Overview

Making the right decisions about emerging technology is a challenge for every business. It requires senior leaders to balance their desire to encourage innovation with the financial, reputational and operational risks that come from generative AI, blockchain, Web3, quantum computing, VR technologies and robotic process automation. Technology Governance is a practical guide for senior business and technology leaders implementing a digital trust-based technology governance framework that mitigates risk and furthers innovation in their organization. Explaining the value of digital trust, this book shows organizations how they can make better decisions about emerging technologies through a strategic and practical governance program. Covering how senior leaders can take responsibility for emerging tech, this book includes an explanation of how to build a strategy that keeps pace with innovation, how to put this strategy into action and how to know if the strategy is working. It includes coverage of how organizations can navigate the geopolitical and regulatory challenges associated with new technology and includes real-world examples from organizations including Mersk, Google and Microsoft.

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9781398625471

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Reviews

""I can think of few more consequential questions for the years to come than: 'How should we govern the increasingly powerful technological tools that are likely to upturn much of our world?' Fortuitously, Daniel Dobrygowski has written an excellent guide to just this issue, in which he goes far beyond just questions of law and into, as well, questions of norms, cultures, and different possible market architectures. It's a crucial read for anyone curious about what happens next."" * Nicholas Thompson, CEO, The Atlantic * ""The leaders who will define the next era of technology are not just the ones who move fastest, they are the ones who build organizations that people can believe in. Technology Governance is the book for those leaders."" * Amy Weaver, CEO, Direct Relief and Former President and CFO, Salesforce * ""Technology Governance reflects the real conversations happening in boardrooms, policy circles, and product teams today. It shows that trust is not a constraint on innovation, but the foundation that makes it sustainable."" * Julie Brill, Board Director, Ethyca and former Commissioner, U.S. Federal Trade Commission * ""Trust brings innovation to life-accelerating adoption and enabling transformation. But trust should not be a slogan; it requires guidance, governance, and guardrails. Technology Governance offers leaders a practical framework for building that trust while advancing responsible innovation."" * Sabastian Niles, President and Chief Legal Officer, Salesforce * ""Good technology governance isn't an obstacle to innovation; it's an innovation enabler. Technology Governance shares how leaders can create trust and confidence to unlock the full potential of digital technologies."" * David Kenny, Board Director, Best Buy and Board Director, Nielsen * ""Consumers everywhere need technologies that respect their rights, their data, and their dignity. Technology Governance is essential reading for anyone who believes in building trustworthy innovation, thriving business, and lasting consumer confidence."" * Helena Leurent, Director General, Consumers International * ""In this book, Daniel Dobrygowski offers a compelling and intuitive account of digital trust, based on two decades of experience working with professionals at the nexus of law and technology. He provides a step-by-step guide on how to build digital trust, and he shows that technology governance can be made a successful strategy where profitability, trust, and regulatory compliance can be combined by-design."" * Thibaut Kleiner, Director for Future Networks, European Commission * ""As AI and data-driven technologies reshape every industry, trust has become a core leadership responsibility. Technology Governance is an important guide for executives seeking to embed privacy, ethics, and trustworthy governance into the future of innovation."" * Barbara Cosgrove, VP, Chief Privacy and Digital Trust Officer, Workday and Chair, International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) * ""Technology Governance makes clear that trust is not only an ethical imperative but a competitive advantage. Having led responsible AI programs globally, I know how challenging it can be to operationalize governance; Daniel Dobrygowski delivers critical insights that leaders can use to succeed."" * Heather Domin, Vice President and Head of Office of Responsible AI and Governance, HCLTech * ""Corporate boards are under growing pressure to govern technology with both strategic courage and stakeholder accountability. Daniel Dobrygowski's book is a practical guide for directors who want to move from passive oversight to active engagement on the technologies reshaping their companies."" * Peter Gleason, President and CEO, National Association of Corporate Directors * ""Human factors engineering has always understood that safe, reliable systems are designed around the humans who use them. Technology Governance brings this same logic to every company, giving leaders a rigorous framework for building technology that works with people, not against them."" * Jen Donahue, Executive - Technology, GE Aerospace * ""In his deeply considered, researched, and important new book, Daniel Dobrygowski systematically and methodically unpacks what digital trust is - its roots, meaning, implications, and impacts - and relates it back to effective technology governance - one of the most critical needs of our times. This book shows us what good tech governance and digital trust look like in an exponential tech world moving at the speed of light, with practical guidance throughout on recognizing it, building it, and protecting it."" * Andrea Bonime-Blanc, CEO and Founder, GEC Risk Advisory, Board Director and author of Governing Pandora * ""Daniel Dobrygowski brings his deep experience in technology, law, and public policy to life with strong analogies and clear examples, making a persuasive case that trust is foundational to technology, and equipping leaders with an actionable framework to embed digital trust across their organizations. At a moment when AI and emerging technologies are reshaping society in real time, this book is both timely and essential."" * Justin Blake, Executive Director, Edelman Trust Institute *

