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OECD Podcasts | The Technofile

The gender equality gap in the tech industry has worsened in the last 40 years.  
How can we lessen this the divide and make the tech industry more welcoming for everyone? We speak with Ayumi Moore Aoki, founder of Women in Tech,  a global  organization aiming to eliminate the gender digital divide by helping women learn digital skills, get hired in tech jobs and become leaders in the tech industry. 

Host: Robin Allison Davis
Guest: Ayumi Moore Aoki, CEO & Founder of Women in Tech 

To learn more about Women in Tech, go to: www.women-in-tech.org. To read the OECD report "Bridging the Digital Divide," go to: https://www.oecd.org/digital/more-needs-to-be-done-to-bridge-the-digital-gender-divide.htm

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Eliminating the digital gender divide with Women in Tech's Ayumi Moore Aoki

The European Parliament and Council are currently negotiating the Artificial Intelligence Act, which introduces common regulatory and legal framework for Artificial Intelligence (AI) in all domains except the military. However, the negotiations pose several challenges for legislators. How should the risk categories be established? Do they take into account unintended impacts of AI? What divergences between public and private sectors could emerge, and how can they be adressed? And how is the AI Act going to help protecting fundamental rights and values? 

We will answer these questions with Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques, MEP from Portugal, who is the Vice-Chair of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection and a member of the OECD Parliamentary Group on AI; and Ilina Georgieva, research scientist working on AI, cyber regulation and cyber norms at the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), an independent research organisation. 

This podcast is second in the 2022 series on Artificial intelligence, brought to you by the OECD’s Global Parliamentary Network and the European Parliament’s Panel for the Future of Science and Technology, also known as STOA.

Guests: Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques, Ilina Georgieva
Host: Christopher Mooney

To learn more about Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, go to https://www.tno.nl/en/
To learn more about the EU Parliament’s Panel for the Future of Science and Technology’s work on AI, go to: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/stoa/en/home/highlights
To learn more about the OECD Global Parliamentary Network, go to: https://www.oecd.org/parliamentarians/
To learn more about the OECD’s work on AI, go to: oecd.ai

The Artificial Intelligence Act: addressing the divergence between the public and private sectors

Artificial intelligence played a pivotal role during the COVID-19 pandemic, from hastening diagnoses to supporting contract tracing and more. In this sense, the pandemic has already shown us how A.I. can benefit healthcare. But this seems just the beginning of revolution. What else can be done? What are the limits and risks of using artificial intelligence in health care? And how can we best ensure that it is both effective and trustworthy? 

We’ll answer these questions with Lina Gálvez Muñoz, MEP from Spain, Vice Chair of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, member of the European Parliament’s Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA) and of the OECD Parliamentary Group on AI; and Karim Lekadir, head of EUCanImage, a four year AI research project aimed at making advances in oncology which has 20 partners across 11 countries.

This podcast is first in a series in 2022 on Artificial intelligence, brought to you by the OECD’s Global Parliamentary Network and the European Parliament’s Panel for the Future of Science and Technology, also known as STOA.

Guests: Lina Gálvez-Muñoz, Karim Lekadir
Host: Robin Allison Davis
Producer: Samia Basille

To learn more about EUCanImage go to their website, EUCanImage.eu.
To learn more about the EU Parliament’s Panel for the Future of Science and Technology’s work on AI, go to: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/stoa/en/home/highlights
To learn more about the OECD Global Parliamentary Network, go to: https://www.oecd.org/parliamentarians/
To learn more about the OECD’s work on AI, go to: oecd.ai

AI is poised to revolutionise healthcare. Building trust will be key.

While the European Union is developing the Data Act, the Data Governance Act and the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act, the issue of the data governance remains at the fore. In today’s podcast, we will try to answer some of these questions: What are the policy options for Europe’s data governance framework, especially with regard to AI, that align with a data justice perspective? How to foster a positive vision of AI as contributing to public goods and creating public value? How to recognise the rights and interests of different communities in data? To what extend is it possible to foresee risks and vulnerabilities when legislating on digital?

We will address these questions with the help of Pernille Weiss, Member of the European Parliament’s  Committees on Industry, Research and Energy and on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, and Linnet Taylor, Associate Professor of Data Ethics, Law and Policy at the Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology, and Society (TILT), where she leads the Global Data Justice project. 


This podcast is third in the 2022 podcast series on Artificial intelligence brought to you by the OECD’s Global Parliamentary Network and the European Parliament’s Panel for the Future of Science and Technology, also known as STOA.


Guests: Linnet Taylor, Pernille Weiss
Host: Christopher Mooney
Producer: Samia Basille


To learn more about the European Parliament’s Panel for the Future of Science and Technology’s work on AI, go to: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/stoa/en/home/highlights
To learn more about the OECD Global Parliamentary Network, go to: https://www.oecd.org/parliamentarians/
To learn more about the OECD’s work on AI, go to: oecd.ai

Governing data and AI for all: which model for a sustainable and just data governance?

As technology continues to advance, we're more connected than ever. But with more benefits also come more risks. How can we ensure that we are protected from digital threats? In December 2022, the OECD released its Digital Security Recommendations to help keep individuals, businesses and governments secure online. Audrey Plonk, head of Digital Economy Policy division for the OECD's Science, Technology and Innovation Directorate, explains the Digital Security Recommendations and what they hope to achieve. 

