Deliverables
Advisory and impact board members’ activities, cooperation and clustering activities
This deliverable describes the ADIM (advisory and impact) board and cluster activities: horizontal coordination on cooperation and synergies with other relevant projects and stakeholders.
Dissemination and Communication Report
This deliverable sheds light on the outcomes and results of the TechEthos dissemination and communication strategy.
Societal Readiness Tool
This report introduces the Societal Readiness Tool (SRT) – providing guidance to embed concerns for ethical and social impacts in product development and conduct qualitative self-assessment of the readiness level of the developed products.
Anticipation of societal embedding of new and emerging technologies
This deliverable explores the societal embedding of new and emerging technologiesTechnologies whose development and application are not completely realised or finished, and whose potential lies in the future. [...], and underlines important principles like equity, reliability, and the well-being of both people and the planet.
XR and General Purpose AI: from values and principles to norms and standards
This policy brief presents TechEthos’ recommendations for policy makers to ensure ethical governance, international collaboration, and public engagementPublic engagement describes the myriad of ways in which the activity and benefits of higher education and research can be shared with the public [...] in the field of eXtended Reality and Natural Language Processing (NLP).
Key messages for the ethical governance of Solar Radiation Modification (SRM) research
This policy brief presents TechEthos’ recommendations for policy makers to ensure ethical governance, international collaboration, and public engagement in SRM research.
Key messages for the ethical governance of neurotechnologies
This policy brief presents recommendations for policy makers for the preparation of legislative or policy initiatives related to neurotechnologies.
Key messages for the ethical governance of Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR)
This policy brief delves into the regulatory challenges within EU laws and policies surrounding CDR.
Complementing the ALLEA European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity
This report presents provides valuable
input for the revision of the ALLEA EU Code of Conduct for Research IntegrityResearch integrity is guided by the rules imposed on the research community [...]
Criteria for ethical review by RECs in emerging technology research
This report outlines recommendations to help research ethicsResearch ethics require researchers to pay attention to the effects of their research [...] committees (RECs) review research related to new and emerging technologies. It also provides suggestions for other actors in the research governance system.
Suggestions for the revision of existing operational guidelines for emerging technologies
This report scrutinizes current ethical guidelinesEthical guidelines collect general or specific principles [...] More for three new and emerging technologies and provides key recommendations.
Manuscript for an Article Outlining the Refine and Revised Methodology
This report presents a manuscript which details the revised ‘TechEthos’ anticipatory ethics model (TEAeM) – useful to assess the ethical issues of emerging technologies and to mitigate these risks.
Enhancement of ethical frameworks and outline of detailed ethics framework
This report outlines the enhanced ethical frameworkEthical frameworks outline general or specific principles [...] More, known as the ‘TechEthos Anticipatory ethics Matrix’ (TEAeM).
Multi-stakeholder evolution of TechEthos scenarios
The report utilizes scenarios to explore ethical implications of emerging technologies, engaging stakeholders and providing a multi-stage methodology for assessment while addressing equity, reliability, and environmental sustainability.
Enhancing legal frameworks at the national and international level
This report provides an overview of the key regulatory challenges identified throughout the TechEthos legal analysis of three technology families: climate engineeringTechEthos defines climate engineering as a technology family which enables the modification of natural processes [...] More, neurotechnologies and digital extended reality (XR).
Enhancing EU legal frameworks for neurotechnologies
This policy brief presents TechEthos’ recommendations for policy makers to protect and uphold ethical, legal and fundamental rights considerations in the development and deployment of neurotechnologies.
Enhancing EU legal frameworks for Digital Extended Reality
This policy brief presents TechEthos’ recommendations for policy makers to protect and uphold ethical, legal and fundamental rights considerations in the development and deployment of Digital Extended Reality (XR).
Enhancing EU legal frameworks for Solar Radiation Modification
This policy brief presents TechEthos’ recommendations for policy makers to protect and uphold ethical, fundamental rights and sustainability considerations in the research and development of Solar Radiation Modification techniquesA technique is a procedure for realizing a goal [...] More.
Enhancing EU legal frameworks for Carbon Dioxide Removal
This policy brief presents TechEthos’ recommendations for policy makers to protect and uphold ethical, fundamental rights and sustainability considerations in the research, development and deployment of Carbon Dioxide Removal techniques.
Enhancing EU law on emerging technologies
This report presents a series of four policy briefs that offer recommendations to policymakers at the European Union level to enhance legal frameworks for the governance of climate engineering (CDR and SRM), neurotechnologies and digital extended reality (XR).
National legal cases on emerging technologies
This report features nine case studiesA case study is a research approach that is used to generate an in-depth [...] More on the national laws which are relevant for climate engineering, neurotechnologies and digital extended reality (XR).
XR and General Purpose AI: from values and principles to norms and standards
This policy brief takes the position that values and principles are not enough for AI regulation. It proposes the operationalization of values and principles in the form of suggested norms and standards.
Tools to develop and advance scenarios dealing with the ethics of new technologies
This report describes the process of co-creation of the TechEthos game that was developed to enhance the TechEthos scenarios. The TechEthos game will be used to surface ethical issues and concerns in those scenarios and, consequently, helping to enhance them.
Policy note: Analysis of expert scenarios addressing ethical implications of the selected technologies
This policy note builds on experts reflections shared during three participatory workshops using TechEthos-generated scenarios. Workshops focused on the ethical issues and social implications of TechEthos technology families.
Analysis of international and EU law and policy
This report explores and analyses relevant international and EU laws and policies for their relevance and applicability to TechEthos’ three families of technologies.
Results of media analysis
This report presents the results of the media scan and analysis. The study sought to gain insights on the media discourse on TechEthos’ three families of technologies: Climate Engineering, Digital Extended Reality and Neurotechnology.
Analysis of Ethical Issues
This report features an in-depth ethical analysis of the three technology families TechEthos is focusing on, including core ethical dilemmas and values and principles.
The TechEthos approach to horizon scanning
This report presents the process of developing a TechEthos-specific ethically- and socially-driven horizon scan approach using critical insights from past and ongoing horizon scan experiences and impact analysis.
Assessment and final selection of technologies
This report presents the methods and results of the assessment process that allowed TechEthos to decide on the three technology families that it will focus on.
Methodology for ethical analysis and scan results of existing ethical codes and guidelines
This report presents a review of three approaches to ethical analysis, ATE, eTA and Future studies and the one TechEthos will use going forward.
Ethics of climate engineering: Don’t forget technology has an ethical aspect too
This opinion paper published in the International Journal of Information Management raises the ethical issues of the world’s response to climate change.
New and emerging technologies: A horizon scan
This report describes the 16 technology families that emerged from TechEthos’ horizon scan of technologies with significant socio-economic impact and ethical dimensions expected to be developed and deployed in the next five to ten years.
TechEthos’ visual identity and communication channels
This report presents the process and final choices that allowed TechEthos to develop its visual identity and the communication channels chosen for the project.
Scan of publicly available Research Ethics and Integrity results
This report presents results from past EU-funded projects on Research Ethics and Research Integrity that can be relevant for TechEthos’ work.