""The leaders who will define the next era of technology are not just the ones who move fastest, they are the ones who build organizations that people can believe in. Technology Governance is the book for those leaders."" * Amy Weaver, CEO, Direct Relief and Former President and CFO, Salesforce * ""Technology Governance reflects the real conversations happening in boardrooms, policy circles, and product teams today. It shows that trust is not a constraint on innovation, but the foundation that makes it sustainable."" * Julie Brill, Board Director, Ethyca and former Commissioner, U.S. Federal Trade Commission * ""Trust brings innovation to life-accelerating adoption and enabling transformation. But trust should not be a slogan; it requires guidance, governance, and guardrails. Technology Governance offers leaders a practical framework for building that trust while advancing responsible innovation."" * Sabastian Niles, President and Chief Legal Officer, Salesforce * ""Good technology governance isn't an obstacle to innovation; it's an innovation enabler. Technology Governance shares how leaders can create trust and confidence to unlock the full potential of digital technologies."" * David Kenny, Board Director, Best Buy and Board Director, Nielsen * ""Consumers everywhere need technologies that respect their rights, their data, and their dignity. Technology Governance is essential reading for anyone who believes in building trustworthy innovation, thriving business, and lasting consumer confidence."" * Helena Leurent, Director General, Consumers International * ""In this book, Daniel Dobrygowski offers a compelling and intuitive account of digital trust, based on two decades of experience working with professionals at the nexus of law and technology. He provides a step-by-step guide on how to build digital trust, and he shows that technology governance can be made a successful strategy where profitability, trust, and regulatory compliance can be combined by-design."" * Thibaut Kleiner, Director for Future Networks, European Commission * ""As AI and data-driven technologies reshape every industry, trust has become a core leadership responsibility. Technology Governance is an important guide for executives seeking to embed privacy, ethics, and trustworthy governance into the future of innovation."" * Barbara Cosgrove, VP, Chief Privacy and Digital Trust Officer, Workday and Chair, International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) * ""Technology Governance makes clear that trust is not only an ethical imperative but a competitive advantage. Having led responsible AI programs globally, I know how challenging it can be to operationalize governance; Daniel Dobrygowski delivers critical insights that leaders can use to succeed."" * Heather Domin, Vice President and Head of Office of Responsible AI and Governance, HCLTech * ""Corporate boards are under growing pressure to govern technology with both strategic courage and stakeholder accountability. Daniel Dobrygowski's book is a practical guide for directors who want to move from passive oversight to active engagement on the technologies reshaping their companies."" * Peter Gleason, President and CEO, National Association of Corporate Directors * ""Human factors engineering has always understood that safe, reliable systems are designed around the humans who use them. Technology Governance brings this same logic to every company, giving leaders a rigorous framework for building technology that works with people, not against them."" * Jen Donahue, Executive - Technology, GE Aerospace * ""In his deeply considered, researched, and important new book, Daniel Dobrygowski systematically and methodically unpacks what digital trust is - its roots, meaning, implications, and impacts - and relates it back to effective technology governance - one of the most critical needs of our times. This book shows us what good tech governance and digital trust look like in an exponential tech world moving at the speed of light, with practical guidance throughout on recognizing it, building it, and protecting it."" * Andrea Bonime-Blanc, CEO and Founder, GEC Risk Advisory, Board Director and author of Governing Pandora * ""Daniel Dobrygowski brings his deep experience in technology, law, and public policy to life with strong analogies and clear examples, making a persuasive case that trust is foundational to technology, and equipping leaders with an actionable framework to embed digital trust across their organizations. At a moment when AI and emerging technologies are reshaping society in real time, this book is both timely and essential."" * Justin Blake, Executive Director, Edelman Trust Institute *

Author Information

Daniel Dobrygowski is an attorney and educator with two decades of experience at the intersection of technology, law, and policy. He was previously Head of Governance and Trust at the World Economic Forum's Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. He has served as an Expert Advisor to the Global Forum on Technology at the OECD and was recognized by the National Association of Corporate Directors as one of the most influential experts on corporate governance. He is an Adjunct Associate Professor at Columbia University and is based in New York, NY.

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