Data Privacy and Ethics
Ethical impact assessment / Ethics-by-design
In the development and deployment of a new project, service or product, Ethical Impact Assessments (EIA) enable to identify and prevent potential ethical issues that may hinder the delivery of successful and sustainable outputs
Read more >>Privacy impact assessment / Privacy-by-design
When developing innovative technologies, organisations can conduct a Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) to ensure that the processes adopted comply with privacy standards.
Read more >>Social impact assessment
When developing new projects, technologies or services, Social Impact Assessments (SIA) help organisations to identify how these might impact particular communities and the wider society, in order to mitigate potential risks and maximise positive impact.
Read more >>Legal analysis
During the design and development of emerging technologies, legal research and analysis is essential to identify and understand potential legal conflicts, challenges and gaps.
Read more >>Stakeholder consultation
When designing and developing new services and solutions, stakeholders engagement and consultation is essential, in order to meet end-users’ needs and expectations.
Read more >>Poorly judged technology deployment can result in a public backlash, failed product launches, or in less extreme situations, poor take-up and adoption rates.
Trilateral has been a pioneer in developing and implementing privacy and ethical impact assessment methodologies; mapping societal expectations and legal requirements to identify and avoid adverse and unwanted impacts.
For us ethical, legal and social impact assessments are an integral part of the design, deployment and evolution of new technologies from proof of concept through to commercialisation.
Read how our privacy- and ethics-by-design work considers technology in context to deliver sustainable and market-ready innovation.
SATORI develops a framework for innovation projects to ensure that ethics considerations are prioritised throughout the ideation and implementation of novel research.
The iTRACK project supports humanitarian missions by develops a real-time tracking and threat identification system for a better protection of first responders and assets.
The DEVELOP project supports medium and large-scale organisations to assess employees’ competencies and social capital for facilitating career development.
The COPKIT project supports law enforcement investigations by developing new and ethical data-driven technologies to combat organised crime and terrorist groups.
The EERAdata project supports policymakers decision-making in energy efficient investments by providing evidence, based on building-stock, energy and environmental data analysis.
Data privacy and ethics insights
Improving Digital Privacy and Security in Software
Trilateral Research joins eleven partners from across the EU in the recently launched three-year Horizon 2020 project TRUST aWARE to develop tools and intelligence to help internet users combat securit…
Data-driven technologies and the fight against child-exploitation: getting data protection right during development
Exploring the use of data-analytics technologies in the fight against child exploitation is for the brave. Tackling such a complex and multifaced issue may appear overwhelming when all the legal, regul…
Fighting misinformation: an ethical perspective
In traditional media, journalists have received training and need to follow specific standards of accuracy and reliability and a code of ethics. On social media, the information is no longer produced a…
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