In the know: Toolkit for Disability Equity in Scholarly Communications | Global AI Law and Policy Tracker

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Toolkit for Disability Equity in Scholarly Communications

The Coalition for Diversity and Inclusion in Scholarly Communications (C4DISC) has launched the Toolkit for Disability Equity in Scholarly Communications. This toolkit offers practical guidance, strategies, and tools to create more inclusive environments for individuals with disabilities.

Including disability equity in the scholarly communications workplace (such as ours) is crucial. Approximately 16% of the world’s working-age population has a disability. Many of these disabilities are hidden, meaning you may not even be aware that your colleagues have them. By fostering an inclusive environment, we can ensure that everyone has the opportunity to contribute their best work and feel valued within our community.

C4DISC has also produced a number of other toolkits for equity that are also available on their website.

Global AI Law and Policy Tracker

The IAPP has established the Global AI Law and Policy Tracker which identifies AI legislative and policy developments in a subset of countries across six continents (however, due to the speed and extent of policymaking, the tracker is not able to include all AI initiatives). The tracker also offers brief commentary on the broader AI context and related developments and identifies laws or policies in parallel professions like privacy.

Countries worldwide are designing and implementing AI governance legislation and policies in response to the speed and variety of proliferating AI-powered technologies. Efforts include the development of comprehensive legislation, focused legislation for specific use cases, national AI strategies or policies, and voluntary guidelines and standards.

There is no standard approach toward bringing AI under state regulation, however, common patterns toward reaching the goal of AI regulation can be observed. Given the transformative nature of AI technology, the challenge for jurisdictions is to find a balance between innovation and regulation of risks. Therefore, governance of AI often, if not always, begins with a jurisdiction rolling out a national strategy or ethics policy instead of legislating from the get-go. This pattern is evident throughout the tracker, and one such example was recently critiqued here in RealKM Magazine.

The IAPP is a policy neutral, not-for-profit association founded in 2000 with a mission to define, promote and improve the professions of privacy, AI governance and digital responsibility globally.