%0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Hamilton, Liza %E Maitin-Shepard, Melissa %T Value Proposition and Innovative Models for Multi-Sectoral Engagement in Global Health: Proceedings of a Workshop %@ 978-0-309-49483-0 %D 2020 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25501/value-proposition-and-innovative-models-for-multi-sectoral-engagement-in-global-health %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25501/value-proposition-and-innovative-models-for-multi-sectoral-engagement-in-global-health %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Health and Medicine %P 124 %X To explore value proposition for different sectors that engage in global health - including industry, government, philanthropy, and civil society - and innovative models for multi-sectoral collaboration, the Forum on Public-Private Partnerships for Global Health and Safety of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a 2-day workshop on November 15 and 16, 2018. With a specific focus on industry engagement, the workshop examined how stakeholders within industry define and measure value relative to global health as well as how and why other sectors in the global health community engage with industry. This publication summarizes the presentation and discussion of the workshop. %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %T Policies and Practices to Minimize Police Use of Force Internationally %@ 978-0-309-68910-6 %D 2022 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26582/policies-and-practices-to-minimize-police-use-of-force-internationally %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26582/policies-and-practices-to-minimize-police-use-of-force-internationally %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Behavioral and Social Sciences %P 78 %X Injury and death from use of excessive force by police officers remain a common concern in countries across the globe. Despite local, national, and international attempts to legislate and provide guidance for police use of force, there continue to be global accounts of excessive force by law enforcement. Reports of officer-involved killings, injuries to citizens, and attempts to control protests and demonstrations with chemical irritants, rubber bullets, and sometimes shooting into crowds with live ammunition frequently appear in the press worldwide. However, reliable data on and accounting for these incidents are both lacking. A large network of international and regional organizations, bilateral donors, international financial institutions, and civil society organizations aim to work with governments to improve policing practices and reduce police use of excessive force. As a part of that network, the U.S. Department of State, through its Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), provides foreign assistance to and supports capacity building for criminal justice systems and police organizations in approximately 90 countries. Like many donors, it strives to direct its resources to the most effective approaches to achieve its mission. Policies and Practices to Minimize Police Use of Force Internationally, the third in a series of five reports produced for INL, addresses what policies and practices for police use of force are effective in promoting the rule of law and protecting the population (including the officers themselves). This report looks at what is known about effective practices and their implementation and identifies promising actions to be taken by international donors in their efforts to strengthen the effectiveness of law enforcement agencies. %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %T Developing Policing Practices that Build Legitimacy %@ 978-0-309-69246-5 %D 2022 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26678/developing-policing-practices-that-build-legitimacy %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26678/developing-policing-practices-that-build-legitimacy %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Behavioral and Social Sciences %P 66 %X Scholars, policymakers, and the public view police legitimacy and community trust in the police alike as essential components of an effective police organization. An extensive network of international and regional organizations, bilateral donors, international financial institutions, and civil society organizations aims to work with governments to improve policing practices and enhance police legitimacy. As a part of that network, the U.S. Department of State, through its Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), provides foreign assistance to and supports capacity building for criminal justice systems and police organizations in approximately 90 countries. Like many donors, it strives to direct its resources to the most effective approaches to achieve its mission. At the request of INL, the Committee on Law and Justice of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened an ad hoc committee to review, assess, and reach consensus on existing evidence on policing institutions, police practices and capacities, and police legitimacy in the international context. The committee produced five reports, addressing questions of interest to INL and the State Department. Developing Policing Practices that Build Legitimacy, the fourth in this series, responds to the question: What policing practices build community trust and legitimacy in countries with low-to-moderate criminal justice sector capacity? This report focuses on the concept of legitimacy and ways of building legitimacy to foster this kind of trust and expectations. %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Scott, Christopher