Centre For Data Ethics & Innovation

The Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation (CDEI) is an independent advisory body set up and tasked by the UK Government to investigate and advise on how we maximise the benefits of AI and data-driven technology. The adoption of data-driven technology affects every aspect of our society, and its use is creating opportunities as well as new ethical challenges. The CDEI brings people together from across sectors and society to bring ethical questions to light and shape practical recommendations for the government, regulators and industry that support responsible innovation. We have a unique role with a cross-sector remit. We are a connector between government and wider society, and are directly linked to policy-making, with a unique mandate to advise the government. We convene and build on the UK’s vast expertise in governing complex technology, innovation-friendly regulation and its global strength in research and academia to find evidence-based answers to the most urgent ethical issues posed by data-driven technology. We work with the public, giving them a voice in how new technologies are governed, promoting the public trust that’s crucial for the UK to make the most of AI and data-driven technology.