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    Ethical Data and AI-Enabled Decisions in the Context of Accessibility and Urban Living, hosted by Professor Dian Tjondronegoro

    A montage of colour images from the Towards Inclusive Digital Futures Conference. From left to Right: 1 - Professor Dian Tjondronegoro addresses the attendees; 2 - Keynote speaker Dr Bahita "Bobby" Rifai, an Economic Researcher for the Indonesian National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN); 3 - Attendees from Griffith University and beyond.On Thursday, 9 November, Professor Dian Tjondronegoro (“LIVE” theme leader) and Professor Elizabeth Kendall (Director) of Inclusive Futures: Reimagining Disability hosted Toward Inclusive Digital Futures, a bilateral workshop to foster dialogue to advance collaboration between Australia and Indonesia in the area of ethical AI and inclusive urban environments.

    We heard from keynote speaker Dr Bahtia ("Bobby") Rifai (Economic Researcher for the Indonesian National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN)) about the roles of and interplay between different actors generating, collecting and using data, in complex regulatory and institutional environments. Overlaid on this are the social inequalities that lead to people being underrepresented or having poor access to the digital world.

    A montage of colour images from the Towards Inclusive Digital Futures Conference. From left to Right: 1 - Moderator DR Amber Marshall from Griffith University; 2 - Panelists Dr Amber Marshall, Dr Nagesh Shukla, Tim Marshall and Fiona Gaske; 3 - Breakout group engaging in discussion and brainstorming ideas on butchers paper.

    A panel moderated by Dr Amber Marshall (Griffith), and including Liz Antoine (Microsoft), Dr Nagesh Shukla (QUT), Tim Mitchell (RACQ) and Fiona Gaske (RDA) discussed data, AI and digital inclusion and ethics in different contexts including transport, supply chains, regions and education.

    We broke out into groups for in-depth discussions exploring issues including data transparency and governance, smart and accessible cities, and opportunities for bilateral collaboration.

    It was a very thought-provoking session, and we are looking forward to progressing ideas in future research collaboration.

    A montage of colour images from the Towards Inclusive Digital Futures Conference. From left to Right: 1 - Professor Elizabeth Kendall, Director of Inclusive Futures: Reimagining Disability addresses the audience; 2 - Attendees engage in discussion in one of the breakout rooms; 3 - Attendees with disability stand chatting with their walkers and companion dog; 4 - Panellists Dr Amber Marshall, Dr Nagesh Shukla, Tim Mitchell and Fiona Gaske.

    For more information please contact us at:

    Inclusive Futures: Reimagining Disability
    inclusivefutures@griffith.edu.au

    Visit our Inclusive Futures Hub to find out more about our research:

    https://inclusivefutures.griffith.edu.au