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Appalachian State University's Office of Research and Innovation is hosting a virtual information and brainstorming session about the NSF Responsible Design, Development, and Deployment of Technologies (ReDDDoT) Program.

Selected priority areas for Planning proposals are from the list of technology areas enumerated in the CHIPS & Science Act and include: artificial intelligence, biotechnology, or natural and anthropogenic disaster prevention or mitigation including, but not limited to, climate change mitigation and environmental sustainability.  Projects that cover multiple of these priority areas, and/or include other areas in addition to one or more of the priority areas are also welcome. 

Workshop proposals may choose foci from the full range of key technology areas and national, societal, and geostrategic challenges.

The broad goals of the ReDDDoT program include:   -Stimulating activity and filling gaps in research, innovation, and capacity building in the responsible design, development, and deployment of technologies;  -Creating broad and inclusive communities of interest that bring together key stakeholders to better inform practices for the design, development, and deployment of technologies;   -Educating and training the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce on approaches to responsible design, development, and deployment of technologies;  -Accelerating pathways to societal and economic benefits while developing strategies to avoid or mitigate societal and economic harms; and -Empowering communities, including economically disadvantaged and marginalized populations, to participate in all stages of technology development, including the earliest stages of ideation and design.