Together we must
Align Technology with Humanity.
Our mission is to shift technology towards a more humane future that supports our well-being, democratic functioning, and shared information environment.
Brand Pillars
Grounded in sustainability
Ethically Guided Innovation
Tech 4 Humanity works to prioritise integrity and transparency to establish and maintain long term partnerships with high level representatives and the organisations and governments they act for.
Socially Responsible Collaboration
Tech 4 Humanity will lead and implement technological innovation that understands and fulfils the needs of the present without compromising future generations ability to thrive.
Financial Viability for Optimal Impact
Tech 4 Humanity creates technological solutions that will stand the test of time and remain sustainable for governments and organisations, in order to create optimal impact.
What we do
Tech for Humanity.
A global organisation that emphasises Australia’s role as one of the top human-centered countries leading discovery, learning, and engagement to address the societal impact of technological innovation through human-centered approaches.
The initiative foregrounds the role of ethics, empathy, policy and equity in championing responsible innovation. The influence of these factors on shaping human-factor design, human identity, global collaboration and societal values with consideration to inclusion, diversity and sustainability is key to ensuring a viable outlook for human thriving amidst significant innovations in technology that will shape our world for decades.
Human-centered guidance of technology
Why now?
The Tech for Humanity initiative recognizes that technology is fundamentally a human issue that demands comprehensive, human-centered approaches.
The human-centered guidance of technology, focusing on the societal impact of technology, is already becoming a grand challenge of our time.
A viable future
Innovation is increasing the gap between what is technologically possible and what may or may not be in the best interest of human society.
Disrupt social norms
Rising uncertainty over privacy, healthcare, democracy, warfare, security, and human identity have already begun to disrupt social norms.
Collective autonomy
Algorithms that combine humans and machines in decision-making processes of collective autonomy affect the lives of billions of people globally.
Data safety
Move fast & things break.
Technology is advancing exponentially, which makes it harder to address its negative effects.
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For years, Silicon Valley has operated with a “move fast and break things” mentality. But as we’ve seen, it’s not just technology that breaks. By the time people understand the negative externalities of a new platform, product, or service, the harms can be difficult to reverse.
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In other industries, we have protections to protect against adverse consequences from innovation. For example, governments have strict requirements on developing, testing, and administering new drugs that ensure they’re safe before being publicly available. Unfortunately, we have no such system for technology today.
Moving forward
Prevention
Together with our partners, we are dedicated to leading a comprehensive shift toward technology that strengthens our global democratic functioning, and shared information environment.
Pursue strategic solutions
Partnering with organizations and allies to pursue strategic solutions across the public, private, and philanthropic sectors.
Perspective-shifting media
Producing perspective-shifting media to sound the alarm on technology’s impacts on people, institutions, and society.
Providing practical resources
From trainings to private briefings, that empower leaders to take bold coordinated action.
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Ideas are our thing.
Ideas, opportunities and complex problems are our thing.