Brain-computer interfaces and the governance system
Upstream approaches
Brain-computer interface (BCI) systems are in a period of rapid development and offer
significant potential for the promotion of health and well-being. At the same time,
they raise a range of unique ethical, legal, and policy questions, and few BCI-specific
rules exist in a fragmented regulatory landscape. This report aims to help develop
a responsible and anticipatory governance approach to promote innovation while shaping
the trajectory of technology through a set of mechanisms, including (i) soft law,
(ii) standardisation and ethics-by-design approaches, (iii) corporate self-governance,
and (iv) participatory experiments for upstream governance.
Available from April 12, 2022
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