Big Tech: From Robotics to Regulation - How to build a healthytech-led future
Do more robots mean fewer jobs? How do we re-skill the nation for a data and tech-accelerated future? What future role for regulation? And do we have ethical frameworks sufficient to deal with inevitable disruption?
Click on any or many of the links below and immerse yourself in a series of cracking articles authored by Jericho’s Matthew Gwyther, rich in insights and ideas.
Public Policy and Public Engagement: New Models to Build Back Better
This is a transcript of a talk delivered by Jericho founder, Robert Phillips, to the Public Relations Institute of Ireland on November 4th 2020. In it, he reflects on what he has learned since publishing Trust Me, PR is Dead and the models required to re-connect business with the Build Back Better challenges that confront us today: social cohesion; poverty; race equality; the climate emergency; and public health.
Our Future Voice Now: The young are not having it easy
To gauge how the young are feeling about their futures and how they regard the job that their elders are making of running the world, this podcast by Matthew Gwyther explores the issues with three young people…
Joining the Dots: Caring for Carers
In this recent article for Joining the Dots, David Grayson examines the caring relationship and proposes a “new social contract for carers and caring.”David Grayson CBE is Chair of Carers UK & Emeritus Professor of Corporate Responsibility at Cranfield University School of Management.
Engineering Net Zero
Discussing what is achievable in engineering terms on the journey to Net Zero, we share here the Atkins ‘Engineering Net Zero’ Technical Report.
In ‘It’ Together
In this recent article David Grayson, discusses the need for a 'stable Social Care system', 'decent and fair level of Carers Allowance', 'first-class, and excellent Artificial Intelligence-enhanced Advice & Information' and 'guaranteed access to quality respite care' for Carers in the UK.
David Grayson CBE is recent Chair of Carers UK & Emeritus Professor of Corporate Responsibility at Cranfield University School of Management.
Not when but how: Big Tech regulation is on the way
As part of the Ethics of Disruption programme in partnership with Stifel, Matthew Gwyther reflects and reports on a roundtable discussion, hosted in early September, which explored how policymakers should best respond to rapid changes in the technology landscape, especially surrounding FinTech, AI and Robotics. How can we help build a regulatory system that properly reflects a healthy tech-led future – and protects the citizen and democracy at the heart of it all?
Investing in Society: Getting radical with practical solutions for change
The latest Jericho roundtable discussion on behalf of Federated Hermes looks at reforms that might be necessary to our financial - and specifically investment - sector to serve the common good.
Robots: time for a re-boot?
As part of the Ethics of Disruption programme in partnership with Stifel, Matthew Gwyther reflects and reports on the roundtable discussion, hosted in early September, which looked into Robotics as a key driver in technology to reignite growth and increase skills and productivity. The sector has proved important during COVID helping keep us safe. But do more Robots mean fewer jobs? What role for Regulation? And do we have ethical frameworks sufficient to deal with future robotic disruption?
Going green: Recovery through the lens of an asset manager
This event was a discussion with asset managers and investment funds on what tax barriers exist to cross-border investment in renewables and decarbonization technology and what solutions could be envisaged.The full report from the roundtable is available here.
The Interim report, explores the key challenges in the evolving relationship between business and democracy. Download a copy of the report here.