Wrapping up week 2
Well done for completing week 2! This week we looked at: What anti-racism in technology can look like, including developing product features, financially supporting racial justice work, conducting research, activism …
Course: Anti-Racist Approaches in Technology
Racial Distrust in Institutions
Institutions such as policing (1) (2) and healthcare (3) have historically had issues with racism. Distrust Among Ethnic Minorities In the UK, ethnic minorities are routinely over-policed (4) and experience …
Racism in the Development Process
We will now look in more detail at how biases can creep into various parts of the technology development process. Please note that this list is not exhaustive, the order …
Using data throughout the process
From what we have discussed so far we have seen that what is underpinning any technical product or service is data! Developing any new product requires having good data available. …
How Tech Worker Organise to Combat Racism
During the last 12 months, we have seen an increase in reports of racism in the technology sector, a lot of which has been driven by the Black Lives Matter …
Peer Graded Assignment Activity: How it works
As was discussed in the Gender Inclusive Technologies, Peer Graded Assignment steps have been designed specifically for ExpertTracks to provide you with a chance to develop a deeper insight into …
Anti-Racism and Technologies
Let’s look at the role technologists play in contributing to anti-racism. System Designers and Architects Designers determine how audiences interact with products and services. System designers and architects, however, determine …
Everyday racism app
Now, lets look more in-depth at an example of anti-racist technology. In Australia, an anti-racism research collective based at the University of Western Sydney worked towards developing a mobile app …
Welcome to week 2
In week 1, we delved into systemic racism in technology and society. You’ve had a chance to consider examples such as a facial recognition app that doesn’t recognise darker skin …
The connection between AI and racism
The impact of Joy Buolamwini’s research on facial recognition software started a global discussion on the lack of training data that represents all faces, especially those with darker skins. Her …
How to tackle racism in organisations
Here, we will examine how policies can be implemented to tackle racism in organisations. A lack of racial awareness often leads to a breakdown in the policies needed to tackle …
What is the difference between equity and equality?
Racism in organisations is often approached from a diversity and inclusion perspective, but it is also helpful to think about what equality and equity mean in this context, and how …
How to create anti-racist hiring practices
You may not be in a position to hire yet, or you may be part of a large company in the middle of a hiring round. Whatever your situation, here …
Understanding the different types of racism
In order to explore the topic of race in relation to technology, we should have a good understanding of what racism is. Some simple dictionary definitions is a good place …
Supporting anti-racism
Throughout this course, we’ve looked at various ways designers, technologists and users can support anti-racism in technology development. We have considered how to have honest conversations about race and how …