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“How do we ensure technology makes our lives better?” Tech Mirror: Reflecting on technology and society with Johanna Weaver explores how technology impacts our lives: the good, the bad, the ugly and the beautiful. Technology is made by humans. When we refocus on this foundational truth, it opens the possibility that technology can be made differently. Questions about how we might shape technology differently are not just “technical” questions. The answers to these questions go to the very core of the fabric our societies. Just as there is a variety of diverse voices involved in the development of health policy, or national security policy, we need more people to actively engage in tech policy discussions. Through interviews with the movers and shapers, and analysis by experts and opinionated guests, this podcast will empower you to participate in policy discussions to shape the technologies that will shape our future.
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Friday Sep 30, 2022
Friday Sep 30, 2022
In this episode, Johanna interviews Luli Adeyemo, Director of TechDiversity and Founder of marketing firm Best Case Scenario.
Prompted by Luli’s piece in InnovationAus calling for a wider review of diversity in tech than announced recently by the Australian government, the pair canvass why diversity matters, why we haven’t achieved as much progress as we hoped in the last decade, and how the tech sector can embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Tech Mirror is recorded on Ngunnawal land. We acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land and pay our respect to elders past, present, and emerging.
Professor Johanna Weaver is Director of the Tech Policy Design Centre at the Australian National University. This episode was produced by ANU Media. Special thanks to Ben Gowdie for research and post-production support.
Relevant links:
Take the Tech Diversity Pledge: https://techdiversityawards.com/the-awards/your-diversity-inclusion-pledge/
Luli’s Article in InnovationAus: https://www.innovationaus.com/embrace-workplace-diversity-to-build-a-stronger-economy/
The 2022 Innovation Papers: https://www.innovationaus.com/category/the-innovation-papers/
Broad Band, by Claire L Evans https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/35953464-broad-band
US Executive Order on Diversity: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/06/25/executive-order-on-diversity-equity-inclusion-and-accessibility-in-the-federal-workforce/
TechDiversity on Twitter: @TechDiversityAU
Send us your questions: techpolicydesign@anu.edu.au
Follow us on Twitter: @TPDesignCentre
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