Governance and Regulation of Emerging Technologies- Period 1

This introductory course of the Minor Technology, Law and Ethics offers an introduction into and an overview of the ways technology can or should be regulated. Important general concepts to be discussed are the economy (market powers), the law (regulation and case law), social conventions and ethics, and the architecture (e.g. the software). Basically three angles can be used to approach a technological development:
1. The Possible: what is technically feasible? (Technology)
2. The Desirable: do we like it, do we want it? (Ethics)
3. The Permissible: do we allow it? do we permit it? (Law)

For all emerging technologies we have to think about these three questions. The answers can roughly be categorized as:
White: It is possible, desirable, and permissible.
Grey: It is possible and permissible, but desirable?
Black: It is impossible, or possible but not permissible.
We will analyze different kinds of emerging technologies, and discuss in what categories we believe they belong (white/grey/black).

Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course therefore, CEA's recommended credits are based on the ECTS credits assigned by VU Amsterdam. 1 ECTS equals 28 contact hours assigned by VU Amsterdam.