WASHINGTON: The Biden government announced a Friday partnership with Australia, Denmark, Norway, Canada, France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom to try to stem the flow of sensitive technology to authoritarian governments.
The partnership, named control of export and human rights initiatives, called for countries to harmonize their policies on the main technology exports and develop a voluntary written code of ethics to apply the criteria for human rights to export the license, according to the White House statement.
This effort aims to combat the revival of “digital authoritarianism” in countries such as China and Russia, where sophisticated software and technologies have been used to track dissidents and journalists, the form of public opinion and sensor information is considered dangerous by the government.
By working to synchronize export control throughout the country, American officials hope to throw wider nets to prevent authoritarian countries from accessing important technologies, as well as the assistance of the company with our operations working on a more playing field.
Samantha Power, Administrator for the US International Development Agency, said on Friday the US will conduct a series of new steps over the next year to help establish global norms about technology and human rights.
These steps include investing up to $ 20 million per year to expand digital democratic work from the International Development Agency, working with the same-minded countries to establish principles to introduce initiatives with Canada and Denmark to explain how supervision technology is in a way Consistent with human rights and legal supremacy.