial Foundation
Maynooth University, Ireland
ICT Centre of Excellence & Open Data at Jomo Kenyatta
University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) , Kenya
University of Ottawa, Canada
Centre for Competition, Regulation and Economic
Development, South Africa
Director General in charge of Land, Water and Forest at the
Ministry of Environment
BenchMark Initiative
International Union for Conservation of Nature
Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN)
International Science Council’s CODATA
EthicalGEO
Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)
American Geographical Society
McGill University, Canada
Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD)

4. We welcome you to contribute ideas to
support Locus Charter development
https://benchmarkinitiative.com/charter

5. An example from Agriculture domain
https://www.godan.info/news/ethical-dimensions-digital-feudalism-agriculture
Digital Feudalism class structure
https://www.godan.info/codes

6. ThinkTank structure
• ThinkTank Welcome and overview (2 minutes) – Suchith Anand
• Introductions - All (10 min)
• Agriculture Code of Conduct ToolKit and lessons learnt - Foteini Zampati -
GODAN (5 min)
• Introduction to EthicalGeo, Benchmark Initiative and Current status
of Locus Charter -Ben Hawes - BenchMark Initiative(10 min)
• Suggestions for inputs/support for Locus Charter -all (50 min) coordinated
by Ben Hawes
• Next Steps and how to contribute - Ben Hawes, Katie Cann, Christopher
Tucker, Suchith Anand (10 min)