Advancing Gender Equality in Deep Tech: Inclusive Innovation Guidelines
In recent years, the issue of gender equality in scientific research and technology development has garnered significant attention. The widespread implementation of AI-powered tools has revealed instances of gender and racial biases in datasets, leading to harmful consequences for various groups. These biases have surfaced in facial recognition tools, automated hiring systems, and search engines, among other technologies.
As technology advances, it is crucial for policymakers, tech innovators, and business leaders to recognize and mitigate the risks that certain populations may face unintentionally. While efforts to achieve gender balance in STEM and scientific research are ongoing, there is an urgent need to ensure that research and innovation processes are inclusive from the design and development stages.
Promoting Gender Equality in Research and Innovation
To foster gender equality in the research and innovation process, Digital Future Society has published comprehensive guidelines. These guidelines focus on making deep tech innovations more inclusive during technological development.
Key objectives of the guidelines
As the European Institute of Innovation and Technology states, “The solutions provided by deep technology and applications are critical for solving the complex global challenges that humanity faces, including climate change, sustainable energy, or health.” By incorporating these guidelines, we can ensure that deep tech innovations are inclusive and equitable, paving the way for a fairer and more innovative future.
Supporting inclusive solutions
Join us in creating an inclusive future
Explore our guidelines to learn how deep tech innovations can be more gender-inclusive.
In recent years, the issue of gender equality in scientific research and technology development has garnered significant attention. The widespread implementation of AI-powered tools has revealed instances of gender and racial biases in datasets, leading to harmful consequences for various groups. These biases have surfaced in facial recognition tools, automated hiring systems, and search engines, among other technologies.
As technology advances, it is crucial for policymakers, tech innovators, and business leaders to recognize and mitigate the risks that certain populations may face unintentionally. While efforts to achieve gender balance in STEM and scientific research are ongoing, there is an urgent need to ensure that research and innovation processes are inclusive from the design and development stages.
Promoting Gender Equality in Research and Innovation
To foster gender equality in the research and innovation process, Digital Future Society has published comprehensive guidelines. These guidelines focus on making deep tech innovations more inclusive during technological development.
Key objectives of the guidelines
- Highlighting the Importance of Gender Inclusion: Emphasize the necessity of integrating a gender dimension into deep tech innovations, particularly those using Artificial Intelligence.
- Providing Concrete Strategies: Offer actionable strategies for implementing a gender perspective in specific areas of technology development.
- Encouraging Inclusive Innovations: Showcase how major players in the deep tech innovation ecosystem can promote and support gender-inclusive innovations.
As the European Institute of Innovation and Technology states, “The solutions provided by deep technology and applications are critical for solving the complex global challenges that humanity faces, including climate change, sustainable energy, or health.” By incorporating these guidelines, we can ensure that deep tech innovations are inclusive and equitable, paving the way for a fairer and more innovative future.
Supporting inclusive solutions
“VINNOVA, Sweden’s Innovation Agency, stresses the error of excluding groups in society whose needs for new solutions are not met, and supports the message that new solutions where sex and/or gender perspectives are integrated can be also economically beneficial.”
Rogg Korsvik et al, 2023
Join us in creating an inclusive future
Explore our guidelines to learn how deep tech innovations can be more gender-inclusive.