To learn more about the OECD’s work on digital security, go to: www.oecd.org/digital/digital-security. 

Guest: Audrey Plonk, head of Digital Economy Policy division for OECD Science, Technology and Innovation Directorate
Host: Robin Allison Davis
Producer: Samia Basille

From raising awareness to changing policies: The OECD’s Digital Security Recommendations explained

In a world where machines can do more and more, what skills and knowledge will today’s children need in order to be prepared for the jobs of tomorrow? The OECD’s Andreas Schleicher says that AI and tech can make our lives and work a lot more rewarding and interesting – if we are prepared. We need to think about how human skills can complement those of machines, rather than try to do what they do. And we need to talk a lot less about education that ends at the school door and a lot more about how to give people the capacity and motivation to continue learning, to continue to expand their horizon every day. 

For more information on education, go to: 
http://www.oecd.org/education/
https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/education

Host: Kate Lancaster
Producer: Robin Allison Davis

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First-class humans, not second-class robots – Andreas Schleicher on learning and the future of work

When it comes to the jobs of the future, you can’t squeeze people out of the equation, says Ben Pring. An optimist, he believes that what makes us human, our soft skills, will be more valuable than ever. And as machines take on more dirty, dangerous or simply dull tasks, people will be able to do work that is more interesting, engaging and meaningful. Ben Pring is co-founder and leader of the Cognizant Center for the Future of Work and author of What To Do When Machines Do Everything. 

Host: Kate Lancaster
Producer: Robin Allison Davis

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The jobs of the future will still need humans: Cognizant’s Ben Pring

New technologies such as automation and AI are rapidly reshaping our economies and our work. For Stefano Scarpetta, head of the directorate for employment, labour and social affairs at the OECD, these changes aren’t likely to lead to massive, technologically driven unemployment, but rather can bring opportunities if the right policies and support are in place. In order to build an inclusive future of work, governments – together with employers, trade unions and civil society – need to act now. Because if we wait to see exactly how technologies are changing our economies, we’ll always be too late.

Host: Kate Lancaster
Producer: Robin Allison Davis

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What can governments do to be ready for the future of work? With OECD’s Stefano Scarpetta

Ever wonder what is meant by “human capital”? Then is the episode for you. Join OECD economists, Zuzana Smidova and Jarmila Botev, for an explanation of what human capital is, why it matters, and what we can do to boost human capital, whether as an individual or a country. And to find out even more about human capital and how your country measures up, visit oe.cd/human-capital.

Host: Kate Lancaster
Producer: Robin Allison Davis

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What is human capital? With OECD’s Zuzana Smidova and Jarmila Botev

In an ideal market economy, there are lots of companies of roughly the same size who compete against each other. Consumers benefit from choice and lower prices. In today's digital economy, however, there are a small number of extremely powerful tech companies, and evidence that competition is not what it should be. Casper Klynge, Denmark's – and the world's – first tech ambassador, explains.

Host: Clara Young
Producer: Robin Allison Davis

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Getting Big Tech to play fair: Denmark’s Casper Klynge

The global fight against tax evasion has been one of the major success stories of international co-operation over the past decade, leading to new global transparency standards and more than 100 billion euros in additional revenues for countries worldwide. To mark the 10th anniversary of the Global Forum on Tax Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes, which brings together more than 150 countries, former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown explains how the G20 launched the crackdown on bank secrecy and tax evasion, and the challenges that remain.

Host: Lawrence Speer
Producer: Robin Allison Davis

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Gordon Brown shares how far we have come on the fight against tax evasion

Propaganda and disinformation have been around since at least the ancient Romans. Now, false and falsified information spreads rapidly and we have social media platforms and mass messaging systems to thank for that. Hossein Derakhshan, media analyst and co-author of the 2017 report "Information Disorder" published by the Harvard Kennedy School Shorenstein Center, explains how we can counter disinformation and why he doesn't like the term "fake news". 

Host: Clara Young
Producer: Robin Allison Davis

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Fake check: Hossein Derakhshan on information warfare

In early 2020, the employment rate in OECD countries hit a new record high, after the decade-long recovery from the 2008 financial crisis. Then the coronavirus pandemic hit, with millions of people unable to go to work, an exceptionally stark drop in economic activity and unprecedented job losses. What needs to be done to get firms back in business and people back to work?

www.oecd.org/employment-outlook
www.oecd.org/coronavirus

Host: Kate Lancaster
Guest: Stefano Scarpetta, Director, Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, OECD
Producer: Robin Allison Davis

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Overcoming the Covid-19 jobs crisis

Covid-19 has upended the jobs market. More than ever, people need to retrain to adapt to the change and loss in jobs. Governments and businesses require data to pinpoint what kinds of jobs the economy needs and what skills are missing, and then invest. Jacques van den Broek is the CEO and executive chair of the Executive Board of Randstad, a global leader in Human Resources services.

For more information, go to: www.oecd.org/coronavirus

Host: Clara Young
Producer: Robin Allison Davis

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How to survive the jobs shakeout? Skills, skills, skills, says Randstad's Jacques van den Broek

How can we all help shape better policies for better lives? OECD Podcasts bring you insightful interviews with experts and well-known personalities on such pressing challenges as inequality and inclusive growth, the economy, jobs, the digital transformation, climate change, the environment, education, healthcare, tax, trade, international co-operation, and more.


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