This week's Change Seminar Speaker will be Teddy Woodhouse <https://a4ai.org/profile/teddy-woodhouse/>. In his presentation, Teddy will pose the question: can technological innovation ever be just? Drawing from his years of experience in the ICT for development (ICT4D) space, Teddy reflects on some of the recent work of the Alliance for Affordable Internet <https://a4ai.org>, the moral arc of internet access (and the lack thereof), and the importance of thinking about the social implications to the technologies we create and use.
*Seminar Details* *Location*: Tuesdays from 12-1pm in 271 CSE2 (The Bill and Melinda Gates Center) *Zoom:* https://washington.zoom.us/j/95324763742 *Present Bio* Teddy (he/him) is the Senior Research Manager for the Alliance for Affordable Internet. In his role, he oversees A4AI’s research program, conducts original analysis and research to support the organisation’s mission, and uses the team’s insights as evidence for policy change. His expertise spans a range of research methods and themes across ICT4D and telecommunications policy. He first joined the Alliance in early 2016 and has since helped co-author a number of publications, including four editions of the Affordability Report; From Luxury to Lifeline <https://a4ai.org/research/from-luxury-to-lifeline-reducing-the-cost-of-mobile-devices-to-reach-universal-internet-access/>, A4AI’s first study of device prices in low- and middle-income countries; the Costs of Exclusion <https://a4ai.org/research/costs-of-exclusion-report/> research series to estimate the economic consequences of digital gender inequality; and Advancing Meaningful Connectivity <https://a4ai.org/research/advancing-meaningful-connectivity-towards-active-and-participatory-digital-societies/>, A4AI’s initial analysis on meaningful connectivity as a foundation for inclusive digital societies. Teddy holds an MA (Hons) in International Relations from the University of St Andrews and an MSc in Global Politics (Global Civil Society) from the London School of Economics and speaks English, French, Spanish, and Czech. Best, UW Change Seminar Organizers
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