September 2023 Research Talk - Dr. Jean-Henry Morin

Digital Responsibility : why it matters for a desirable, trustworthy and sustainable digital society

Abstract: Every day we witness the progress of technology innovations as a constant flow of “nudges” to all aspects of our society. As we try to cope with these challenges and opportunities, in a more or less successful way, we increasingly face new responsibilities. These go way beyond pure technical issues and involve all disciplines. The Digital Transition requires to rethink beyond traditional approaches what it means to design a desirable, trustworthy and sustainable digital society.
In this talk, we address some of the key issues behind Digital Responsibility, why it matters, who is concerned and how we should collectively address it based on some promising principles, technologies and paradigm evolutions. A recently completed research project addressing the impact of blockchain technology on audit and control professions will illustrate this in the Corporate Digital Responsibility (CDR) area. Finally a call for action will be discussed.