Diana Bowman – Governing Emerging Technologies in the Public Interest

About this episode

Dr. Diana Bowman discusses how governance can adapt to emerging technologies in the public interest.

Final public colloquium of the semester! How can governance keep pace with emerging technologies? Dr. Diana Bowman, inaugural Dean of the School of Law at RMIT University, will reflect on adaptive, responsible approaches to law, innovation, and the public interest. -------- Recorded from NC State’s GES Colloquium, this podcast examines how biotechnologies take shape in the world: microbiome engineering in built environments, gene editing and gene drives, forest and agricultural genomics, data governance and equity, risk and regulation, sci-art, and public engagement in practice. -------- A Conversation on Governing Emerging Technologies: Law, Innovation, and the Public Good Emerging technologies often outpace the legal and governance systems meant to guide them. In this informal conversation, Dr. Diana Bowman will reflect on how law, regulation, and institutions can respond more thoughtfully to emerging technologies across areas such as public health, nanotechnology, precision medicine, and smart cities. The discussion will consider what “smarter” governance can look like in practice, including how societies might better anticipate uncertainty, address ethical and social…

People in this episode

Host: Patti Mulligan

Guest: Diana Bowman

Topics covered

• emerging technologies
• governance
• law
• innovation
• public interest
• biotechnologies
• public health
• nanotechnology
• precision medicine
• smart cities

Keywords

• adaptive governance
• responsible approaches
• data governance
• equity
• risk and regulation
• sci-art
• public engagement

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Governing Emerging Technologies in the Public Interest, Governing Emerging Technologies: Law, Innovation, and the Public Good, Learning From Emerging Technology Governance for Guiding Quantum Technology

Places: Melbourne, Australia

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