GlobalLogic and AAPD Partner to Develop Inclusive AI Governance Framework.

GlobalLogic and the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) have partnered to develop an Inclusive AI Governance Framework, ensuring fairness, privacy, and accessibility for people with disabilities in AI systems and models. The framework, co-created with people with disabilities, will provide a practical blueprint for building inclusive AI solutions from day one and aligns with evolving regulations. This partnership marks an unprecedented integration of lived experience with cutting-edge AI expertise, setting a new industry standard for genuinely inclusive and empowering AI worldwide.

GlobalLogic, a Hitachi Group Company and leader in digital engineering, has announced a strategic partnership with The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) to develop an Inclusive AI Governance Framework. This groundbreaking initiative aims to ensure fairness, privacy, and accessibility for people with disabilities in AI systems and models.

The partnership, announced shortly after the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), marks a significant step forward in integrating lived experience with cutting-edge AI expertise. The framework will provide a practical blueprint for building inclusive AI solutions from day one, aligning with evolving regulations and setting a new industry standard for genuinely inclusive and empowering AI worldwide [1].

GlobalLogic will serve as a strategic partner and trusted advisor, guiding clients in establishing and integrating the Inclusive AI Governance Framework into their long-term technology roadmaps. This includes providing strategic advisory, framework development, and specialized digital engineering services focused on embedding ethical AI practices directly into core technology development and operational workflows [1].

The Inclusive AI Governance Framework is designed to help organizations design for universal use across software, intelligent agents, connected devices, and robotics. It also helps to embed safeguards that protect agency and autonomy and move beyond after-the-fact accommodation to inclusive co-creation [1].

Maria Town, President and CEO of AAPD, emphasized the transformative potential of the collaboration: "For too long, technology has been a double-edged sword that both provides solutions and creates barriers for disabled people. This partnership with GlobalLogic is a powerful demonstration of the 'Nothing About Us Without Us' principle in action. As we reflect on 35 years of the ADA, this collaboration ensures that accessibility and inclusion are not afterthoughts, but fundamental pillars of AI development. We are grateful to partner with GlobalLogic to build a future where AI can empower, rather than exclude" [1].

This landmark partnership between GlobalLogic and AAPD is poised to redefine the landscape of AI development, moving beyond compliance to proactively engineer a future where technology truly serves all of humanity. By integrating lived experience with cutting-edge digital engineering, this collaboration sets a new global benchmark for ethical, accessible, and inclusive AI, fostering a more equitable digital future [1].

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[1] https://www.marketscreener.com/news/globallogic-and-american-association-of-people-with-disabilities-aapd-announce-partnership-to-esta-ce7d59dbd98ef124