{"id":4352,"title":"Blogparade: Tech for good? Really, now? Or now more than ever?!","link":"https:\/\/www.reframetech.de\/en\/2020\/04\/09\/blogparade-tech-for-good\/","date":"04\/09\/2020","date_unix":1586413088,"date_modified_unix":1659961228,"date_iso":"2020-04-09T06:18:08+00:00","content":"

What contribution can digital technologies make to public welfare? Can we place algorithms in the service of society? Is \u201ctech for good\u201d a clich\u00e9d idea? Or can we, in fact, manage to use technology sensibly \u2013 especially now \u2013 without treating it as the silver bullet to complex societal problems? Do you have something to say about these issues? Then join our Blogparade!<\/em><\/p>\n

The current coronavirus situation is creating a wholly new dynamic with regard to these issues \u2013 for us all. Digital technologies make it possible for many people to work from home and are facilitating entirely new forms of neighborhood-based mutual aid and social interaction. There is also considerable hope that artificial intelligence systems may help us surmount the Corona crisis. Quite recently, Germany\u2019s federal government and seven civil society groups organized the #WirVsVirus-Hackathon<\/a><\/strong> with the goal of working together in a process of digitally enabled participation to develop solutions for unprecedented challenges.<\/p>\n

Even beyond Corona, a variety of digital-policy projects are currently under way that focus on human well-being, the preservation of fundamental values, and the diverse societal opportunities afforded by algorithmic systems and other digital technologies. Particularly noteworthy here is the package of proposals<\/a><\/strong> presented by the European Commission in February 2020, which draws from the White Paper on Artificial Intelligence (AI), as well as the European data strategy, for which public consultations are currently ongoing. Germany\u2019s federal government also recently closed a submissions window in the context of a public-consultation process<\/a><\/strong> on its data strategy. Among other topics, this inquiry is asking about measures for the promotion of a public-interest-oriented data policy.<\/p>\n

We call for a Blogparade!<\/strong><\/p>\n

We on the Ethics of Algorithms team are focused strongly on all the questions raised in the teaser text \u2013 whether here on our blog, in our weekly newsletter of curated information \u201cErlesenes\u201d or, of course, in our daily project work. But we neither can nor want to answer these questions alone. We\u2019re interested in diverse points of view and are therefore appealing to you to share with us your perspectives on the topic of \u201ctech for good.\u201d We\u2019re looking for submissions that address the following issues, among others:<\/p>\n