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Sharlene Gandhi

Sharlene has been reporting on responsible business, environmental sustainability and technology in the UK and Canada since 2018. She has worked with various organizations during this time, including the Stanford Social Innovation Review, the Pentland Centre for Sustainability in Business at Lancaster University, AIGA Eye on Design, Social Enterprise UK and Nature is a Human Right. Sharlene moved to Toronto in early 2023 to join the Future of Good team, where she has been reporting at the intersections of technology, data and social purpose work. Her reporting has spanned several subject areas, including AI policy, cybersecurity, ethical data collection, and technology partnerships between the private, public and third sectors.

Sharlene's Latest Articles

Want to better understand what poverty is really like in Canada? More than income data is needed, says new research

According to those who have experienced poverty, critical data points include access to adequate clothing and footwear, and the ability to participate fully in special occasions.

Q&A: Oversight and governance of AI use at borders, humanitarian aid zones are weak, says expert

Lawyer and anthropologist Dr. Petra Molnar has travelled to the U.S.-Mexico border, to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, and to the Greek island of Lesvos, charting the rise of automated and algorithmic decision-making on vulnerable communities fleeing persecution

Data drives preventative care at queer and trans health clinic

After collecting a critical mass of data directly from patients, the HQ Toronto team is now ready to experiment with predictive models

Technical staff and clean data key to being granted money for AI projects, funders say

Funders granting to AI and machine learning projects seek robust data governance and maintenance practices.

StatsCan methodology flaws not reflecting wealth in Canada – why should non-profits care?

New research from Social Capital Partners shows that the Survey of Financial Security, which collects data about Canadian households’ assets and debts, may not accurately capture the wealth of multi-millionaires and billionaires.

Human and civil rights groups call for withdrawal of Canada’s AI legislation

Critics are concerned about a lack of public consultation, little accountability for artificial intelligence use by public bodies, and no mention of Indigenous data sovereignty.

From spam bots to doxxing, cyberbullying is bringing non-profits to their knees. What can be done?

Organizations supporting 2SLGBTQIA+ and racialized communities are reporting an increase in digital attacks, particularly in light of changing political winds.

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App designers hope to help Canada’s arts sector gig workers better understand taxes and finances

Of the nearly 203,000 professional artists in Canada, two-thirds report being self-employed.

Grant program looking to pay companies to hire tech people from Palestine

U.S. public benefit corporation wants 200 companies to commit to hiring Palestinian technology talent by June

Imagine Canada takes over non-profit digital collective two years after launch

The Canadian Centre for Nonprofit Digital Resilience was launched as a collective of five North American organizations, all advocating for digital transformation and resilience in the non-profit sector.

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