Mainz (ots) - Mittwoch, 25. August 2021, 19.20 UhrErstausstrahlung Mainz (ots) - Der aktuelle Bundestagswahlkampf findet so digital statt wie nie zuvor. Und die oft extremen Polarisierungen zeigen sich
Designing Anti-Racist Technologies for a Just Future
Experts critiqued smart cities, agtech, blockchain, and policing during Stanford s first Technology and Racial Equity Conference.
Jun 28, 2021 |
Sachin Waikar
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Digital technologies can be a force for good, but too often they emerge from sources reflecting inequality and may amplify existing racial bias and discrimination.
“Each of us has a part to play in building the world we want and envisioning ways forward,” said
“We can’t leave technology development and monitoring merely to those who have the technical know-how,” Benjamin continued. “The experiences and insights of the marginalized matter.”
Scholars, policymakers, technologists, and civil rights activists including leaders from USAID, Stop LAPD Spying Coalition, and the Harvard Kennedy School spoke on topics ranging from blockchain, policing technology, and digital agrifood all through the lens of racial equity. Here
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iPolitics AM: Trudeau faces House before G7, NATO summits By Kady O Malley. Published on Jun 9, 2021 6:01am Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. (Photo via PMO Twitter account)
After heading to London, Ont. last night to attend an evening vigil for the victims of the horrific hit-and-run attack on a local Muslim family,
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to make what may well be his last in-person appearance in his designated front-and-centre seat before the House of Commons powers down for the summer. (2 PM)
While there are still two weeks remaining on the parliamentary clock, he’s about to embark on his first overseas trip in well over a year, which will officially get underway on Friday, when he’ll join his G7 counterparts in Cornwall before making his way to Brussels for back-to-back summits with fellow NATO members and representatives from European Union, respectively.