The Digital Citizens Conference runs from 24 - 26 July 2019 and brings together members of academia, industry and government with an interest in law and tech.
The Digital Citizens Conference will bring together members of academia, industry and government with an interest in law and technology, and explore the rights of citizens in a rapidly changing technological environment.
For more information: law.unimelb.edu.au/digital-c…
The @acccgovau has, a few mins ago, release its final digital platforms report:
‘Consumers are not .. informed about how their data is collected and used and have little control [over it]’.
Lawyers tables will be buzzing at @DigCitzCon@CPRC_researchaccc.gov.au/media-release/ho…
Further in the AI and Governance, @hanweiliu discusses the six labels of self-driving cars and the issues stemming from the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic, public morals and ethical choices and the implications for international trade law #DigCitz2019
“The fundamental of policy-making is tradeoffs”
Dr @AndreaSiodmok suggests we can make policy-making more human by bringing user-experience to the fore. #DigCitz2019
Dr @AndreaSiodmok speaking now about "pushing the boundaries, bringing new ideas into government and opening-up policy-making" using the 3 big Ds: Design, Digital and Data. #DigCitz2019
Dr @margarethagen: A good legal service will
👉 Give a sense of control
👉 Be responsive
👉 Read my mind
👉 Take off the burden
👉 Recognise humanity
#DigCitz2019
Dr @margarethagen's Design-driven innovation principles:
- Connecting to the lived experience of litigants to design
- Craft solution with stakeholders
- Testing ideas in an experimental and agile methodology
Equity and Algorithms?
@MarcoRizzie83 says the trust and reliance that a party places on the algorithm in algorithmic contracts is akin to relationships of trust and confidence.
This may mean equitable relief from Undue Influence may be available. #DigCitz2019
“Just imagine you have all your data, your digital ID, on a cheap $40 Android phone. How is that not a honeypot?”
Dr Mik continues the “Pause the Blockchain Revolution” movement! #DigCitz2019
“We have to distinguish the quality of the storage mechanism vs the quality of the data being stored.”
Dr Mik questioning the Blockchain hype #DigCitz2019
Prof Kelvin Low outlines some problems with Smart Contracts:
1. They’re not really contracts
2. They’re blind and deaf (and maybe dumb as well?)
3. Blockchain is trustworthy, but are oracles trustworthy?
#DigCitz2019
Ethereium, using Solidity, has 100 bugs per 1000 lines of code in 2016: 10% error rate.
Prof Kelvin Low advises “use it if you, you know…” #DigCitz2019
Does Blockchain democratise?
Prof Kelvin Low says “there is remarkable centralisation in coding” and the only people with real choice are the miners. But, Mining power is oligopolistic. #DigCitz2019