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The ageing population is increasing, leading to a greater need for aged care services. Residential aged care facilities (RACFs) offer 24-hour support for older adults who can no longer live independently. Social care, including recreational activities and emotional support, is essential for the wellbeing of aged care residents, especially those with complex conditions. To provide better care, some facilities have adopted technology-based activities to enhance residents’ experiences, including immersive virtual reality (VR) for enrichment and video calling for social connectedness. However, the introduction of technology comes with challenges, making it necessary to carefully design and implement. To ensure technology benefits residents and does not overburden caregivers, it is vital to conduct a systematic investigation of the challenges, and to identify design and implementation considerations. This interdisciplinary research adopts a socio-technical perspective, using Greenhalgh et al.’s NASSS framework to investigate challenges and opportunities in adopting technology in RACF social programs. The thesis aims to address the research question: "How can technology in social programs be effectively designed and implemented in RACFs?". This research examined two types of technologies as case studies: immersive VR and video-calling. For each case study, I conducted systematic literature reviews, surveys with aged care staff, and interviews with staff to understand the complexities of adopting these technologies. An in-depth case study with an aged care assistant who had significant experience with using VR for people with dementia was conducted for VR, and thematic analysis of multiple interviews with aged care staff members working in different roles was conducted for video-calling. An ethnographic study was also conducted at a Victoria-based RACF to better understand real-world contextual issues impacting the design and implementation of technology in RACFs. This the

The UN sustainable development goals (SDGs) were adopted by the United Nations as a “universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that by 2030 all people enjoy peace and prosperity.” These goals prove to have a strong appeal to managers in both public and private sectors. Despite the popularity of the goals, little is known about the consequences (intended and unintended, desired and undesired) of organisations adopting SDGs in their management practices. Therefore, our research question is: “What is the potential role of SDGs as an accountability mechanism?” The following article will study how organisations responsible for technological infrastructures in the Netherlands use the SDGs as an accountability mechanism. To do this, the authors will first provide an overview of the SDGs and how we conceptualize accountability. We will then present our case study methodology before looking at a single case study based on interviews with employees from three organizations running infrastructure in the Netherlands. Based on this case study, we will provide a broader analysis of the key tensions that are becoming apparent when using the SDGs as an accountability mechanism. In conclusion, we will argue that the SDGs may provide a valuable tool to make organizations more accountable to societal needs, however further shifts are needed in the way the accountability mechanisms are designed in order to ensure meaningful accountability., Organisation & Governance

In this paper I propose the use of the ethics of care as a theoretical and political framework for rethinking ‘robotics’ and ‘artificial intelligence’ (AI) in healthcare. Using the theoretical perspective of Science and Technology Studies, I develop an approach based on the idea of a continuum between care, politics, ethics and technologies. I propose a reflection on the controversies surrounding robotics and AI from a non-naïve position, from a logic of conflict and confrontation with the imaginaries that accompany the technological innovation market. Conceptually, this proposal revolves around two notions: heterogeneity and creativity, and how they express the radical potential of the ethics of care as a utopia that challenges neoliberal utopia. From these considerations I articulate a way of understanding human-robot relations that seeks to overcome the traditional dyadic human-machine relationship. Taking as a unit of analysis the network of care relations in which the robot is embedded (Robot Embedded in a Network -REN-), new controversies emerge that make visible the daily practices of care with these artefacts, and the relations of inequality that accompany them. Similarly, in order to guarantee the design and introduction of responsible technologies, at the service of the common good and individual and collective well-being, I suggest the need to integrate the various actors involved in care into the debate, as well as to establish mechanisms for monitoring and permanent public scrutiny of the design and introduction of robots in healthcare., Neste artigo, proponho o uso da ética do cuidado como referencial teórico e político para repensar a ‘robótica’ e a ‘inteligência artificial’ (IA) no campo da saúde. Utilizando a perspectiva teórica dos Estudos de Ciência e Tecnologia, desenvolvo uma abordagem baseada na ideia de continuum entre cuidado, política, ética e tecnologias. Proponho uma reflexão sobre as polêmicas em torno da robótica e da IA ​​a partir de uma postura não ingênua, de uma lógica de conflito e confronto