Who owns data in 2050? What is the state of play of AI development? This report presents four scenarios on the future of data governance.

- Data, Game, Scenarios
How will Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other data-based technologies change our daily lives in the future? Will private citizens or big tech own our data?
These model scenarios are fictional descriptions and do not reflect the UN’s formal position on the issue of data governance.
Participants take on five different roles in this game: a CEO of a data company, a private citizen, an international organization, a government representative or the public voice. Participants will pursue the long-term objectives of their roles, and explore different scenario contexts and time horizons, while interacting with each other.
Playing this game will help participants immerse themselves in different future contexts. It enhances long-term thinking and creates an understanding of how your own actions and those of others might influence the future.
Just keep on scrolling! You will find all the material needed to run the game in the download link below. This includes a game board, playing cards and an instruction manual. All materials are editable and allow you to adapt the game to your specific demands and needs.
Players: Prior foresight experience or knowledge about the topic is not required.
Facilitators: Experience with scenario thinking is beneficial.
3 hours to play
Additional time to prepare the game and and analyse the results is required.
Who owns data in 2050? What is the state of play of AI development? This report presents four scenarios on the future of data governance.
Explore scenarios about the future of data governance in 2050. Aimed at helping the UN mitigate risks, identify opportunities, and support aspirational data futures and the emergence of global data governance.
A straightforward scenario-building methodology to draft four different scenarios based on two key uncertainties and create plausible alternative stories about the future.
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