Digital technologies in a changed world - Lords International Relations Committee takes evidence for foreign policy inquiry
Experts from Microsoft, Dublin City University, and UCL will appear before the House of Lords International Relations Committee on Wednesday 7 March as part of its inquiry UK Foreign Policy in Changed World Conditions.
The session will focus on digital technologies and the responsibilities, challenges and roles of companies working in this field, and of the activities of, and impact on non-state actors.
The inquiry was launched in January 2018 to examine the changing face of international relations and foreign policy, and to assess the UK's strategy and capability to adapt to these changes.
Appearing at 10.40am:
- Hugh Milward, Senior Director, Corporate, External and Legal Affairs, Microsoft
Questions will include:
- Large multinational corporations, including but not limited to technology companies, often have enormous financial reserves and control the flow of information and resources. In some areas they have as much power as some nation-states. How should corporations consider their broader responsibilities in this context?
- What role should technology companies play in managing the use of technology by authoritarian regimes?
- What role should technology companies play in dealing with cyber security threats?
Appearing at 11.40am:
- Professor Maura Conway, Dublin City University
- Dr Gianluca Stringhini, Jill Dando Institute, UCL
Questions will include:
- To what extent have digital technologies changed the challenges and threats facing states from non-state actors?
- To what extent have digital technologies helped nefarious non-state actors, such as international terrorist groups and organised criminal networks, facilitate their conventional activities?
- Which technological developments in the digital space should we be aware of in the next decade and beyond?
The evidence session will take place in Committee Room 4.
