BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Dublin BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20210328T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:IST END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20211031T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=10 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20210429T132848Z UID:6B6D8D93-8019-411F-9A4B-B64F8DEE9412 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20210429T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20210429T140000 DESCRIPTION:[IEEE UK and Ireland SSIT Chapter](https://www.ieee-ukandirelan d.org/chapters/society-on-social-implications-of-technology/)\, Pittsburgh SSIT Chapter\, SSIT IST-Africa SIGHT and Vancouver Section Joint Chapter are cooperating to organise this [SSIT Lecture](https://technologyandsocie ty.org/event/ieee-ssit-lecture-the-ethics-about-the-good-drones/) as a joi nt Chapter Webinar.\n\nOpen to IEEE and non-IEEE Members alike\, you are i nvited to [Register](https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/265115) up to 28 Apr il and participate. IEEE Members should include their IEEE Membership Numb er when registering. IEEE Members should include their IEEE Membership Num ber when registering.\n\nThis joint meeting will take place online. Regist ered participants will be provided with the link prior to the event.\n\nTh is meeting will take place at 8am (EDT) / 1pm (UTC+1) on 29 April 2021. Cl ick [here to convert to your local time](https://www.timeanddate.com/world clock/fixedtime.html?msg=SSIT+Lecture+The+Ethics+about+the+%E2%80%9CGood%E 2%80%9D+Drones&iso=20210429T13&p1=78&ah=1)\n\nFocus\n\nEmerging technologi es are widely used in humanitarian\, development and healthcare settings b y aid agencies globally. Many of these solutions involve the use of digita l technologies\, such as geographic information systems\, smartphone apps\ , predictive algorithms\, blockchain\, artificial intelligence\, and unman ned aerial vehicles\, also known as drones. The latter represents the firs t wave of robotic technology applied in the aid sector\, demonstrating its remarkable capacity to speed up humanitarian responses and to optimize ai d supply operations. However\, along with enthusiasm comes uncertainty. Te chnological innovation intersects with values\, norms\, beliefs and variou s moral commitments. In the aid sector\, the use of novel technology may c hallenge the principle of ‘Do No Harm’\, may raise questions related t o sovereignty\, and may negatively affect equality and access for at-risk populations in disaster zones and remote areas lacking sufficient healthca re services. Additionally\, humanitarian innovation may also disrupt relat ionships between various actors including introducing new players (e.g.\, private for-profit companies and networks of digital volunteers)\, may wid en or narrow inequality between those with access and those without\, and may lower or raise security and privacy risks disproportionately affecting the already vulnerable.\n\nThis lecture is informed by a research project on the ethical considerations associated with the humanitarian use of dro nes. The findings are based on two recent field studies conducted in Nepal and Malawi\, during 2019-2020\, around two main applications – disaster mapping and medical supply delivery. The lecture will focus on the Malawi study with the expectation to inform the community on the gaps and needs with respect to the ethical challenges that humanitarian innovation may in voke in the case of the so-called “good” drones.\n\nFor more informati on\, please visit the [SSIT website](https://technologyandsociety.org/even t/ieee-ssit-lecture-the-ethics-about-the-good-drones/).\n\nCo-sponsored by : IEEE Pittsburgh SSIT Chapter\, SSIT IST-Africa SIGHT\, Vancouver Secti on Joint Chapter\n\nSpeaker(s): Ning Wang\, \n\nAgenda: \n8:00 - 8:40am (E DT) / 1pm - 1:40pm (UTC+1) Introduction and Presentation\n8:40 - 9:00am (E DT) / 1:40pm - 2pm (UTC+1) Discussion\, Q&A\n\nVirtual: https://events.vto ols.ieee.org/m/265115 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/265115 ORGANIZER:miriam@iimg.com SEQUENCE:12 SUMMARY:The Ethics about the “Good” Drones (SSIT Lecture) URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/265115 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p><a href="https://www.ieee-ukandireland.org /chapters/society-on-social-implications-of-technology/" target="_blank" r el="noopener">IEEE UK and Ireland SSIT Chapter</a>\,&nbsp\;Pittsburgh SSIT Chapter\,&nbsp\;SSIT&nbsp\;IST-Africa&nbsp\;SIGHT and Vancouver Section J oint Chapter are cooperating to organise this&nbsp\;<a href="https://techn ologyandsociety.org/event/ieee-ssit-lecture-the-ethics-about-the-good-dron es/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SSIT Lecture</a>&nbsp\;as a joint Chap ter Webinar.</p>\n<p>Open to IEEE and non-IEEE Members alike\, you are inv ited to <a href="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/265115" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Register</a> up to 28 April and participate. IEEE Members s hould include their IEEE Membership Number when registering.&nbsp\; IEEE M embers should include their IEEE Membership Number when registering.</p>\n <p>This joint meeting will take place online. Registered participants will be provided with the link prior to the event.</p>\n<p>This meeting will t ake place at&nbsp\;<strong>8am (EDT) / 1pm (UTC+1)</strong>&nbsp\;on&nbsp\ ;<strong>29 April</strong>&nbsp\;2021. Click&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.ti meanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=SSIT+Lecture+The+Ethics+about+ the+%E2%80%9CGood%E2%80%9D+Drones&amp\;iso=20210429T13&amp\;p1=78&amp\;ah= 1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here to convert to your local time</a></ p>\n<p><strong>Focus</strong></p>\n<p>Emerging technologies are widely use d in humanitarian\, development and healthcare settings by aid agencies gl obally. Many of these solutions involve the use of digital technologies\, such as geographic information systems\, smartphone apps\, predictive algo rithms\, blockchain\, artificial intelligence\, and unmanned aerial vehicl es\, also known as drones. The latter represents the first wave of robotic technology applied in the aid sector\, demonstrating its remarkable capac ity to speed up humanitarian responses and to optimize aid supply operatio ns. However\, along with enthusiasm comes uncertainty. Technological innov ation intersects with values\, norms\, beliefs and various moral commitmen ts. In the aid sector\, the use of novel technology may challenge the prin ciple of &lsquo\;Do No Harm&rsquo\;\, may raise questions related to sover eignty\, and may negatively affect equality and access for at-risk populat ions in disaster zones and remote areas lacking sufficient healthcare serv ices. Additionally\, humanitarian innovation may also disrupt relationship s between various actors including introducing new players (e.g.\, private for-profit companies and networks of digital volunteers)\, may widen or n arrow inequality between those with access and those without\, and may low er or raise security and privacy risks disproportionately affecting the al ready vulnerable.</p>\n<p>This lecture&nbsp\;is informed by a research pro ject on the ethical considerations associated with the humanitarian use of drones. The findings are based on two recent field studies conducted in N epal and Malawi\, during 2019-2020\, around two main applications &ndash\; disaster mapping and medical supply delivery. The lecture will focus on t he Malawi study with the expectation to inform the community on the gaps a nd needs with respect to the ethical challenges that humanitarian innovati on may invoke in the case of the so-called &ldquo\;good&rdquo\; drones.</p >\n<p>For more information\, please visit the <a href="https://technologya ndsociety.org/event/ieee-ssit-lecture-the-ethics-about-the-good-drones/" t arget="_blank" rel="noopener">SSIT website</a>.&nbsp\;</p><br /><br />Agen da: <br /><p>8:00 - 8:40am (EDT) / 1pm - 1:40pm (UTC+1) Introduction and P resentation<br />8:40 - 9:00am (EDT) / 1:40pm - 2pm (UTC+1) Discussion\, Q &amp\;A</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR