HKUST PPOL Newsletter Fall 2023

10 Awards and Projects Principal Investigator: Prof. Kellee Tsai Co-Principal Investigator: Prof. Masaru Yarime, Prof. Kira Matus Project Title: Comparing East-West AI Ethics and Governance and its Policy Implications Funding Agency: VPRDO 30 for 30 Research Initiative Scheme Amount Awarded: HK$1,000,000 Project Description: This comparative AI ethics and governance project will explore different approaches in regulating AI technologies that have emerged in different countries and regions. By compiling a comprehensive national policy inventory, this project will develop an analytic framework for AI ethics and governance to provide evidence-based observations about corporate and government practices to build an East-West AI ethics and governance platform with a policy impact. Professor Naubahar Sharif Reappointed as Acting Head of the Division of Public Policy at HKUST Prof. Naubahar Sharif, Acting Head and Professor of the Division of Public Policy and Institute of Public Policy, Professor of the Division of Integrative Systems & Design, Institute for the Environment, HKUST Institute for Emerging Market Studies, has recently been reappointed as the Acting Head of the Division of Public Policy. Professor Kira Matus Appointed as Associate Dean of the Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies (Taught Postgraduate Studies) Prof. Kira Matus, Professor of the Division of Public Policy and the Division of Environment & Sustainability, Director of the Master of Public Management Program has recently been appointed as the Associate Dean of the Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies (Taught Postgraduate Studies). Professor Alex Jingwei He Reappointed as Assessment Panel Member of RGC’s Research Funding Scheme Prof. Alex Jingwei He, Associate Professor of the Division of Public Policy and Acting Director of the Institute for Public Policy has recently been reappointed as the Assessment Panel Member (Humanities and Social Sciences) for Competitive Research Funding Scheme for the Local Selffinancing Degree Sector, Research Grants Council (RGC). Prof. He served on the Panel from 2021 to 2023, and his appointment has been renewed to 2025. New Appointments

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