ABSTRACT
This chapter deals with data justice issues within the context of social work community and policy practice, with special attention to international and transnational development practice. It addresses the major issues involved in data justice, what the ethical imperatives are, and discuss how these issues relate to community and policy practice for social justice. The chapter also deals with the role of data and information in the fate of communities in modern society. It describes the industrial era model of social justice to the information age. The chapter looks at policies and process for data justice and community social work practice to ensure data justice. It discusses data justice movements both domestically and internationally but will stress the international dimension. Governments collect enormous amounts of data from research they conduct, administrative activities that are part of their day-to-day operations, and sensors that are part of other operations. Civic hackers create new technology for government and nonprofits using volunteer technology labor.
