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Creating a Framework for Emerging Science, Technology, and Innovation in Health and Medicine

Completed

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.

Description

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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Sponsors

Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

Public Interest Technology Infrastructure Fund

Qualcomm Inc

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Schmidt Futures

The Greenwall Foundation

Staff

Katherine Bowman

Lead

KBowman@nas.edu

Melissa Laitner

MLaitner@nas.edu

Michael Berrios

MBerrios@nas.edu

Andrew Bremer

ABremer@nas.edu

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