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Making the right decisions about emerging technology is a challenge for every business. It requires senior leaders to balance their desire to encourage innovation with the financial, reputational and operational risks that come from generative AI, blockchain, Web3, quantum computing, VR technologies and robotic process automation.
Technology Governance is a practical guide for senior business and technology leaders implementing a digital trust-based technology governance framework that mitigates risk and furthers innovation in their organization. Explaining the value of digital trust, this book shows organizations how they can make better decisions about emerging technologies through a strategic and practical governance program.
Covering how senior leaders can take responsibility for emerging tech, this book includes an explanation of how to build a strategy that keeps pace with innovation, how to put this strategy into action and how to know if the strategy is working. It includes coverage of how organizations can navigate the geopolitical and regulatory challenges associated with new technology and includes real-world examples from organizations including Mersk, Google and Microsoft.
List of contents
Chapter - 01: Why trust matters for technology governance Chapter - 02: Who earns trust? Implementing organizational responsibility Chapter - 03: What earns trust? Actions that can build and erode trust Chapter - 04: Developing a digital trust mindset: What to think about when making decisions Chapter - 05: Strategic decision-making: Build a strategy that keeps up with the pace of innovation Chapter - 06: Focus area for digital trust: Decide what to focus on first Chapter - 07: Actions plans for digital trust: Putting strategy into action Chapter - 08: Measuring trustworthiness in technology: Know if your strategy works Chapter - 09: Building trust into new technologies: Procurement vs design Chapter - 10: Digital trust in a mistrustful world: Navigating geopolitical and regulatory issues Chapter - 11: Conclusion: What to do right now
About the author
Daniel Dobrygowski is Head of Governance and Trust at the World Economic Forum. At the WEF's Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, he focuses on technology governance, risk and digital trust. He is an Expert Advisor to the Global Forum on Technology at the OECD and has been recognized by the National Association of Corporate Director as one of the most influential experts on technology governance. He is an Adjunct Associate Professor at Columbia University and is based in New York, NY.
