ORBIT Conference 2018 – Building In The Good: Creating Positive ICT Futures
The pervasive nature of information and communications technologies (ICT) in all aspects of our lives raises many exciting possibilities but also numerous concerns. Responsible Research and Innovation aims to maximise the benefits of technology whilst minimising the risks.Read more
CXO Talk 2018 - Public Policy: AI Risks and Opportunities
The power of artificial intelligence creates opportunities and risks that public policy must eventually address. Industry analyst and CXOTalk host, Michael Krigsman, speaks with two experts to explore the UK Parliament's House of Lords AI report.Read more
A Magna Carta for the Digital Age? Do We Need an Ethical Code for AI ask Lord C-J and Baroness Grender at Cogx
See our presentation at the CogX Conference on Tues, 12th June 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzxrtn6BCcU
Lord C-J launches Select Committee report on AI :"We Need an Ethical Framework"
Barely a day goes by without a piece in the media on a new aspect of AI or Robotics, including in today's Gulf Today I see. Some pessimistic others optimistic.Read more
Lord C-J calls for Ethical framework for AI applications
New All Party Parliamentary Artificial Intelligence Group Being Formed
All Party Intellectual Property Group discusses Digital Single Single Market
Along with Chairman Pete Wishart MP and Treasurer Jim Daly MP, Eddy Leviten of the Alliance for Intellectual Property and others from the industry and Parliament, I recently visited Brussels to discuss Commission proposals for the Digital Single Market which could have implications for copyright and the ability of the creative industries to finance the production in particular of film and AV product, such a strong element of Britain’s creative industries.
We came away somewhat reassured that the key objective for the Commission is portability of content rather than reform of copyright but there are slightly different messages coming from different directions both about objectives and process so time will tell.
We can expect a communication from DG Connect on overall strategy for different elements such as cross border access, so called geo-blocking, harmonisation of exceptions online intermediaries and follow the money/enforcement after the New Year and proposals on portability separately in the same timescale.
The APPG on IP will be publishing a full report on the visit and our conclusions shortly
"We came away somewhat reassured that the key objective for the Commission is portability of content rather than reform of copyright..."
— Lord Clement-Jones
Lord C-J urges better filtering for minors by Public Wifi providers
Lord C-J on Startups: Financing getting better but major skills gaps
In many respects the Queen’s Speech is to be welcomed, precisely for the fact that it does not contain a huge amount of new legislation. None the less, I welcome the carryover of the Consumer Rights Bill and the Deregulation Bill. Curiously, I note for the aspiring statesmen among us that it will, among other things, make statues easier to erect. I do not know whether your Lordships noticed that.
Intellectual Property Bill
The Intellectual Property bill had its Second Reading on 22nd May. Whilst most of it's provisions are welcome there are a number of omissions that we argued should be corrected during the passage of the Bill through the House of Lords, in particular to align criminal offences for registered designs with those of unregistered design, to provide a remedy for lookalike products which mislead the consumer and to align criminal penalties for digital and physical copyright infringement.Read more