From Bernd.Stahl at nottingham.ac.uk Mon Feb 24 22:10:05 2025 From: Bernd.Stahl at nottingham.ac.uk (Bernd Stahl) Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2025 22:10:05 +0000 Subject: [Responsible-digital-futures] Welcome to our new email list Message-ID: Dear members of the Responsible Digital Futures list, I am happy to let you know that our new email list is now functional. I will use it for announcements, but please feel free to share updates, opportunities, questions and whatever else may be relevant to Responsible Digital Futures. Kind regards, Bernd Bernd Carsten STAHL Professor of Critical Research in Technology Responsible Digital Futures Group School of Computer Science UNIVERSITY of NOTTINGHAM T: +44 7952 875 862 E: bernd.stahl at nottingham.ac.uk W: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/computerscience/people/bernd.stahl [cid:image001.jpg at 01DB8708.DB76DD90] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Over 700 research organisations, funders, assessment authorities, professional societies, and their associations have agreed on a common direction and guiding principles to implement reform in the assessment of research, researchers, and research organisations, outlined in the Agreement on Reforming Research Assessment published in July 2022 which provides an outline for reform and implementation. More details and background at https://research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/news/all-research-and-innovation-news/coalition-advancing-research-assessment-coara-now-launched-2022-12-02_en https://www.ukri.org/news/ukri-signs-agreement-on-reforming-research-assessment/ https://coara.eu/agreement/the-agreement-full-text/ https://coara.eu The Research Assessment for Ethics, Data and AI Discussion Series, presented by the Ethical Data Initiative, Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment-ERIP, International Science Council's CODATA IDPC, and the EOSC-Future-RDA Artificial Intelligence and Data Visitation Working Group, is a pioneering platform for advancing discussions on the need for reform of research assessment practices and fostering critical dialogue within the academic and research community and beyond. This collaborative effort brings together leading experts, scholars, and practitioners through a series of engaging discussions and interactive sessions to empower stakeholders with the knowledge and tools to navigate the challenges of research assessment in the digital age. We would like to invite you to the first webinar on *Research Assessment in the Digital Environment* on Wednesday 26 February 2025; 11:00 to 12:00 noon UTC Details at https://ethicaldatainitiative.org/2025/02/09/research-assessment-in-the-digital-environment/ Best wishes Suchith Professor Suchith Anand Professor of Practice in Science Policy | Senior Adviser to Governments and International Organisations | Scientist | Global Citizen | Science Diplomacy | SDG Volunteer and Advocate https://experts.exeter.ac.uk/43268-suchith-anand https://ethicaldatainitiative.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From suchith.anand at ethicaldatainitiative.org Tue Feb 25 19:03:54 2025 From: suchith.anand at ethicaldatainitiative.org (Suchith Anand) Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2025 19:03:54 +0000 Subject: [Responsible-digital-futures] =?utf-8?b?4oCYTWFrZSBpdCBGYWly4oCZ?= =?utf-8?q?_campaign?= Message-ID: Dear colleagues Every UK national newspaper today published the same front page to raise awareness about the Make it Fair campaign. The ?Make it Fair? campaign was developed to raise awareness among the British public about the existential threat posed to the creative industries from generative AI models, many of which scrape creative content from the internet without permission, acknowledgement, and critically, without payment. The impact on creative businesses and individuals throughout the country ? who collectively generate over ?120 billion a year towards the UK economy ? will be devastating if this continues unchecked, or worse still if the UK government legitimises this content theft. Tech giants should not profit from stolen content. A fair deal for artists and writers isn?t just about making things right, it is essential for the future of creativity. More details at https://newsmediauk.org/make-it-fair/ In 2023, I wrote an Open Letter on the need for UK AI Laws to protect UK citizens. Details at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=ind2401&L=GIS-UK&O=D&P=21642 The UK Government must regulate the Big Tech to protect democracy, protect human rights and prevent corruption. Best wishes Suchith Professor Suchith Anand Professor of Practice in Science Policy | Senior Adviser to Governments and International Organisations | Scientist | Global Citizen | Science Diplomacy | SDG Volunteer and Advocate https://experts.exeter.ac.uk/43268-suchith-anand https://ethicaldatainitiative.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: