Joanna Shields: Government Service in Digital Policy and Safety

Joanna Shields: Impactful Government Service in Digital Policy and Safety 
 
 
 
 Joanna Shields Menu INITIATIVES GOVERNMENT
SERVICE

 Goverment Service “I entered public service to enact meaningful change and promote safe, responsible innovation in an era of rapid technological growth. I used the experience I had cultivated at some of the world’s largest tech companies to lead the growth of Britain’s tech industry, as CEO of TechCityUK, Special Advisor on the Digital Economy in 2014 and as UK Ambassador for Digital Industries.
In addition to shaping digital economy policies, I was the UK Government’s champion of online safety in my role as Minister of Internet Safety & Security and later the Prime Minister's Special Representative on Internet Harms and Crimes. I represented Britain on the world stage negotiating with the owners of major digital platforms, ensuring they took action to protect the safety of their users and especially children and young people. I also led cross-government efforts to develop pioneering AI and ML tools to counter extremism on public social media platforms.
Throughout my time in government, I made it my mission to ensure that technology serves the public good and addresses the nuanced challenges of our digital age. Government service, to me, is about making a difference at the highest level, influencing policies that shape the future of our society and the world."

 GOVERNMENT WORK Baroness Joanna Shields has served in Government 
in the following positions.

 Minister for Internet Safety & Security and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

 Prime Minister's Special Representative on Internet Safety

 Prime MInister's Advisor on the Digital Economy and also UK Ambassador for Digital Industries

 Member, Child Protection Implementation Taskforce

 Member, Tackling Extremism in Communities Implementation Taskforce

 Founder and Management Board Member of the WeProtect Global Alliance www.weprotect.org 

 Interest as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport

 Member, Inter-Ministerial Group on Child Sexual Abuse

 Member, Inter-Ministerial Group on Violence Against Women and Girls

 UK Government representative and co-chair of the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI @ OECD)

 House of lords In 2014, Joanna was appointed OBE for services to digital industries and voluntary service to young people and made a Life Peer of the House of Lords.

She is currently an active member of the House. Gov Announcements Other affiliations and memberships

 Global Partnership on AI (GPAI) 2021 - 2023

 Co-Chair of the GPAI Steering Committee and Chair of the GPAI Multi-stakeholder Expert Group Plenary Working Group Member of the AI and Pandemic Response Subgroup VISIT WEBSITE The Global Partnership on AI (GPAI) is an international initiative to promote responsible AI use that respects human rights and democratic values. The Partnership was conceived by Canada and Fra

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