(July 31, 2020) On July 28, 2020, the New Zealand government launched the Algorithm Charter for Aotearoa New Zealand, with the minister for statistics stating that it was the first country in the world “to outline a set of standards to guide the use of algorithms by public agencies.” The charter, which has been signed by 21 public […]
Topic: Data protection, Executive agencies, Government, Government ethics and transparency, Native peoples, Research ethics, Science and technology, Technical innovation
Jurisdiction: New Zealand
Author: Kelly Buchanan
(Sept. 9, 2019) On June 17, 2019, China’s Ministry of Science and Technology published on its website the Governance Principles for a New Generation of Artificial Intelligence: Develop Responsible Artificial Intelligence (Chinese original; English translation). The Principles were formulated by the Ministry’s New Generation Artificial Intelligence [AI] Governance Expert Committee. The AI Governance Principles provide […]
Topic: Data protection, Research and development, Research ethics, Science and technology, Technical innovation
Jurisdiction: China
Author: Laney Zhang
(Oct. 17, 2014) Under new rules that will enter into effect in India in November 2014, “[n]o cosmetic that has been tested on animals … shall be imported into the country.” (Madhur Singh, India Bans Import of Cosmetics Tested on Animals, BNA DAILY REPORT FOR EXECUTIVES, Bloomberg BNA online subscription database.) The rules, called the […]
Topic: Animals, Marketing and advertising, Research ethics
Jurisdiction: India
Author: Wendy Zeldin
