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Socioeconomic Impacts of Wireless Technology

Thursday May 10, 2012

BSR Staff

#Information and Communications Technology, #Sustainable Communities,

Building on BSR's review of wireless and the environment, this follow-up report explores the opportunities and challenges for society from the use of wireless (licensed spectrum) technology. The report has a particular focus on the areas of health care, finance, education, and community empowerment. It was commissioned by CTIA—The Wireless Association and prepared by BSR.

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Responsible Use of Technology

Hannah Darnton, Manager, BSR; Dunstan Allison-Hope, Managing Director, BSR

BSR has partnered with the World Economic Forum’s Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution to publish Responsible Use of Technology and offer a framework for the responsible use of disruptive technologies.

Scaling Impact: Tech Against Trafficking Launches Accelerator Program

Hannah Darnton, Manager, BSR

Tech Against Trafficking has launched an Accelerator Program, which aims to identify promising uses of technology in the anti-trafficking field and to harness the expertise and resources of member companies.

Is Stakeholder Engagement the Key to Successful Community Standards?

Alison Taylor, Managing Director, Sustainability Management, BSR; Dunstan Allison-Hope, Managing Director, BSR; Michaela Lee, Manager, BSR

Ongoing debates about leadership, governance, and regulation of social media are highly relevant to any stakeholder engagement discussion for platforms like Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter.

Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights: We Need to Talk about the Use Phase

Dunstan Allison-Hope, Managing Director, BSR; Michaela Lee, Manager, BSR; Hannah Darnton, Manager, BSR

Undertaking due diligence of artificial intelligence (AI) across all industries now is a matter of urgency and not something that can be put off into a distant future.

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