DataViz for Society

Data visualization has existed for centuries, first in the form of maps and since the 1800s, in the form of graphs. In the last decade, with the increase of data science and data journalism, data visualization is spreading to many aspects of our lives and has the potential to impact society widely, facilitating the explanation of complex data-driven issues to a wide audience that is not necessarily data or subject expert. But, as a larger amount and variety of data visualizations are created for topics that directly impact our day-to-day life, are these visualizations reaching everybody in society? How do we make them understandable for non-experts without losing the rigor of data science? How do we provide the context to avoid misinterpretations or biases?

The conference ‘Dataviz for Society’, co-organized by Digital Future Society and ViT Foundation will bring experts from all over the world, and from various specialized areas within the data and information visualization field, to discuss how we should design and disseminate data visualizations that are understandable for society at large and can have an impact on better understanding the world (and the universe) we live in. The conference will include talks about tools, methods, best practices, and real-world examples of successful visualizations for the masses.

The conference is aligned with the main topics of study and dissemination around Data Land and Open Government within the Digital Future Society Framework.

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