"Sharing deepfake pornographic images should be made a crime, a British government-backed review said on Friday after finding victims were being denied justice because the law has not kept up with new, high-tech forms of abuse." reuters.com/article/britai…

Businesses too! Get applying! 👇👇

I want to set a bold new approach: one that no longer sees data as a threat, but as the great opportunity of our time.

Today in the UK House of Commons the Government will introduce legislation to establish the Advanced Research & Invention Agency (ARIA). We recently published our report on the form, function & purpose of the new agency. HTML: publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5801/cmse… PDF: committees.parliament.uk/publications/4…

Great to see #HelpToGrow vouchers will be unveiled at #Budget. Businesses invested in innovation at unprecedented levels during the crisis, but many now lack cash and capacity to continue. CBI called for vouchers in our Tech Tracker 2020 report theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/m…

Delighted to hear the Chancellor announce #HelptoGrow at #Budget2021 - the scheme will help biz develop leadership and management skills and invest in tech. Biz can register at gov.uk/helptogrow #innovation

Today we saw a good #budget for #innovation in many ways, not least it's exciting to hear the ChX talk about the role the innovation can play in our recovery on a broad range of issues from vaccines to net zero.

Excellent insights from tonight’s #OIIWednesdayWebinar; Katherine Maher’s knowledge is astounding. Wikipedia’s “purpose” driven ethos vs social media’s “expression” underlines the difficulties of governing mis/dis/information on social media. Thanks to Oxford Internet Institute and @pnhoward

Looking forward to Demos' Good Web Festival. Will be discussing some of the big internet policy challenges (e.g. online abuse, facial recognition tech, social media anonymity) at 12pm w/ @pollymackenzie, @rachelcoldicutt & Carl Miller. Details below. Come and join the chat.

Can't believe it's a year since I joined CBI webinar on cyber security in the pandemic (after speedily tidying my bookcase!) One year on, bookcase is still👌, I've improved my internet connection... but the cyber threat hasn't gone. Check out the webinar for top tips👇

Ahead of the #G7 Digital Ministerial meeting #B7 federations have published a Digital Statement 5⃣ priority areas: 👉Resilient network infrastructure 👉Free data flows 👉Cybersecurity 👉A stable regulatory environment 👉Alignment & adoption of tools to digitise trade

CBI Head of innovation Naomi Weir speaking on the need for a long term ambitious strategy if the UK is to become a science superpower and that it should deliver for regions. 👇

The @CBI_ID team are an awesome lot, and the last few weeks have been especially busy. Here's a quick round up of what we've been up to (and I've missed things).

During the pandemic, the role of the Internet in our lives has accelerated. As we move forward, who should hold power over the future of the web? Explore different settlements on the balance of power and what they mean for the future of the Internet 👇 ow.ly/RhAZ50EOaiw

13/ Web 2 platforms depend entirely on creators for content, yet give only scraps back. This is not sustainable. Web 2’s take rate is Web 3’s opportunity.

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The foundational paper for Polis (Polis) as a method has been released in a special edition of the journal RECERCA Huge thanks to César A. Hidalgo for advancing visibility+formalization of the democracy innovation space + for invaluable feedback in the production of the manuscript.

White House A.I. director says U.S. should model Europe’s approach to regulation: "..the right regulation can actually spur innovation, and there’s also a strong recognition that we around the world need to do this together." InTouchAIEU #trustworthyai fortune.com/2021/11/10/whi…

🚨Super excited to finally share The Good Web Project, a pandemic-long bit of work with peter pomerantsev. It's our shot at answering one question about the Internet - 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑑𝑜𝑒𝑠 𝑔𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒? Half-fittingly, it's also my last paper after 7 years at Demos.