Public Governance and Emerging Technologies: Values, Trust, and Compliance by Design

Between 11 – 12 January I attended the Public Governance and Emerging Technologies: Values, Trust, and Compliance by Design Conference held in Utrecht, Netherlands. The conference was hosted by the Chain Project, a Dutch Research Council (NWO) funded initiative that focuses on blockchain in the network society. From the project website: Governments are developing blockchain ... Public Governance and Emerging Technologies: Values, Trust, and Compliance by Design

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Looking back on 2023

2023 was our busiest and most exciting year to date. It saw the launch of the new Fondazione Bassetti website, the development of a host of new and long-established collaborations, the culmination of our participation in one major EU funded project and the start of a new and exciting research and innovation support project, and ... Looking back on 2023

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Report from the Annual Meeting of the Socio-gerontechnology Network

On 28th and 29th of September I attended the 2023 Annual Meeting of the Socio-gerontechnology Network in Utrecht, Netherlands. This network brings together scholars from across social science, humanities and design disciplines who are interested in critical studies of ageing and technology, creating a new academic field that we might describe as a meeting point ... Report from the Annual Meeting of the Socio-gerontechnology Network

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Launch of the Critical Infrastructures Lab

What is the Critical Infrastructures Lab? The Critical Infrastructures lab is hosted by the University of Amsterdam. From the website we learn that the lab aims to create space to co-develop alternative infrastructural futures that center people and planet over profit and capital by establishing a community around three infrastructural subtopics (geopolitics, standards, environment), producing ... Launch of the Critical Infrastructures Lab

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Looking back to our 2022

2022 was one of our busiest and most productive years to date, and one in which we celebrated the successful completion of two large projects. This post offers just a snapshot of events and themes that we carry forward into 2023. Projects2022 saw the final conferences and publication of all findings and deliverables of both ... Looking back to our 2022

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Fostering Responsible Computing Research, Foundations and Practices

Earlier this summer (May of 2022) The committee on Responsible Computing Research of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine in the USA published a Consensus Study Report entitled Fostering Responsible Computing Research, Foundations and Practices (following a request from the National Science Foundation). I attended its virtual launch and duly downloaded the prepublication ... Fostering Responsible Computing Research, Foundations and Practices

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Looking Back on 2021

As another eventful year closes behind us, the Bassetti Foundation sends New Year greetings to all our readers with a look back on events over the last twelve months. INDEX of this page PRESENTATIONS AT CONFERENCES AND EVENTS In English In Italian PARTICIPATION AND REVIEWS OF CONFERENCES AND EVENTS EVENTS HOSTED Book presentations Dialogues INTERVIEWS ... Looking Back on 2021

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Looking Back on 2020

2020 was a busy and exciting year for the Bassetti Foundation. In this post we look back at what can only be described as an eventful 12 months, not only here in Milan but across the globe. COVID 19 2020 will long be remembered for the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a topic that was addressed from ... Looking Back on 2020

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Fondazione Bassetti al National Geographic Festival delle Scienze di Roma

È in corso OTTIMISMO E SCIENZA, il Festival delle Scienze di Roma del National Geographic. Quest’anno parteciperà anche Fondazione Giannino Bassetti che è stata coinvolta per un sessione di studio dal titolo “Scienza e Decisione Pubblica”. (update)QUI il registrato della DIRETTA con la presentazione del progetto. L’evento, che si svolgerà online domenica 29 novembre 2020, ... Fondazione Bassetti al National Geographic Festival delle Scienze di Roma

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A look back at 2019

As readers who follow the Bassetti Foundation regularly will know, 2019 was an important year for all of those involved in promoting and discussing responsibility in innovation across our network. In this post we offer a taster, hoping to wet some appetites for the coming year and decade. SERIES Several series of events ran across ... A look back at 2019

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