A. %E White, Jordyn %E Kreidler, Heather %T Advancing United States-Mexico Binational Sustainability Partnerships %@ 978-0-309-29087-6 %D 2021 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26070/advancing-united-states-mexico-binational-sustainability-partnerships %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26070/advancing-united-states-mexico-binational-sustainability-partnerships %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Environment and Environmental Studies %P 148 %X The border region shared by the United States and Mexico is currently experiencing multiple crises on both sides that present challenges to safeguarding the region's sustainable natural resources and to ensuring the livelihoods of its residents. These challenges are exacerbated by stressors including global climate change, increasing urbanization and industrialization and attendant air and water-quality degradation, and rapid population growth. Navigating these challenges and preserving the area’s cultural richness, economy, and ecology will require building strategic partnerships that engage a broad range of stakeholders from both countries. To navigate these challenges, the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, together with the Mexican Academy of Sciences (Academia Mexicana de Ciencias), Mexican Academy of Engineering (Academia de Ingeniería de México), and Mexican National Academy of Medicine (Academia Nacional de Medicina de México), appointed a committee of experts from the United States and Mexico to conduct a consensus study. Advancing United States-Mexico Binational Sustainability Partnerships incorporates features of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in particular, Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 17. SDG 17 calls for revitalizing global partnerships for sustainable development. It is specifically focused on the advancement of multi-stakeholder partnerships that require coordination and collaboration among diverse stakeholders in pursuit of a common and mutually beneficial vision. With attention to SDG 17, this report draws on social science theory and applied research on partnerships to explore potential strategies and mechanisms to increase coordination between relevant government agencies, the private sector, and civil society in the United States and Mexico. %0 Book %T Report on the Case of Dr. Saad Eddin Mohamed Ibrahim, Imprisoned Sociologist, Cairo, Egypt %D 2001 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10148/report-on-the-case-of-dr-saad-eddin-mohamed-ibrahim-imprisoned-sociologist-cairo-egypt %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10148/report-on-the-case-of-dr-saad-eddin-mohamed-ibrahim-imprisoned-sociologist-cairo-egypt %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Behavioral and Social Sciences %P 24 %X In February 2001 Committee on Human Rights (CHR) member Morton Panish (a member of the NAS and NAE) and former National Academies staff officer Jay Davenport attended the February 2001 hearings in Cairo of the trial of renowned sociology professor, Saad Eddin Ibrahim. This report provides a summary of the February trial cycle and developments in Dr. Ibrahim's case from the time of his arrest in June 2000 through the end of May 2001, when he and 27 staff members of the Ibn Khaldun Center for Development Studies (which he directs) were convicted. It also describes the CHR's efforts in behalf of Professor Ibrahim and provides an overview of the political and legal environment in Egypt at the time. The report concludes that the outlook for the development of a healthy civil society in Egypt appears to be growing dimmer. By prosecuting a person as highly esteemed as Dr. Ibrahim and closing the Ibn Khaldun Center , the government was sending a clear message that there will be little tolerance of those working in Egypt to promote democracy and the growth of civil society there. %0 Book %A Institute of Medicine %E Rusch, Erin %T Global Development Goals and Linkages to Health and Sustainability: Workshop Summary %@ 978-0-309-28864-4 %D 2014 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/18392/global-development-goals-and-linkages-to-health-and-sustainability-workshop %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/18392/global-development-goals-and-linkages-to-health-and-sustainability-workshop %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Health and Medicine %P 94 %X Global Development Goals and Linkages to Health and Sustainability is the summary of a public three-part webinar series hosted by the Global Environmental Health and Sustainable Development Innovation Collaborative between October and December, 2012. Experts within the fields of environmental and global health and members of government, academia, and civil society discussed global development goals that will focus on sustainable development to inform the Rio+20 post-2015 development agenda framework, which will likely be adopted at the September 2015 UN General Assembly. This report focuses on possible health-related measures and metrics that can be utilized for creating new Sustainable Development Goals as the Millennium Development Goals sunset in 2015, using existing measurements that can be adapted to track progress of global sustainable development and human health. %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Foster, Kylan %T The Role of Advanced Technologies in Structural Engineering for More Resilient Communities: Proceedings of a Workshop %@ 978-0-309-67740-0 %D 2020 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25797/the-role-of-advanced-technologies-in-structural-engineering-for-more-resilient-communities %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25797/the-role-of-advanced-technologies-in-structural-engineering-for-more-resilient-communities %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Environment and Environmental Studies %K Engineering and Technology %P 85 %X In an effort to develop relationships and promote dialogue and community exchange, the National Academies’ Resilient America Roundtable—in partnership with the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Structural Engineering Institute (SEI), and the Advances in Information Technology Committee—co-hosted a one-day workshop on September 26, 2017. The event brought together experts, practitioners, and researchers from the public, private, and academic sectors to: 1) enhance resilience and promote faster recovery by exploring the role of advanced technologies and structural performance data in existing infrastructure and built systems; 2) discuss the future role of advanced technologies and design practice in promoting community resilience; and 3) identify research gaps or opportunities in development and use of advanced technologies and design for building resilient infrastructure. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop. %0 Book %A Institute of Medicine %E Landi, Suzanne %T Including Health in Global Frameworks for Development, Wealth, and Climate Change: Workshop Summary %@ 978-0-309-29478-2 %D 2014 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/18554/including-health-in-global-frameworks-for-development-wealth-and-climate-change %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/18554/including-health-in-global-frameworks-for-development-wealth-and-climate-change %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Health and Medicine %P 86 %X Including Health in Global Frameworks for Development, Wealth, and Climate Change is the summary of a three-part public webinar convened by the Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine and its collaborative on Global Environmental Health and Sustainable Development. Presenters and participants discussed the role of health in measuring a country's wealth (going beyond gross domestic product), health scenario communication, and international health goals and indicators. The workshop focused on fostering discussion across academic, government, business, and civil society sectors to make use of existing data and information that can be adapted to track progress of global sustainable development and human health. This report examines frameworks for global development goals and connections to health indicators, the role for health in the context of novel sustainable economic frameworks that go beyond gross domestic product, and scenarios to project climate change impacts. %0 Book %T The Neglected Dimension of Global Security: A Framework to Counter Infectious Disease Crises %@ 978-0-309-39093-4 %D 2016 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/21891/the-neglected-dimension-of-global-security-a-framework-to-counter %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/21891/the-neglected-dimension-of-global-security-a-framework-to-counter %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Health and Medicine %K Conflict and Security Issues %P 142 %X Since the 2014 Ebola outbreak many public- and private-sector leaders have seen a need for improved management of global public health emergencies. The effects of the Ebola epidemic go well beyond the three hardest-hit countries and beyond the health sector. Education, child protection, commerce, transportation, and human rights have all suffered. The consequences and lethality of Ebola have increased interest in coordinated global response to infectious threats, many of which could disrupt global health and commerce far more than the recent outbreak. In order to explore the potential for improving international management and response to outbreaks the National Academy of Medicine agreed to manage an international, independent, evidence-based, authoritative, multistakeholder expert commission. As part of this effort, the Institute of Medicine convened four workshops in summer of 2015. This commission report considers the evidence supplied by these workshops and offers conclusions and actionable recommendations to guide policy makers, international funders, civil society organizations, and the private sector. %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Ogawa, V. Ayano %E Mundaca-Shah, Ceci %E Alper, Joe %T Building Communication Capacity to Counter Infectious Disease Threats: Proceedings of a Workshop %@ 978-0-309-45768-2 %D 2017 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/24738/building-communication-capacity-to-counter-infectious-disease-threats-proceedings-of %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/24738/building-communication-capacity-to-counter-infectious-disease-threats-proceedings-of %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Health and Medicine %P 138 %X Building communication capacity is a critical piece of preparing for, detecting, and responding to infectious disease threats. The International Health Regulations (IHR) establish risk communication—the real-time exchange of information, advice, and opinions between experts or officials and people who face a threat to their survival, health, and economic or social well-being—as a core capacity that World Health Organization member states must fulfill to strengthen the fight against these threats. Despite global recognition of the importance of complying with IHR, 67 percent of signatory countries report themselves as not compliant. By investing in communication capacity, public