Cozen O’Connor recently reported on new developments unfolding at the University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy. These developments involve the introduction of a new initiative seeking to bridge the gap between technology and society.
Officially titled the Harris Technology and Society Initiative, the program displays a bidirectional approach. First, it leverages empirically backed evidence and comprehensive analysis to inform technology governance. This governance is becoming increasingly essential, given the fast-paced growth and evolution of the technology sector. Corporations and law firms alike would do well to familiarize themselves with such governance schemes as they no doubt could influence future legislation and corporate legal practices.
The initiative also aims to harness the power and potential of technology to tackle societal challenges. The nature of these challenges remains unspecified as of this writing, but such an ambitious objective suggests that the Harris School is making strides in recognizing and countering the various problems that modern societies face in the age of digital revolutions.
Despite the limited information available, the above developments hold significant potential implications for the legal professionals in large corporations and law firms worldwide. Negotiating the nuanced relationship between society and technology is a task of utmost priority and is certain to have tangible ramifications in the world of global legal practice. Updated information and more intricate details can be found in the full article on Cozen O’Connor’s website here.