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IEEE Explores Solutions for Rural Internet Access
A Dec. 14 article authored by the IEEE Standards Association’s Connectivity and Telecom Practice Community and published in the IEEE Institute highlights efforts underway to address the global challenge of rural Internet access. The community is looking at synergistic approaches involving technology, regulations and standards. The article provides links to video interviews with several… Read more
Athens Roundtable Puts Global Focus on IEEE Work on Ethically-Aligned AI Design
The annual Athens Roundtable on AI and the Rule of Law, scheduled for 6-7 Dec. 2021, will bring together stakeholders from the EU, nation-states, the United Nations, and interested NGOs to discuss artificial intelligence, legal systems and functions, regulatory compliance and the rule of law. The event is co-organized by IEEE and will feature… Read more
EPPC Webinar Looks at Grid Stability Challenges Associated With EU “Fit for 55” Package
On 1 December (16:00 CET), the IEEE European Public Policy Committee (EPPC) is hosting a policy webinar exploring how recent EU energy and climate proposals may affect the stability of the electric power grid and what the policy and technology challenges and solutions to address this issue can be. Speakers include representatives from the European… Read more
IEEE Participating in UN Climate Change Conference (COP26)
IEEE is participating with observer status at the upcoming United Nation’s Framework Convention on Climate Change, also known as COP26, which is scheduled for 31 Oct.-12 Nov. in Glasgow. IEEE Delegation representatives Bruno Meyer and Tariq Durrani will be part of an expert panel on 8 Nov. focused on “Actions for Clean Energy, Clean… Read more
IEEE-EPPC Panel to Explore Sustainability and Social Implications of Large-Scale IoT Deployment
The IEEE European Public Policy Committee is hosting a panel session by experts in the field of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies to look at energy consumption, efficiency and sustainability issues related to the large-scale deployment of IoT technologies in various contexts, including environmental monitoring, agriculture, smart mobility, smart cities, and Industry 4.0. The… Read more
Digital Privacy Workshop To Look at Global Legislation and Regulations
IEEE’s Future Directions program continues its focus on digital privacy with a virtual workshop scheduled for 7-8 Oct. 2021. The program is designed to bring together representatives from IEEE’s technical societies and councils to facilitate discussion on common interests in the area of Digital Privacy and encourage future society collaborations. Among the topics that… Read more
Mitigating Societal Harms in a Social Media World
The IEEE Computer Society is hosting a virtual Tech Form on 21-22 September 2021 that will explore ways that public policy, technology (including AI and machine learning), technology standards and other cutting-edge solutions can be employed to mitigate social harms originating in the misuse of social media. The session will look at social media… Read more
New Standards Community to Address AI in Health Care
The IEEE Standards Association has launched a new standards community that will focus on a host of tasks related to the responsible use of AI in health-related field including biosecurity. Among the intended outputs are a map of AI-based technologies in the biological and health science fields relevant to biosecurity and development of a… Read more
Global Alliance Releases Technology Governance Roadmap for Smart Cities Governance
Supported by the World Economic Forum, the G20 Global Smart Cities Alliance on Technology Governance (GSCA) brings together municipal, regional and national governments, private-sector partners and cities’ residents around a shared set of principles for the responsible and ethical use of smart city technologies. The Alliance recently released a roadmap report, Governing Smart Cities,… Read more
How Should The Law Treat Artificial Intelligences?
In a recent issue, IEEE SPECTRUM Contributing Editor Steven Cherry interviews Law Professor Ryan Abbott of the University of Surrey in the United Kingdom on the legal implications of Artificial Intelligence in a piece entitled “Can a Robot Be Arrested? Hold a Patent? Pay Income Taxes?” Abbott is the author of The Reasonable Robot:… Read more