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Data Stewards Trends to Watch: October 2025 Session

Posted on 6th of October 2025 by Andrew Zahuranec, Paulina Behluli

Data Stewards Trends to Watch: October 2025 Session
Data Stewards Trends to Watch: October 2025 Session

Data is here to stay, and so is AI. We live in a world where datafication and the hype around AI continues to exponentially grow. Our responsibility as common-good driven organizations is to continue work towards enabling responsible, systematic, and sustainable data governance mechanisms; something we refer to as data stewardship. As our data stewards community continues to grow, our engagement “Data Stewardship Trends to Watch” series remains constant. On a bi-monthly basis, Stefaan Verhulst (Co-founder of The GovLab and The Data Tank) goes over emerging trends in data stewardship. 

On October 1st, Stefaan led a session that discussed a variety of topics including:

  • New developments on data intermediaries and non-traditional datasets

  • People-led data innovations

  • The use of data and technology for peace

  • Emerging uses of technology

  • Changes in policy at the national, supranational, and international level.

Check out a recording of the full conversation here. The following resources were discussed during the session:

Data Developments

People-Led Data Initiatives

Data for Peace and Tech

Emerging Tech Developments

Policy Developments

 

Interested to learn more about data stewardship trends? Sign up for the Data Stewards Network mailing at this link. Or contact [email protected] to learn more.

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