Whistleblowing and the IT Professional and Ethics group AGM.
Speakers
- Neil Gordon
- Georgina Halford-Hall
- Junade Ali
Agenda
7:00pm - Welcome and introduction
7:15pm - Talk by Georgina Halford-Hall and Junade Al of WhistleblowersUK, on “Whistleblowing in the UK and the impact on IT professionals”
7:45pm - Q&A
8:00pm - AGM Welcome and introduction
8:05pm - Welcome and Introductions, Apologies for the absence.
8:10pm - Minutes of the previous AGM, Matters arising from the minutes
8:15pm - A report from the Chair, from the Treasurer, from the Secretary on the year’s activities
8:25pm - Election of officers and committee members
8:30pm - Any other business
Close
Synopsis
This is the Calling Notice for the BCS IT Ethics Group AGM.
The meeting will include a talk and Q&A from WhistleblowersUK on "Whistleblowing in the UK and the impact on IT professionals" Not only has the nature of work has changed rapidly over recent years but the work itself. Innovation especially in the field of AI is revolutionising the world around us providing insights and progress at a phenomenal rate that few can keep up with. A byproduct of these changes is that tech professionals no longer seek 'a job' instead choosing contracting which can be rewarding, providing a better work-life balance but at the cost of existing worker protections.
This is already showing signs of being detrimental to the Public Interest by facilitating the rogues within the industry including those engaged in international serious organised crime. The boom in the industry where rewards are high has created tension between those keen to impress shareholders and those who are invested in progress that benefits humanity in an ethical, transparent, and sustainable way. This has resulted in an increase in the number of Tech whistleblowers finding themselves out on their own in no man's land when they raise concerns about unethical behaviour in any form.
For those who seek redress in the employment tribunal, a shock awaits them in the grim reality of a legal system that is stuck firmly in the past with Judges and legal representatives who do not understand the language of tech and remain deeply suspicious of the largely unregulated tech industry and what is right or wrong.... we will share insights into what goes wrong when tech goes wrong and the importance of leadership from the sector to ensure that regulations are fit for purpose and why tech professionals should engage in the development of the Office of the Whistleblower proposed in the new Whistleblowing Bill and Duty of Candour.
About the speakers
Georgina Halford-Hall, CEO WhistleblowersUK Director of strategy & policy All Party Parliamentary Group for Whistleblowing
Georgina is CEO and a founding member of WhistleblowersUK a not-for-profit organisation this year celebrating its 10th anniversary and is know for its work to normalise speaking up and lead the transformation of whistleblowing policy and practice in the UK. She is recognised as an international thought leader and spokesperson on whistleblowing. She has a professional HR background and a career that has spanned the military, financial services, civil service, and charity sectors. She is an entrepreneur and troubleshooter. Georgina specialises in corporate governance, complex investigations and dispute management and disputes resolution more widely. Georgina's greatest accomplishment is leading the teams that have developed the proposals in the Whistleblowing Bill currently being considered by the Government and establishing Whistleblowing Awareness Week in the UK parliamentary calendar. In her spare time, she paints. WhistleblowersUK is at the forefront of educating, supporting and championing whistleblowing.
Professor Neil Gordon
Neil is chair of the BCS ICT ethics group. Neil is a Professor in Computer Science, a National Teaching Fellow, and a Principal Fellow of AdvanceHE. He has produced a number of reports for AdvanceHE, in particular on how technology-enhanced learning can enable flexible pedagogy, on the role of assessment in education, and on ways to address issues in retention and attainment in computing education. His research interests include applications of computer science to enable true technology-enhanced learning, issues around sustainable development, as well as more discipline-specific work on applications of computer algebra and formal methods. Neil chairs the British Computer Society's ethics group.
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