Risk Management of Emerging Technologies

Our current society is intrinsically linked with and dependent on technology. Safety and security risks are often associated with these technologies, such as earthquakes associated with gas extraction, the risks of nuclear waste, hacking of self-driving cars, or cybercrime on the internet. This causes society to be constantly exposed to 'risk'. Often, the risk level only becomes known after the technologies have been deployed and undesired events occur. Contrary to relatively well-understood risks in organisations, the introduction of new technologies in society may imply uncertain, unforeseen, and ambiguous (safety and security) risks, and may give rise to societal and political debate.

In this course, you will learn to identify possible (safety and security) risks associated with new technologies, and provide suggestions for responsible design and deployment. In addition, you will learn to investigate the side-effects of technologies, and their potential effect on moral values, such as surveillance technologies and their effects on privacy and inclusion.