An independent audit of a fintech startup’s ML-driven loan pipeline in Ghana identifying risks in data quality, legal compliance (DPA Act 843), and algorithmic fairness with actionable fixes and ethical reporting metrics.
# QuickLoan Ethical Governance Audit
This repository contains comprehensive data governance and compliance analysis reports for three distinct scenarios, covering data quality assessment, ethical governance review, and multi-jurisdiction privacy compliance.
## Contents
### 1. QuickLoan Mobile Governance Review
An independent data governance consultant report analyzing QuickLoan Mobile's data pipeline and identifying critical governance, quality, and ethics risks. The report includes:
- **Governance Review Card**: Analysis of data quality risks, legal/compliance risks (Ghana's Data Protection Act), bias/fairness risks, and ethical reporting metrics
- **Corrected Data Flow Diagram**: Visual representation of the corrected data pipeline with numbered annotations explaining governance controls
- **Review Process Summary**: 200-300 word essay explaining the data lifecycle and classification principles used
**Key Focus Areas:**
- Data minimization and consent management
- PII classification and retention policies
- Algorithmic bias detection and monitoring
- Transparency in automated decision-making
### 2. MedTrack Ghana Data Quality Assessment
A comprehensive data quality analysis report for MedTrack Ghana's patient appointment database, identifying violations across six data quality dimensions.
**Deliverables:**
- **Task 1**: Identification of quality issues (Accuracy, Completeness, Consistency, Timeliness, Validity, Uniqueness)
- **Task 2**: Business impact assessment linking quality issues to operational problems (SMS failures, incorrect reports, billing issues)
- **Task 3**: Technical solutions for three critical issues with implementation steps, responsible parties, and verification methods
- **Task 4**: Developer perspective on the biggest risk of poor data consistency
**Key Issues Addressed:**
- Inconsistent phone number formats causing SMS delivery failures
- Duplicate patient records inflating reports
- Missing patient names causing billing failures
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