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- How can open source data, big data and data science techniques inform us about the emerging trends in trade across different sectors?
- What evidence is there for not embedding adequate cyber security in highly commercialised or direct-to-consumer tech? What evidence is there on cybersecurity not being embedded adequately in sectors with lower regulation?
- How can governance and standards frameworks encourage greater inclusion and security across the ecosystem? What would a good framework for measuring inclusion in digital identity markets look like? How can we minimise security and privacy risks within digital identity solutions?
- What is the trade-off of cost compared to security that companies are seeing? Could the cost of security cause businesses to minimise or abstain from effective security protocols and codes of practice that are produced by governments, regulators and international organisations/bodies? If so, what could be done to mitigate this risk?
- How can data flows be rapidly improved, promoting data sharing across research, government and industry to allow secure collaboration?
- How would a shift towards interoperable / decentralised social media (aka ‘the fediverse’) alter how disinformation spreads, and the ability to be able to address it?
- What risk is there that generative AI evolves such that the content it generates can avoid detection faster than tools can be developed to detect it? How can international and industry collaboration limit this risk?
- What is the fragmentation impact of disparate data standards and regulations being developed globally?
- What impact did data regulations (linking to data prospects consultation and Impact Assessments) have on data sharing? What should we expect from the Government’s proposed changes?
- How can the quality assurance of security systems and processes be improved?
- What is the impact of data security measures on international data flows?
- How effective is UK government messaging and guidance on adopting cybersecurity? Do some messages land better than others? Why? With whom?
- What cyber interventions that DSIT or NCSC runs are the most effective at reducing cyber incidents and improving cyber resilience? How effective are the NIS Regulations at securing operators of essential services in the UK? How effective is carrying out each of the 10 Steps to Cyber Security at reducing cyber risk?
- Are there different hierarchies, professional groups or user types and behaviours that aid or block cyber security implementation? How do we best understand this both quantitatively and qualitatively?
- Data as a rival and nonrival economic good: Is there evidence that data privacy laws centred around individuals’ rights might hinder realising collective benefits? What are the potential remedies and interventions to resolve that?
- How can we ensure use of AI is ethical?
- How do we ensure that AI adoption in the public sector is safe?
- What are the critical emerging technologies on the 5, 10, and 15-year horizon which have the potential to change cyberspace or impact on the UK’s cyber-power and strategic advantage? What novel critical applications of existing technologies could have the potential to transform cyberspace? How should emerging technologies be prioritised for cyber security research?
- What measures and prioritisation tools can be used to better evaluate and target cyber risks with government interventions?
- Does the cyber security of AI models need to follow any novel principles that aren’t set out under existing policy and technology security principles? If so, what are these measures and how do the differ from what exists? How do the vulnerabilities/risk of AI model security differ from existing cyber threats?
- To what extent are the types and trends of harmful online mis/disinformation consistent between larger and smaller platforms?
- What are the most effective policies and approaches taken by platforms to counter disinformation?
- How does mis/disinformation spread between social media platforms, particularly primary and secondary platforms? How can it be identified and contained?
- What cyber interventions that DSIT or NCSC runs are most likely to be adopted and what is the positive impact of these? What drivers exist for the adoption of these? What are the barriers to adoption? Do sectors with more stringent regulatory measures see higher adoption of cyber security principles than non-regulatory driven protocols? What other non-UK government frameworks matter most to organisations?
- What regulatory solutions could be efficiently deployed to mitigate harmful practices for digital consumers online? How do we measure their effectiveness?
- In what ways will AI exacerbate the spread of mis/disinformation and is mis/disinformation spread by AI likely to be more effective in influencing UK audiences?
- What is the potential of ledger technology for the measurement of financial services trade?