Biography
Karma Peiró
Journalist specializing in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) since 1995.
Executive Director of the Visualization for Transparency Foundation (ViT), which promotes the use of open data to empower citizenship and accountability of public information.
Co-director of Master’s degree in Visual Tools to Empower Citizens, created by the ViT Foundation and professor of the coourse “Ethics&Democratic Culture” in the same master’s programme.
Professor in the Master’s degree in Data Science at the University of Girona (UdG).
Professor in the Bachelor Degree in Digital Media at the Blanquerna School of Communication and International Relations.
Co-author of the report: «Artificial Intelligence. Automated Decisions in Catalonia» (2020), about ethics and data protection (edited by Catalan Authority of Data Protection- APDCAT).
Member of the Advisory Council of the Ethics Observatory in Artificial Intelligence of Catalonia (OEIAC). Member of the Ethics Committee at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC).
Member of the Advisory Council of CTG UAlbany Empowering Communities: Public Libraries, Inclusive Civic Engagement, and Artificial Intelligence.
Recipient of the Good Practices Award for non-sexist communication (2020) and reporting on sexist violence with data, awarded by the Association of Women Journalists of Catalonia.
Winner of the Montserrat Roig Award, by City Council of Barcelona, for an investigative report (Catalan, 2020): «Unprotected childhood», dedicated to minors who suffer violence, with the team: Xaquín Veira, Rocío Minvielle and Francina Cortés.
DonaTIC Award, Disclosure category 2019, by Department of the Vice-Presidency and of Digital Policies from Catalan Government.