IEEE in Digital Identity + Inclusion – InDIITA 2019 Bangalore – Standards + Programs – Ethics

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IEEE Activities in Digital Inclusion and Identity and the second annual InDIITA Event in India


Wednesday 10J

Convener: Moira Patterson

Notes-taker(s): Moira Patterson


Tags for the session - technology discussed/ideas considered:


IEEE, events, India, ethics, bias, standards


Discussion notes, key understandings, outstanding questions, observations, and, if appropriate to this discussion: action items, next steps:



Moira provided an overview of the IEEE-SA program on Digital Inclusion, Identity, Trust, and Agency (DIITA), which considers causes of exclusion which can be addressed by advancing technology for humanity through standardization and related solutions. More details on the program, and on the workstreams, can be found here: https://standards.ieee.org/industry-connections/digital-inclusion/index.html


Moira introduced the InDIITA 2019 event, to be held 18-19 July in Bengaluru, India.

(Link to the event webpage: https://standards.ieee.org/events/indiita-2019.html)


We also discussed the IEEE’s Ethically Aligned Design for Autonomous and Intelligent Systems, which addresses many related topics. The document is intended not only to inform a broader public but also to inspire its audience and readership of academics, engineers, policy makers, and manufacturers of autonomous and intelligent systems (A/IS) to take action. The document can be obtained for free here: https://standards.ieee.org/industry-connections/ec/autonomous-systems.html


Finally, there was open discussion on the workstreams and also suggestions on other topics that should be addressed. Bullying in gaming and other online environments, and online discrimination and bias were proposed as important topics.


Moira thanked all for their participation in the session, and invited them to learn more about any of the activities and join them, and to help spread the word about he InDIITA event.


Link to the InDIITA webpage: https://standards.ieee.org/events/indiita-2019.html

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