The Basics and Background of Value-Based Engineering

In the first part of this mini-series, host Joshua Roe speaks to Lukas Madl, founder and CEO of innovethic about they used VBE to make an ethical assessment of cultured meat and seafood.

Host Joshua Roe, is joined by Mario Tokarz to discuss how Value Based Engineering can help public services use technology in an ethical way. The episode focuses on city government services including how VBE is used for the City of Vienna's "Mein Wien" platform and the wider issues when implemented technological development in government services.    

Host Joshua Roe, is joined by Mario Tokarz to discuss how systems and standards can improve the ethical design of technology innovation. Mario describes how he got into Value Based Engineering as it offered a more substantial way to integrate ethics into engineering design. He also discusses the ethical problems raised when designing and testing autonomous vehicles. The significance of the standard ISO/IEC/IEEE 24748-7000 in comparison to other standards is also discussed.  

In this episode of Ethical Tech Innovation, host Joshua Roe is joined by Professor Sarah Spiekermann-Hoff and Mario Tokarz, co-founders of the VBE Academy, to explore value-based engineering (VBE).  Sarah and Mario provide examples of how VBE can be applied in various contexts, including AI systems, to ensure that technology serves the greater good.