Exploring what “responsible technology” means
At Doteveryone, we’d like to see technology become more responsible — in terms of how it’s developed, how it works for users, and how it affects society. So as part of our work to help Britain lead the world in ethical tech , we’re exploring what “responsible technology” means and how we can encourage more of it. Responsible technology is important for delivering a fairer internet experience, and a positive future where tech is useful, trusted and trustworthy. We need to have technology developed and maintained which supports this vision, and to drive this requires making ethical and responsible activity not just more worthy, but easier and more valuable too. A big part of our work in 2017 (and beyond) involves figuring out how to drive more ethical, responsible and appropriate digital technology development and operation . To kick that off, we’ve come up with a draft set of ten areas responsible tech should consider. About half of them are specific to digital, wh...