The isITethical? Exchange supports responsible ICT innovation in 5G. It provides:
• Guidance on balancing technological potential with fundamental rights and values
• Overview of and a common reference point for, ethical, legal, and social challenges, opportunities, solutions
• Summaries of relevant aspects of regulatory frameworks, such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
• Inspiration for design and organisational innovation that puts users and human practices, rights, and values at the heart of innovation
• Creative methods for Ethical Impact Assessment (EIA)
IsITethical is currently focused specifically on public protection and disaster risk management, where digital ethics faces most significant challenges. We are expanding our work from here across vertical sectors of transport and health, in particular.
Lancaster University
Lancaster is a research-intensive university in the North West of the UK, with 35% of our research classed as world-leading and 48% classed as internationally excellent in the UK Government's latest independent review, the 2014 Research Excellence Framework. Lancaster University's research is truly international in focus, with research partnerships in over 60 countries around the world.
Public Safety Communications
PSCE, the Public Safety Communications Europe Forum was established as a result of a European Commission funded project in 2008. Since then, PSCE has evolved into an independent forum, where representatives of public safety user organisations, industry and research institutes can meet to discuss and exchange ideas and best practices, develop roadmaps and improve the future of public safety communications. PSCE is a permanent autonomous organisation, working to foster excellence in the development and use of public safety communication and information management systems by consensus building.
The isITethical? Exchange
The isITethical? Exchange is a Community Platform and Service for Responsible Innovation. It has grown through our collaborations with a range of other partners, including EU projects SecInCore, EPISECC, SECTOR, REDIRNET, COncORDE, BRIDGE. It is directed by a group of scholars and designers from Lancaster University in collaboration with the Public Safety Communications Europe Network (PSCE).