Panel 4. Tools of Upstream Technology Governance: Soft Law, Standards, and Ethics-by-Design

Dec 7, 2021 | 2:10 PM - 3:20 PM

Description

Governance of emerging technologies too early in the development process can possibly be constraining; but governing too late can make technologies harder to govern as they become institutionalised. This panel explored a range of tools that seek to enable “innovating well” by working through tool and mechanisms of upstream governance. Communities of technological practice have become more creative in the embedding of social values, not just safety but also ethical considerations, into the development of emerging technology using techniques like soft law, private governance, standards and ethics-by-design. ● What are current trends and best practices for enacting agile and robust approaches to upstream governance that enable innovation but align technological development with societal goals? ● What are the advantages and disadvantages to different forms of upstream technology governance?

Moderator

Julia Black

Strategic Director of Innovation, Professor of Law

London School of Economics and Political Science

Speakers

Boma Brown-West

Director of Consumer Health

Environmental Defense Fund

Julien Durand

Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer / Chair

Sanofi / IFPMA Future Health Technologies and Bioethics Working Group

Kevin Esvelt

Assistant Professor of Media Arts and Sciences

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Gary Marchant

Professor, Faculty Director and Regents Professor, Center for Law Science & Innovation

Arizona State University

Stephan Naundorf

Counsellor of Minister of State

German Federal Chancellery

Andrew Wyckoff

Director, Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation

OECD

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