Independent council will advise Axon's R&D
U.K. office on issues relating to the ethical and equitable
development and deployment of new technologies
LONDON, Oct. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Axon (Nasdaq: AXON),
the global leader in connected public safety technologies, today
announced the formation of a U.K.-based Ethics & Equity
Advisory Council (EEAC). Following the establishment of the EEAC in
the U.S. in September, Axon will be expanding its reach and
reaffirming a commitment to including community voices from other
countries and cultures into the product development cycle.
The council's mission is to guide the ethical and equitable
development and deployment of new products and services, including
the development of AI technologies. It will work closely with
Axon's U.S.-based EEAC and will be spearheaded by Regina Holloway, Axon's VP of Community Impact
and Relations.
"At Axon, we are driven by a powerful mission to protect life
and with that, a commitment to the responsible development of new
technology," says Holloway. "I look forward to working with this
group of community leaders and academics with lived experience in
the U.K. who will help ensure that ethics and equity are at the
forefront of our product development cycle. We are committed to
establishing a community voice within our technology."
Current U.K. EEAC members include:
- Desmond Brown, Founder
and Director of Growing Futures U.K., Chair of HMP Bristol
Employment Advisory Board, Vice Chair of the independent scrutiny
panel of police powers and use-of-force. Mr. Brown is an active
advocate for racial and community justice both locally and
nationally.
- Delano Gournet-Moore, M. Phil, Digital Engagement
Officer at African Voices Forum. Mr. Gournet-Moore has an extensive
background in community-based work to engage with young people of
African descent both locally and internationally.
- Dr. Karen Graham, BAc
(Hons), EdD, External Examiner at the University of Northampton and Visiting Lecturer at the
University of Law. Dr. Graham has been at the nexus of education
practice, academic research and scholar activism. Her research
focuses on critiquing the disciplinary functions of institutions
and explores the significance of race, class and gender in
institutional inequalities/social injustice.
- Giles Herdale, Former co-chair of the U.K. Independent
Digital Ethics Panel for Policing, Associate Fellow at the Royal
United Services Institute, former Program Director for Digital
Intelligence and Investigation at the National Police Chiefs'
Council. Herdale focuses on ensuring U.K. police forces factor
ethics into digital policing programs from the outset.
- Professor Allyson
MacVean, OBE, BSc (Hons), MA, PhD, PFHEA; Emeritus
Professor of Policing and Criminology, Professor MacVean undertook
the Review of Ethical Health and Culture Across the Five Arms of
the Royal Navy and assisted the development of the ethics agenda in
the Royal Marines. Professor MacVean is a member of the NATO
Research Task Group 304 on Ethical Leadership and has published
numerous books and articles on ethics and intelligence.
- Maya Mate-Kole, MSW,
Senior Service Coordinator for the Golden Key Call In Programme,
Race Equality Commissioner for the Bristol Mayoral Commission on
Race Equality, Vice Chair of Avon & Somerset Constabulary's
Women's Independent Advisory Group. Ms. Mate-Kole has expertise in
system change, race equity, advocating for the inclusion of young
people, and co-production of interventions with local
communities.
- Professor Vassilios
Papalois, MD, PhD, FICS, FRCS, FEBS; Renown kidney and
pancreas transplant surgeon, professor of transplantation surgery,
consultant transplant and general surgeon at the Hammersmith
Hospital, Imperial College, London,
U.K.. Professor Papalois is the President of the European
Union of Medical Specialists, Past President of the European
Society of Organ Transplantation, Chair of Ethics Committee of the
Avon and Somerset Constabulary,
Vice Chair of the Research Ethics Committee of the Ministry of
Defence, Past-Chair of the Ethics Committee of the British
Transplantation Society and Past Chair of the Clinical Ethics
Committee of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. He has
published extensively in the fields of clinical and research
ethics.
The U.K. EEAC will be present at Axon's Innovate U.K. 2022
conference in Birmingham on
October 4-5. Axon Innovate U.K. is
Axon's annual thought leadership and public safety technology
conference in the U.K. The conference features sessions for public
safety professionals on ethics and community engagement, how to
improve agency efficiency and safety with new technologies and the
future of technology in public safety. The U.K. EEAC will host a
panel during the conference to discuss the importance of including
community voices with lived experiences in public safety
discussions.
About Axon
Axon is a network of devices, apps and people that helps public
safety personnel become smarter and safer. With a mission of
protecting life, our technologies give customers the confidence,
focus and time they need to keep their communities safe. Our
products impact every aspect of a public safety officer's
day-to-day experience with the goal of helping everyone get home
safe.
We work hard for those who put themselves in harm's way for all
of us. To date, more than 270,000 lives and countless dollars have
been saved with the Axon Network of devices, apps and people. Learn
more at www.axon.com or by calling (800) 978-2737. Axon is a
global company with headquarters in Scottsdale, Ariz. and global software
engineering hub in Seattle, Wash.,
as well as additional offices in Australia, Canada, Finland, Vietnam, the U.K.and the Netherlands.
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