In this episode of the Digital Week we talk to Cat Matson, Brisbane’s Chief Digital Officer, on the need for technology to become more responsible in the digital age. The CDE examines how digital technology can amplify existing human values and forms of deviance, which as Professor Marek Kowalkiewicz explains occurs because:

“We live in a world of imperfect information - people who participate in the economy don’t know enough about the decisions they’re making, and that leads to all sorts of perverse or deviant situations in the marketplace”.

Also discussed is the effect of the profit motive on the motivation to do good, the lack of appropriate regulation within the digital space, as well as how governments are ill equipped to promptly address issues of responsibility and accountability in legislation, which as Cat highlights is partly because:

“...these platforms have become such a significant utility…if it’s now a global utility, when will it be regulated like other utilities?”

The responsibility of technology is a pertinent concern for the CDE, with more research being necessary to explore these issues further in the future.

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