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5 ethical principles for digitizing humanitarian aid | Aarathi Krishnan

5 ethical principles for digitizing humanitarian aid | Aarathi Krishnan

FromTED Tech


5 ethical principles for digitizing humanitarian aid | Aarathi Krishnan

FromTED Tech

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Length:
18 minutes
Released:
Sep 2, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Over the last decade, humanitarian organizations have digitized many of their systems, from registering refugees with biometric IDs to transporting cargo via drones. This has helped deliver aid around the world, but it's also brought new risks to the people it's meant to protect. Tech and human rights ethicist Aarathi Krishnan points to the dangers of digitization -- like sensitive data getting into the hands of the wrong people -- and lays out five ethical principles to help inform humanitarian tech innovation. After the talk, our host Sherrell shares a practical way to assess the costs and benefits of digitizing aid using Krishnan's principles.
Released:
Sep 2, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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