New Policy Implications

 

New Policy Implications

With emerging technologies, corporations need to consider the impact of such driving forces within society and produce policies that are reflective of current concerns.


There are many discussions surrounding new policies as technology rapidly grows; why they are necessary and what those entail. Wolff (2021) states that, in the U.S. “there is a much greater reliance on litigation and liability regimes to address safety and security failings after-the-fact”. This demonstrates the need for more proactive approaches and policies that capture current concerns and situations. Betty Tushabe asserts that, “decisions [are] meant to provide us with a safe environment” and addresses the reality that “governments don’t always match the pace at which we’re trying to face these issues” (TEDxTalk, 2018).

Wolff (2021) further discusses concerns regarding creating and implementation of new polices, stating, “setting clear standards and rules for an ever-evolving technological landscape can be extremely challenging, because enforcement for those rules can be a significant undertaking requiring considerable expertise, and because the tech sector is a major source of jobs and revenue for many countries that may fear losing those benefits if they constrain companies too much”.

Additionally, Kavanagh (2019) highlights some of policymaking and the guidelines that influence industries, stating that, “complex, dynamic frameworks already govern some fields of technology. For instance, cyberspace is governed by an amalgamation of existing international law; as well as an ever-growing, complicated array of political agreements; technical standards and protocols; trade, business, and human rights standards; research principles; national regulations; and self-regulation in the private sector”. Furthermore, “these legal and normative touchstones are underpinned by existing norms, values, and principles. They span different policy areas and issues, enlist a dizzying host of actors, and straddle numerous international regimes” demonstrating just how complex these undertakings are.

Lastly, Juan Enriquez illustrates the need for policies to be developed, expanded on, and revised over time to provide solutions to current issues. To make his point, he asserts that throughout history, we can see how actions have been justified by text and various codes, and how apparent the changes have been thus far, pointing out that what is now considered unethical was accepted not too long ago. Moreover, showing the importance of our decisions and the influences they will have in the future, Enriquez states that, “technology changes the boundaries of what is allowable”, suggesting that there are clear alternatives by technology from our past and current choices, setting new standards that fit our needs and values, and that “tech is going to displace the ethics and move the goalpost” (TEDxBerlin, 2018).

Regardless of challenges that come with implementing new policies altering the landscape of communication in our technology driven world, it does seem inevitable that they will happen, often before we understand it, demonstrating the importance of being part of initiating change beneficial to many; we can certainly help shape the direction of our future.



References

Kavanagh, C. (2019, August 28). New tech, new threats, new governance challenges: an opportunity to craft smart responses? Carnegie. https://carnegieendowment.org/2019/08/28/new-tech-new-threats-and-new-governance-challenges-opportunity-to-craft-smarter-responses-pub-79736

TEDxBerlin. (2018, August 14). Ethics in the age of technology | Juan Enriquez [Video]. YouTube.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiAirfn-lBI

TEDxTalk. (2018, December 18). Re-thinking the policy-making process for today’s needs | Betty Tushabe [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RF4BAY__eBw

Wolff, J. (2021, August 24). How is technology changing the world, and how should the world change technology? University of California Press.      https://online.ucpress.edu/gp/article/2/1/27353/118411/How-Is-Technology-Changing-            the-World-and-How

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