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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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Thursday Sep 01, 2022
Thursday Sep 01, 2022
In this episode, Johanna interviews Jamie Susskind, barrister and author of The Digital Republic: On Freedom and Democracy in the 21st century.
The pair explore the ideas Jamie puts forward in his book for how societies can harness the power of digital technologies while preserving (and even strengthening) freedom and democracy.
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:
The Digital Republic, by Jamie Susskind
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59935247-the-digital-republic
Code: Version 2.0, by Lawrence Lessig https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44874.Code
Report: Tending the Tech-Ecosystem
https://www.anu.edu.au/research/research-initiatives/tech-policy-design-centre/publications
Jamie Susskind on Twitter: @jamiesusskind
Send us your questions: techpolicydesign@anu.edu.au
Follow us on Twitter: @TPDesignCentre
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