health and government officials and civil society organizations facing health crises would be prepared to provide advice, information, and reassurance to the public as well as to rapidly develop messages and community engagement activities that are coordinated and take into account social and behavioral dynamics among all sectors. To learn about current national and international efforts to develop the capacity to communicate effectively during times of infectious disease outbreaks, and to explore gaps in the research agenda that may help address communication needs to advance the field, the Forum on Microbial Threats of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a 1.5 day workshop on December 13 and 14, 2016, in Washington, DC. Participants reviewed progress and needs in strengthening communication capacity for dealing with infectious disease threats for both outbreaks and routine challenges in the United States and abroad. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop. %0 Book %A National Research Council %T Export Control Challenges Associated with Securing the Homeland %@ 978-0-309-25447-2 %D 2012 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/13369/export-control-challenges-associated-with-securing-the-homeland %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/13369/export-control-challenges-associated-with-securing-the-homeland %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Conflict and Security Issues %P 78 %X The "homeland" security mission of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is paradoxical: Its mission space is uniquely focused on the domestic consequences of security threats, but these threats may be international in origin, organization, and implementation. The DHS is responsible for the domestic security implications of threats to the United States posed, in part, through the global networks of which the United States is a part. While the security of the U.S. air transportation network could be increased if it were isolated from connections to the larger international network, doing so would be a highly destructive step for the entire fabric of global commerce and the free movement of people. Instead, the U.S. government, led by DHS, is taking a leadership role in the process of protecting the global networks in which the United States participates. These numerous networks are both real (e.g., civil air transport, international ocean shipping, postal services, international air freight) and virtual (the Internet, international financial payments system), and they have become vital elements of the U.S. economy and civil society. Export Control Challenges Associated with Securing the Homeland found that outdated regulations are not uniquely responsible for the problems that export controls post to DHS, although they are certainly an integral part of the picture. This report also explains that the source of these problems lies within a policy process that has yet to take into account the unique mission of DHS relative to export controls. Export Control Challenges Associated with Securing the Homeland explains the need by the Department of Defense and State to recognize the international nature of DHS's vital statutory mission, the need to further develop internal processes at DHS to meet export control requirements and implement export control policies, as well as the need to reform the export control interagency process in ways that enable DHS to work through the U.S. export control process to cooperate with its foreign counterparts. %0 Book %A Institute of Medicine %E Gostin, Lawrence O. %E Buckley, Gillian J. %T Countering the Problem of Falsified and Substandard Drugs %@ 978-0-309-26939-1 %D 2013 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/18272/countering-the-problem-of-falsified-and-substandard-drugs %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/18272/countering-the-problem-of-falsified-and-substandard-drugs %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Health and Medicine %P 376 %X The adulteration and fraudulent manufacture of medicines is an old problem, vastly aggravated by modern manufacturing and trade. In the last decade, impotent antimicrobial drugs have compromised the treatment of many deadly diseases in poor countries. More recently, negligent production at a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy sickened hundreds of Americans. While the national drugs regulatory authority (hereafter, the regulatory authority) is responsible for the safety of a country's drug supply, no single country can entirely guarantee this today. The once common use of the term counterfeit to describe any drug that is not what it claims to be is at the heart of the argument. In a narrow, legal sense a counterfeit drug is one that infringes on a registered trademark. The lay meaning is much broader, including any drug made with intentional deceit. Some generic drug companies and civil society groups object to calling bad medicines counterfeit, seeing it as the deliberate conflation of public health and intellectual property concerns. Countering the Problem of Falsified and Substandard Drugs accepts the narrow meaning of counterfeit, and, because the nuances of trademark infringement must be dealt with by courts, case by case, the report does not discuss the problem of counterfeit medicines. %0 Book %A National Research Council %E Lloyd, Cynthia B. %E Behrman, Jere R. %E Stromquist, Nelly P. %E Cohen, Barney %T The Changing Transitions to Adulthood in Developing Countries: Selected Studies %@ 978-0-309-09680-5 %D 2005 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11524/the-changing-transitions-to-adulthood-in-developing-countries-selected-studies %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11524/the-changing-transitions-to-adulthood-in-developing-countries-selected-studies %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Behavioral and Social Sciences %P 506 %X Serving as a companion to Growing Up Global, this book from the National Research Council explores how the transition to adulthood is changing in developing countries in light of globalization and what the implications of these changes might be for those responsible for designing youth policies and programs. Presenting a detailed series of studies, this volume both complements its precursor and makes for a useful contribution in its own right. It should be of significant interest to scholars, leaders of civil society, and those charged with designing youth policies and programs. %0 Book %A National Research Council %E Matchett, Karin %T Seeking Solutions: Maximizing American Talent by Advancing Women of Color in Academia: Summary of a Conference %@ 978-0-309-29591-8 %D 2013 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/18556/seeking-solutions-maximizing-american-talent-by-advancing-women-of-color %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/18556/seeking-solutions-maximizing-american-talent-by-advancing-women-of-color %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Policy for Science and Technology %P 292 %X Seeking Solutions: Maximizing American Talent by Advancing Women of Color in Academia is the summary of a 2013 conference convened by the Committee on Women in Science, Engineering and Medicine of the National Research Council to discuss the current status of women of color in academia and explore the challenges and successful initiatives for creating the institutional changes required to increase representation of women of color at all levels of the academic workforce. While the number of women, including minority women, pursuing higher education in science, engineering and medicine has grown, the number of minority women faculty in all institutions of higher education has remained small and has grown less rapidly than the numbers of nonminority women or minority men. Seeking Solutions reviews the existing research on education and academic career patterns for minority women in science, engineering, and medicine to enhance understanding of the barriers and challenges to the full participation of all minority women in STEM disciplines and academic careers. Additionally, this report identifies reliable and credible data source and data gaps, as well as key aspects of exemplary policies and programs that are effective in enhancing minority women's participation in faculty ranks. Success in academia is predicated on many factors and is not solely a function of talent. Seeking Solutions elucidates those other factors and highlights ways that institutions and the individuals working there can take action to create institutional cultures hospitable to people of any gender, race, and ethnicity. %0 Book %A National Research Council %T Outsourcing Management Functions for the Acquisition of Federal Facilities %@ 978-0-309-07267-0 %D 2000 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10012/outsourcing-management-functions-for-the-acquisition-of-federal-facilities %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10012/outsourcing-management-functions-for-the-acquisition-of-federal-facilities %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Engineering and Technology %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 148 %X In this study outsourcing is defined as the organizational practice of contracting for services from an external entity while retaining control over assets and oversight of the services being outsourced. In the 1980s, a number of factors led to a renewed interest in outsourcing. For private sector organizations, outsourcing was identified as a strategic component of business process reengineering—an effort to streamline an organization and increase its profitability. In the public sector, growing concern about the federal budget deficit, the continuing long-term fiscal crisis of some large cities, and other factors accelerated the use of privatization measures (including outsourcing for services) as a means of increasing the efficiency of government. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %T Annotated Literature Review for NCHRP Report 640 %D 2009 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/23001/annotated-literature-review-for-nchrp-report-640 %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/23001/annotated-literature-review-for-nchrp-report-640 %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 0 %X TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Web-Only Document 138: Annotated Literature Review for NCHRP Report 640 includes summaries of various items that were found in the literature review associated with the production of NCHRP Report 640: Performance and Maintenance of Permeable Friction Courses. %0 Book %T Democratization and Ethnic Conflict: Summary of Two Meetings %D 1992 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/21610/democratization-and-ethnic-conflict-summary-of-two-meetings %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/21610/democratization-and-ethnic-conflict-summary-of-two-meetings %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K %K Behavioral and Social Sciences %P 29 %0 Book %A National Research Council %T The Transition to Democracy: Proceedings of a Workshop %@ 978-0-309-04441-7 %D 1991 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/1755/the-transition-to-democracy-proceedings-of-a-workshop %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/1755/the-transition-to-democracy-proceedings-of-a-workshop %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Behavioral and Social Sciences %P 104 %X One of the most exciting and hopeful trends of the past 15 years has been the worldwide movement away from authoritarian governments. The collapse of the communist regimes in Eastern Europe is only the latest and most dramatic element in a process that began in the mid-1970s and still seems to be gaining momentum in such areas as subsaharan Africa. This book summarizes the presentations and discussions at a workshop for the U.S. Agency for International Development that explored what is known about transitions to democracy in various parts of the world and what the United States can do to support the democratization process. %0 Book %A National Academy of Engineering %E Robertson, Andrew %E Olson, Steve %T Using Data Sharing to Improve Coordination in Peacebuilding: Report of a Workshop by the National Academy of Engineering and United States Institute of Peace: Roundtable on Technology, Science, and Peacebuilding %@ 978-0-309-26513-3 %D 2012 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/13513/using-data-sharing-to-improve-coordination-in-peacebuilding-report-of %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/13513/using-data-sharing-to-improve-coordination-in-peacebuilding-report-of %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Policy for Science and Technology %K Engineering and Technology %P 58 %X On May 23, 2012, the Roundtable on Technology, Science, and Peacebuilding convened a workshop at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) to investigate data sharing as a means of improving coordination among US government and nongovernment stakeholders involved in peacebuilding and conflict management activities. Using Data Sharing to Improve Coordination in Peacebuilding:Report of a Workshop by the National Academy of Engineering and the United States Institute of Peace: Roundtable on Technology, Science, and Peacebuilding addresses the following question: What needs must a data sharing system address to create more effective coordination in conflict zones and to promote the participation of federal agencies and nonfederal organizations in Peacebuilding? In addition, the workshop served as a means to obtain feedback on the UNITY system, a data-sharing platform developed by the Department of Defense (DOD) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The Roundtable was established in 2011 as a partnership between USIP and the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) to make a measurable and positive impact on conflict management, peacebuilding, and security capabilities by bringing together leaders from the technical and peacebuilding communities. Its members are senior executives and experts from leading governmental organizations, universities, corporations, and nongovernmental organizations. Its principal goals are: 1. To accelerate the application of science and technology to the process of peacebuilding and stabilization; 2. To promote systematic, high-level communication between peacebuilding and technical organizations on the problems faced and the technical capabilities required for successful peacebuilding; and 3. To collaborate in applying new science and technology to the most pressing challenges faced by local and international peacebuilders working in conflict zones. The Roundtable is strongly committed to action-oriented projects, and the long-term goal of each is to demonstrate viability with a successful field trial. The Roundtable has selected a portfolio of high-impact peacebuilding problems on which to focus its efforts: 1. Adapting agricultural extension services to peacebuilding, 2.Using data sharing to improve coordination in peacebuilding, 3. Sensing emerging conflicts, and 4. Harnessing systems methods for delivery of peacebuilding services. %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Saunders, Jennifer %T Human Rights and Digital Technologies: Proceedings of a Symposium of Scholars and Practitioners–in Brief %D 2020 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26277/human-rights-and-digital-technologies-proceedings-of-a-symposium-of %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26277/human-rights-and-digital-technologies-proceedings-of-a-symposium-of %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Behavioral and Social Sciences %K Computers and Information Technology %P 14 %X Digital technologies provide a means of anticipating, analyzing, and responding to human rights concerns, but they also present human rights challenges. These technologies have expanded opportunities for individuals and organizations to mobilize, document, and advocate, including around human rights and humanitarian crises; however, with these opportunities come certain concerns. Digital technologies have, for instance, been used to spread disinformation, surveil human rights defenders, and promote and incite violence. Discrimination in the use of, and access to, digital technologies presents another serious concern. On September 18, 2019, the Committee on Human Rights of the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine gathered experts in the fields of human rights and digital technology to examine these and other challenges and to explore ways of leveraging digital innovations in a manner that helps protect internationally recognized human rights. Human Rights and Digital Technologies: Proceedings of a Symposium of Scholars and Practitioners briefly summarizes themes discussed at the symposium.