Group Mailing list Archive

02 Oct 2023

Join the Campaign for Data Ethics in Education

Dear colleagues
I request all Universities to join the Campaign for Data Ethics in Education. The African Association of Universities (AAU), the University of Nottingham, and the Ethical Data Initiative launched the Campaign for Data Ethics in Education in Summer 2023. The Campaign aims to highlight the importance of educating researchers and aspiring data practitioners about the ethical considerations involved in collecting, using, reusing, and storing data during their training.

29 Sep 2023

The UK AI Summit: Time to Elevate Democratic Values

Dear colleagues,
These articles might be of interest.
“British government quietly sacks entire board of independent AI advisers”
Details at https://therecord.media/uk-disbands-ai-advisory-board-cdei-rishi-sunak
The British Computer Society (BCS), The Chartered Institute for IT Article on “PM should make ethics a priority at AI Safety Summit, say tech professionals”

28 Sep 2023

Fw: Are the current AI policies favouring “AI of the Billionaires, by the Billionaires, for the Billionaires! ” to rule humanity?

Dear colleagues
This article by Merve Hickok and Marc Rotenberg on “The UK AI Summit: Time to Elevate Democratic Values” published for the Council on Foreign Relations might be of interest
“Ahead of the Global Summit on Artificial Intelligence Safety from November 1 to 2, the United Kingdom needs to bring its AI policy back in line with the values of freedom, democracy, and rule of law.”
Details athttps://www.cfr.org/blog/uk-ai-summit-time-elevate-democratic-values 
Best wishes

24 Sep 2023

Fw: Are the current AI policies favouring “AI of the Billionaires, by the Billionaires, for the Billionaires! ” to rule humanity?

I came across this article “British government quietly sacks entire board of independent AI advisers”
Details athttps://therecord.media/uk-disbands-ai-advisory-board-cdei-rishi-sunak
Does anyone have more information on why the entire Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation (CEDI) Advisory Board is removed? 
How will this make the United Kingdom a world leader in AI governance?
How does this impact the credibility of the UK in Responsible AI ? 

14 Sep 2023

G20 New Delhi Declaration - Harnessing Artificial Intelligence (AI) Responsibly for Good and for All

Dear colleagues,
The United Nations welcomed the adoption of the G20 New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration, describing it as an example of effective leadership at a time of great divisions in the world. Details athttps://news.un.org/en/story/2023/09/1140547
I would like to congratulate India’s G20 Presidency for the leadership to build consensus that lead to the landmark G20 New Delhi Declaration.

28 Aug 2023

August 30th RDA Community Cross-Fertilisation Workshop on Disciplinary Data

An upcoming RDA community cross-fertilisation workshop focused on disciplinary research needs is happening at 10:00 UTC on August 30th. Participating groups include Linguistics, Biodiversity, and Life Sciences, with a roundtable discussion from RDA/EOSC Future Domain Ambassadors in those research fields as well as Materials Sciences and Engineering, Social Sciences, and Ethics and Law. We're looking forward to a lively discussion! 

09 Aug 2023

Long-term Agricultural Experiments Data Management Survey

Hi IGAD community
We are conducting a survey on data management in long-term agricultural experiments (LTEs), and we would love to hear the views of researchers either managing LTEs and LTE data or using LTE data for their research. Please can you share the following survey across your networks: https://forms.office.com/e/8DmapwLRr8
This survey follows on from an LTE data management workshop held at the Rothamsted Long-term experiments conference in June this year.
Thanks
Richard
Richard Ostler

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