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Presented by La Trobe University and Swinburne's Social Innovation Research Institute.
Presently, there is limited understanding in Australia of the notion of Public Interest Technology (PIT), particularly the manner in which technology and systems can be designed, developed and deployed to serve the public interest. This webinar will provide an introduction to socio-technical theory, as applied to PIT, demonstrating the value of an emergent framework for advancing the design, development and implementation of PIT in a way that is human-centric and emphasises values as core to the PIT research agenda.
This webinar will be of interest to people in academia, government and industry who are interested in interdisciplinary, cross-sector collaborations that advance PIT. As part of this, we seek to contribute to a research culture of socio-technical co-design, characterised by genuine collaborations between STEM and HASS academics and between industry and academia. We contend that such research approaches will lead to products and services that are more resilient, and better serve the public interest.
Professor Lawrie Zion
Associate Dean, Research and Industry Engagement
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
La Trobe University
Associate Professor Diane Sivasubramaniam
Program Leader, Public Interest Technology
Social Innovation Research Institute
Swinburne University of Technology
Associate Professor Sam Wilson
Program Leader, Public Interest Technology
Social Innovation Research Institute
Swinburne University of Technology
Dr Roba Abbas
Dr Abbas is a Senior Lecturer (Operations and Systems) and Academic Program Director with the Faculty of Business and Law at the University of Wollongong, Australia, and a visiting Professor with the School for the Future of Innovation in Society at Arizona State University, USA. She is also a Co-Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society and former Associate Editor of the IEEE Technology and Society Magazine. Roba has a PhD in location-based services regulation, and industry experience in web design and development. She primarily researches methodological approaches to complex socio-technical systems design, emphasising transdisciplinarity, co-design and the intersection of society, technology, ethics, and regulation.
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