com os imaginários que acompanham o mercado de inovação tecnológica. Conceitualmente, essa proposta gira em torno de duas noções: heterogeneidade e criatividade, noções que expressam o poder radical da ética do cuidado como utopia que desafia a utopia neoliberal. A partir dessas considerações, analiso uma forma de compreender as relações entre humanos e robôs que busca superar a tradicional relação diádica homem-máquina. Tomando como unidade de análise a rede de relações de cuidado da qual o robô participa (Robô Embutido em Rede -REN-), novas controvérsias emergem que permitem tornar visíveis as práticas cotidianas de cuidado com esses artefatos, e as relações desiguais que os acompanham. . Do mesmo modo, para garantir a concepção e introdução de tecnologias responsáveis, ao serviço do bem comum e do bem-estar individual e coletivo, aponto a necessidade de integrar no debate os diversos atores que participam no cuidado, bem como estabelecer mecanismos permanentes de escrutínio público e vigilância na concepção e introdução de robôs no campo da saúde., En este artículo propongo la utilización de la ética de los cuidados como marco teórico y político para repensar la ‘robótica’ y la ‘inteligencia artificial’ (IA) en el ámbito de la salud. Utilizando la perspectiva teórica de los Estudios de Ciencia y Tecnología, desarrollo una aproximación a partir de la idea de continuum entre cuidados, política, ética y tecnologías. Propongo una reflexión sobre las controversias en torno a la robótica y la IA desde un posicionamiento no ingenuo, desde una lógica de conflicto y confrontación con los imaginarios que acompañan el mercado de la innovación tecnológica. Conceptualmente esta propuesta gira en torno a dos nociones: la heterogeneidad y la creatividad, nociones que expresan la potencia radical de la ética de los cuidados como utopía que desafía la utopía neoliberal. A partir de estas consideraciones articulo una manera de comprender las relaciones entre los humanos y los robots que busca superar la tradicional relación diádica humano-máquina. Tomando como unidad de análisis el entramado de relaciones de cuidados de las que participa el robot (Robot Embedded in a Network -REN-), emergen nuevas controversias que permiten visibilizar las prácticas cotidianas de cuidados con estos artefactos, y las relaciones de desigualdad que las acompañan. Del mismo modo, para poder garantizar un diseño e introducción de tecnologías responsables, al servicio del bien común y del bienestar individual y colectivo, apunto a la necesidad de integrar en el debate a los diversos actores que participan en los cuidados, así como también de establecer mecanismos de vigilancia y escrutinio público permanente en el diseño e introducción de robots en el ámbito de la salud.

In this paper I propose the use of the ethics of care as a theoretical and political framework for rethinking ‘robotics’ and ‘artificial intelligence’ (AI) in healthcare. Using the theoretical perspective of Science and Technology Studies, I develop an approach based on the idea of a continuum between care, politics, ethics and technologies. I propose a reflection on the controversies surrounding robotics and AI from a non-naïve position, from a logic of conflict and confrontation with the imaginaries that accompany the technological innovation market. Conceptually, this proposal revolves around two notions: heterogeneity and creativity, and how they express the radical potential of the ethics of care as a utopia that challenges neoliberal utopia. From these considerations I articulate a way of understanding human-robot relations that seeks to overcome the traditional dyadic human-machine relationship. Taking as a unit of analysis the network of care relations in which the robot is embedded (Robot Embedded in a Network -REN-), new controversies emerge that make visible the daily practices of care with these artefacts, and the relations of inequality that accompany them. Similarly, in order to guarantee the design and introduction of responsible technologies, at the service of the common good and individual and collective well-being, I suggest the need to integrate the various actors involved in care into the debate, as well as to establish mechanisms for monitoring and permanent public scrutiny of the design and introduction of robots in healthcare., En este artículo propongo la utilización de la ética de los cuidados como marco teórico y político para repensar la ‘robótica’ y la ‘inteligencia artificial’ (IA) en el ámbito de la salud. Utilizando la perspectiva teórica de los Estudios de Ciencia y Tecnología, desarrollo una aproximación a partir de la idea de continuum entre cuidados, política, ética y tecnologías. Propongo una reflexión sobre las controversias en torno a la robótica y la IA desde un posicionamiento no ingenuo, desde una lógica de conflicto y confrontación con los imaginarios que acompañan el mercado de la innovación tecnológica. Conceptualmente esta propuesta gira en torno a dos nociones: la heterogeneidad y la creatividad, nociones que expresan la potencia radical de la ética de los cuidados como utopía que desafía la utopía neoliberal. A partir de estas consideraciones articulo una manera de comprender las relaciones entre los humanos y los robots que busca superar la tradicional relación diádica humano-máquina. Tomando como unidad de análisis el entramado de relaciones de cuidados de las que participa el robot (Robot Embedded in a Network -REN-), emergen nuevas controversias que permiten visibilizar las prácticas cotidianas de cuidados con estos