Third report - Encoding values: Putting tech at the heart of UK foreign policy

Select Committee
Foreign Affairs Committee HC 170 8 July 2022
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 10 items (8 recs)
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Government Response (AI assessment · 10 of 10 classified)
Accepted 5
Accepted in Part 1
Acknowledged 4
Clear

Recommendations

3 results
2 Acknowledged
Para 12
The UK’s global technology leadership ambitions should be Government-led but will need to pull in...
Recommendation
The UK’s global technology leadership ambitions should be Government-led but will need to pull in significant support from the private sector as well as academia. There is an opportunity for the FCDO to exemplify the values articulated in the Integrated … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government acknowledges the importance of science and technology leadership and states it participates in multi-stakeholder fora and engages with external stakeholders to ensure diverse voices are heard. They highlight existing partnerships and programs that support this aim.
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6 Acknowledged
Para 34
We cannot meaningfully influence the global order without the cooperation and support of our partners.
Recommendation
We cannot meaningfully influence the global order without the cooperation and support of our partners. While there is an opportunity for the UK to exercise thought leadership, we cannot go it alone and should not seek to carve out a … Read more
Government Response Summary
The UK will leverage its position and strengths in technology to ensure that the global technology ecosystem aligns with our values and shape global decisions. The International Technology Strategy makes having a values-based approach to technology governance and regulation a strategic priority.
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
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9 Acknowledged
The FCDO’s forthcoming International Technology Strategy should set out clear objectives and targeted actions for...
Recommendation
The FCDO’s forthcoming International Technology Strategy should set out clear objectives and targeted actions for achieving them, to be used as a blueprint or framework that diplomats can easily use to guide their decisions and activities at Post level and … Read more
Government Response Summary
The International Technology Strategy provides a framework and sets out the UK's top international priority actions to deliver the UK's technology ambitions and will guide the development of more detailed actions across the diplomatic network via an internal implementation plan.
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
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3 Conclusion Acknowledged
Para 13
The UK should work with allies to ensure global practice in frameworks designed to protect data, and to prevent our adversaries exporting data from around the world to build the massive data sets needed to develop algorithms to automate surveillance systems, military systems and disinformation systems. We need to think …
Government Response Summary
The government agrees that global challenges around data collection, aggregation and access are a national security liability, and that the upcoming International Technology Strategy will cover this area. However, they do not advocate export controls on data, instead preferring free flows of data where there is trust and appropriate protection.
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