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Technology Diplomacy
for Peace & Stability
Overview
The Technology Diplomacy course is rooted in the concept of Technology Impact Assessment (TIA). The course introduces participants to this structured framework for evaluating the social, ethical, and governance impacts of emerging technologies.
Designed for policymakers, researchers, and professionals, the program bridges technical understanding with strategic foresight.
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Anticipate impacts across social, economic, ethical, and security dimensions
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Align interests between government, industry, academia, and communities
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Guide governance with evidence-based recommendations and risk controls.
Impact & Project Highlights
TIA is not a luxury but a necessity for modern governance. It is rooted in ethics and democratic consultation between stakeholders - government, business, scientists, and the community.
A joint Australia–India initiative advancing ethical and collaborative technology impact assessments for peace and stability.
Nov 2024
Coming Soon...
Technology Diplomacy Course
Upcoming course set to be launched in 2026, delivered by Social Cyber Institute
Oct 2025
Meet the Talented Research Team
This interdisciplinary team brought together experts in policy, technology and education for research and syllabus design for the project that created the research-based syllabus.
Professor
Greg
Austin
Emerit. Professor at Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU, and Co-Founder of Social Cyber Institute
Bharath
Reddy
Emerit. Professor at Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU, and Co-Founder of Social Cyber Institute
Lisa
Materano
Emerit. Professor at Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU, and Co-Founder of Social Cyber Institute
Dr Brendan
Walker-Munro
Emerit. Professor at Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU, and Co-Founder of Social Cyber Institute
Adam
Henry
Emerit. Professor at Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU, and Co-Founder of Social Cyber Institute
Meet the Talented Research Team
This interdisciplinary team brought together experts in policy, technology and education for year-long research project of which one product was the syllabus for this course.
Meet the Talented Research Team
Meet the Talented Research Team
This interdisciplinary team brought together experts in policy, technology and education for research and syllabus design for the project that created the research-based syllabus.
Professor Glenn
Withers
Professor Katina Michael
Karthik
Bappanad
Professor
Greg Austin
Lisa
Materano
Dr Brendan
Walker-Munro
Bharath
Reddy
Adam P.
Henry
Let’s talk about responsible technology together
Fill out the form below to request an in-person or virtual briefing.
Lisa Materano
Director, Social Cyber & Tech Academy
Lisa Materano +61 438 134 558
Glenn Withers +61 416 249 350
Greg Austin +61 450 190 323
Lisa Materano +61 438 134 558
Glenn Withers +61 416 249 350
Greg Austin +61 450 190 323
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