governance
Tesla’s governance autopilot heads for disaster
NEW YORK, May 17 (Reuters Breakingviews) – Portraying a CEO as a father figure is one way to tell there’s a lack of judicious oversight. Backing the company’s board despite obvious shortcomings is another. Tesla shareholders did both on Tuesday, with one of them playing the part of boss Elon Musk’s “son,” a robot the …
Environmental Governance Update: January to March 2022 – World
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system, and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment. Produced by UNEP’s Law Division, this newsletter includes exciting insights from …
China Tempers Climate Change Efforts After Economic Officials Limit Scope
China’s top economic planners have put the brakes on attempts by environmental officials to reduce carbon emissions as driving growth takes priority over meeting climate targets for now, according to people familiar with the matter. Officials at China’s main economic planning agency, the National Development and Reform Commission, have limited the initial scope of a …
Experimentalist governance needed to make digital technology beneficial in the workplace
When bringing technologies into the workplace, it pays to be realistic. Often, for instance, bringing new digital technology into an organization does not radically improve a firm’s operations. Despite high-level planning, a more frequent result is the messy process of frontline employees figuring out how they can get tech tools to help them to some …
Radio Davos goes to the Global Technology Governance Summit
We’re living through a technological revolution where the boundaries between the physical and virtual are blurring, transforming the way we work, meet, consume, educate and entertain. Is this an exciting brave new world, or do we risk stumbling into a sci-fi style dystopia? Those are the questions behind the World Economic Forum’s Global Technology Governance …
Rethinking technology governance — FCW
IT Modernization Rethinking technology governance By Adam Mazmanian Oct 26, 2020 Right now, the default setting for federal technology acquisition and deployment leads to failure, according to U.S. Digital Service veteran Mark Lerner. While at USDS, Lerner worked on the development of the Electronic Immigration System for the U.S. Citizenship and Naturalization …
Use technology to improve governance – analysis
A memorable quote paraphrased from the Arthashastra by Kautilya goes: “It is as difficult to prevent a government servant from corruption as to prevent a fish from drinking water.” This suggests that corruption is not a new phenomenon.The East India Company is known to have struggled to keep corruption in check. In fact, the problem of …
Frontier technologies need better governance to tackle COVID-19
The COVID-19 crisis puts new and particular demands on government and corporate leadership. Companies and agencies using artificial intelligence/machine learning tools will need to develop real-world governance practices to maintain consumer confidence in the medium and long term. The COVID-19 crisis is shining a bright light on the rapid development and adoption of artificial intelligence/machine …
Big Technology Stocks Dominate ESG Funds
Funds that market themselves as sustainable investments aren’t necessarily focused on companies that fight climate change, develop wind turbines or promote diverse boards. Instead, many of them look a lot like a portfolio of big technology stocks. The five most commonly held S&P 500 stocks in actively managed sustainable equity funds last fall were Microsoft …
The World Should Increase Science and Technology Communication and Governance
BEIJING, Oct. 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — A report from Science and Technology Daily: Sponsored by China Association for Science and Technology (CAST), the 1st World Science and Technology Development Forum and World Conference on Science Literacy were held from October 16-17. Famous Scientists from all over the world gathered in Beijing and discussed the importance of …
