Understanding new technologies from a human rights perspective.
We research a human rights-based approach to new technologies and apply it to specific contexts such as AI startups and climate change.
HRBA@Tech is research applying a human rights-based approach to new technologies including AI. SAPI has introduced its related research with the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to Geneva and the Universal Rights Group since 2022. In 2022, it presented a foundational framework, and in 2023, it expanded its application to contexts such as AI startups and climate change.
The official research repository compiles reports from 2022 to 2025. Reading the materials sequentially, from framework proposal, to startups and international norms, to conceptual implementation, and to concretization of implementation systems, offers an insight into the flow of discussions connecting principles and practice.
Background and collaboration of the research.
- Official title.
- HRBA@Tech
- Date of introduction post.
- 2024.07.27
- Start year.
- 2022 · Official introduction standard.
- Introduced partner organizations.
- Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to Geneva · Universal Rights Group.
Information on partner organizations and activities is based on the official project introduction on the date of the post above.
Questions for Reflection While Reading
- Who are the people affected during the development and use of technology?
- What is required to translate commitments to human rights into actual organizational decision-making?
- What methods can be applied even when organizational scale and resources differ?
Related Research Agendas
You can further explore related questions in subject-specific commentaries and foundational literature.
Research Materials for Further Reading
- Towards a Human Rights-Based Approach to New and Emerging Digital Technologies, including AI
This report series covers human rights-based approaches to new technologies in stages, from the 2022 framework through to 2025 year implementation plans.