artefactos, y las relaciones de desigualdad que las acompañan. Del mismo modo, para poder garantizar un diseño e introducción de tecnologías responsables, al servicio del bien común y del bienestar individual y colectivo, apunto a la necesidad de integrar en el debate a los diversos actores que participan en los cuidados, así como también de establecer mecanismos de vigilancia y escrutinio público permanente en el diseño e introducción de robots en el ámbito de la salud., Neste artigo, proponho o uso da ética do cuidado como referencial teórico e político para repensar a ‘robótica’ e a ‘inteligência artificial’ (IA) no campo da saúde. Utilizando a perspectiva teórica dos Estudos de Ciência e Tecnologia, desenvolvo uma abordagem baseada na ideia de continuum entre cuidado, política, ética e tecnologias. Proponho uma reflexão sobre as polêmicas em torno da robótica e da IA ​​a partir de uma postura não ingênua, de uma lógica de conflito e confronto com os imaginários que acompanham o mercado de inovação tecnológica. Conceitualmente, essa proposta gira em torno de duas noções: heterogeneidade e criatividade, noções que expressam o poder radical da ética do cuidado como utopia que desafia a utopia neoliberal. A partir dessas considerações, analiso uma forma de compreender as relações entre humanos e robôs que busca superar a tradicional relação diádica homem-máquina. Tomando como unidade de análise a rede de relações de cuidado da qual o robô participa (Robô Embutido em Rede -REN-), novas controvérsias emergem que permitem tornar visíveis as práticas cotidianas de cuidado com esses artefatos, e as relações desiguais que os acompanham. . Do mesmo modo, para garantir a concepção e introdução de tecnologias responsáveis, ao serviço do bem comum e do bem-estar individual e coletivo, aponto a necessidade de integrar no debate os diversos atores que participam no cuidado, bem como estabelecer mecanismos permanentes de escrutínio público e vigilância na concepção e introdução de robôs no campo da saúde., Neste artigo, proponho o uso da ética do cuidado como referencial teórico e político para repensar a ‘robótica’ e a ‘inteligência artificial’ (IA) no campo da saúde. Utilizando a perspectiva teórica dos Estudos de Ciência e Tecnologia, desenvolvo uma abordagem baseada na ideia de continuum entre cuidado, política, ética e tecnologias. Proponho uma reflexão sobre as polêmicas em torno da robótica e da IA ​​a partir de uma postura não ingênua, de uma lógica de conflito e confronto com os imaginários que acompanham o mercado de inovação tecnológica. Conceitualmente, essa proposta gira em torno de duas noções: heterogeneidade e criatividade, noções que expressam o poder radical da ética do cuidado como utopia que desafia a utopia neoliberal. A partir dessas considerações, analiso uma forma de compreender as relações entre humanos e robôs que busca superar a tradicional relação diádica homem-máquina. Tomando como unidade de análise a rede de relações de cuidado da qual o robô participa (Robô Embutido em Rede -REN-), novas controvérsias emergem que permitem tornar visíveis as práticas cotidianas de cuidado com esses artefatos, e as relações desiguais que os acompanham. . Do mesmo modo, para garantir a concepção e introdução de tecnologias responsáveis, ao serviço do bem comum e do bem-estar individual e coletivo, aponto a necessidade de integrar no debate os diversos atores que participam no cuidado, bem como estabelecer mecanismos permanentes de escrutínio público e vigilância na concepção e introdução de robôs no campo da saúde.

History has taught us that not all innovation is good innovation. Just take for example the ecological devastation the DDT and the carcinogenic asbestos have caused. The advancement in new technologies like AI, IoT, autonomous robots and big data brings with it plenty of uncertainties, risks and ethical questions that need answers to if we wish to reap their benefits safely. We need these technologies to tackle some of the greater challenges of your society (like sustainability) but at the same time, we require ways to know how they should be deployed responsibly. This project focuses on the responsible deployment of technologies in the city of Amsterdam and this project has been done in collaboration with the Cities of Things Labs and the AMS institute. The project starts with an initial problem statement of “How can the “Principles for Accountable Algorithms and a Social Impact Statement for Algorithms” be used to develop a strategic framework for responsible Al innovation in Amsterdam” and to answer this question a literature review was done, Municipalities were researched, perception of the citizens were researched and in order to understand the relation of devices to the city a technology called Scan Cars was researched. Later in the project, the initial problem statement was reformulated into a change statement. The formulated change statement was “I want citizens to get well informed about what data collecting devices are doing in public spaces so that citizens can help authorities decide what is best for them” the value of transparency and the ladder of citizen participation were seen as means for achieving the above statement. The final design that was developed is a mobile application that shows citizens where the various data collecting devices are around them in the city, what actions do these devices take after they collect the data, how do the devices work and it gives citizens the opportunity to respond to these devices by either asking a question, gi, Strategic Product Design