Coronavirus: Tech ambassador calls for increased government and private sector collaboration – The National

  • Date: 29-May-2020
  • Source: The National
  • Sector:Economy
  • Country:UAE
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Coronavirus: Tech ambassador calls for increased government and private sector collaboration – The National

Casper Klynge discusses the shared responsibilities of big tech companies and governments in conversation with Emirati diplomat Omar Ghobash. The former Danish ambassador was speaking with a senior Emirati diplomat at 'The Future of Diplomacy' series, which investigates foreign policy in a world transformed by the pandemic.. Mr Klynge, vice president of Microsoft's Office of European Government Affairs in Brussels, Belgium, examined the balance in responsibility between big technology companies and government.. "It will never be up to the industry to set rules and regulations or policies," he said.. Mr Klynge said governments must sit with tech company officials regularly to understand the implications of new technologies.. "We should not leave it in the hands of the tech industry to define how that technology's brought out.. Better have regulation coming out from responsible, progressive, democratic countries than leaving it alone to the tech industry.". Covid-19 has presented an opportunity for technology companies and governments to sit down and talk about regulation.. The Future of Diplomacy series is hosted by the Office of Public and Cultural Diplomacy in the UAE..