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The ethics of contact tracing apps: International perspectives

Sam Cannicott, 12 May 2020 - Contact tracing, Covid-19, Data-sharing, Ethical innovation

The CDEI recently hosted a virtual roundtable with people from nearly 10 different countries who are working on contact tracing apps. The discussion focused on public trust and how it can be built while working at speed to develop and …

Creating an environment for ethical innovation to thrive

Alex Lawrence-Archer and Pippa Hardingham, 13 February 2020 - Ethical innovation

Advances in technical innovation should be something that everyone can look forward to. Or, at a minimum, not be something that causes active worry. Whilst innovation is to be encouraged, innovation alone is not good enough. It needs to be ethical innovation, or none at all.