Abstract
This article draws upon a desk-based review and expert interviews with practitioners in the Global South to understand the diverse forms of data mediation that have become increasingly visible in the wake of the global coronavirus disease-19 pandemic. In contrast to accounts that frame the Global South solely as a site for the extraction of data and cheap, unskilled digital labor, we explore alternative accounts of the ways in which individuals and organizations in the Global South are asserting their role as active mediators of data who carve out spaces for value creation that are meaningful in their local and national contexts. From data collection and “refining” to the analysis of data for local needs and markets, these forms of data mediation demonstrate some of the changing dynamics of data practices globally and reflect the necessity of more nuanced analyses of value and power within and across regions.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1366-1383 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | New Media & Society |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2024 |
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- localization
- modularization
- specialization
- Data
- mediation
- extraction
- pandemic
- value
- Global South