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An ad hoc committee was asked to develop a cross-sectoral governance framework for considering potential benefits and risks that emerging science, technology, and innovation in health and medicine can bring to society, with a focus on equity. The study's work was also informed by prior work of the National Academy of Medicine's standing Committee on Emerging Science, Technology, and Innovation.
Watch the report release webinar in which study co-chairs Keith Wailoo and Keith R. Yamamoto describe the report's key messages and recommendations.
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Advances in biomedical science, data science, engineering, and technology are leading to high-pace innovation with potential to transform health and medicine. These innovations simultaneously raise important ethical and social issues, including how to fairly distribute their benefits and risks. The...
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Building on the work of the National Academy of Medicine Committee on Emerging Science, Technology, and Innovation, a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine ad hoc committee will develop a cross-sectoral coordinated governance framework founded upon core ethical principles with a focus on equity, for considering the potential benefits and risks that emerging science, technology, and innovation in health and medicine can bring to society. The committee will:
1. Assess the existing ecosystem for cross-sectoral governance of emerging technologies in health and medicine with a focus on identifying governance gaps and unintended consequences raised by the current ecosystem;
2. Identify specific governance approaches at various points in the technology lifecycle to meaningfully translate key ethics principles into the governance ecosystem, with a particular focus on justice, equity and fairness;
3. Consider how to empower emerging technology stakeholders by aligning incentives to facilitate the development and use of transformative technologies while also mitigating potential risks and enhancing societal benefit; and
4. Recommend specific strategies and practical approaches to improve cross-sectoral and coordinated governance of emerging technologies (e.g., forecasting mechanisms, coordination across sectors, principle-aligned governance levers, and public engagement) and to align governance with guiding ethics principles.
The committee's report will provide guidance for how to manage the risks, benefits, and ethical and societal implications of new technologies. While the committee will pay particular attention to the governance ecosystem in the United States, mechanisms to coordinate cross-border governance issues should also be considered where applicable.
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Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Public Interest Technology Infrastructure Fund
Qualcomm Inc
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Schmidt Futures
The Greenwall Foundation
Staff
Melissa Laitner
Michael Berrios
Andrew Bremer