Technology Policy: Responsible Design for a Flourishing World

Policy is a critical mechanism for ensuring that technology is designed in a way that promotes responsibility and trustworthiness. In this white paper, the Global Future Council on the Future of Technology Policy advocates for policy design that creates the foundations for technology to contribute to a flourishing world.

The paper suggests essential guideposts for technology policy rooted in the World Economic Forum’s long-standing work on agile governance and digital trust.

By offering a non-exhaustive overview and action list for improvements to technology policy design, the paper seeks to narrow the gap between technology and policy development cycles. Each section is based on evolving best practices in policy-making and provides a high-level overview of concrete solutions or actions that can improve policy’s capacity to drive responsible technology design. As an opening for further deliberation, this paper represents an important contribution to the field of technology policy.