Responsible What?
How do we deal with new technologies responsibly, i.e. in a way that respects public values?
We can shape technologies that preserve autonomy, justice and humanity. Emerging technologies are new technologies for which we do not yet know exactly how they will develop or what applications will emerge from them. That these technologies take into account our public values is not a given.
Responsible tech looks at how we can achieve exactly that.
Namely, it merges the discussion around public values with the specific challenges posed by new technologies.
This discussion paper from SURF not only outlines the current situation, in which there are both rapid advances and high risks. It also provides an overview of how we can approach responsible development, implementation, and use of new technologies. It is necessary for us to shape our own responsibility and make an informed start with responsible tech. Here, responsibility is not a theoretical concept, but a practical skill. For each of the steps towards responsible tech, we aim to gather relevant content on this iterative knowledge base. Concrete tools that you can immediately try out in practice.
How do we ensure that the applications we develop and use work according to our values? How can we take responsibility for the impact of applications on end users? And how do we make sure we include these questions in our innovation processes?
If you want to think further about these and other questions around responsible tech, download the discussion paper Responsible Tech: On Public Values and Emerging Technologies.
Further reading:
- The Value Compass for digital transformation of education: https://www.surf.nl/en/themes/public-values/value-compass
- Discussion paper 'Responsible Tech': https://www.surf.nl/en/news/responsible-tech-how-we-ensure-new-technologies-meet-public-values
- XR and public values: https://www.surf.nl/en/public-values-for-xr-in-education-and-research
- Weighing Values (Kennisnet): https://www.kennisnet.nl/app/uploads/Kennisnet-Waardenwegen-ENG.pdf