IBM and Tecnun sign an agreement partnership agreement to promote the training in ethics and management manager of technology

IBM and Tecnun, the School of Engineering of the University of Navarra, have signed a agreement of partnership to promote the training of student body in the ethics and management manager of technology. As a result of the agreement, the student body will have access to the multinational's technological tools and platforms training and will receive training from IBM professionals, who will teach teaching in the Artificial Intelligence and Technological Innovation Masters of Tecnun. In this sense, the agreement signed also has as goal enable the approach of students to the world of work, encouraging the realization of practices in the business. 

"At IBM we have a long tradition of partnership with universities and academic institutions and we are committed not only to implement technical knowledge, but also to emphasize the importance of knowing their ethical implications and the responsibility they entail as a basic element in the technological training ," said Iñigo Osoro, vice president of Ecosystem Marketing EMEA at IBM, who added: "It is our responsibility to promote and enhance the implementation of joint projects with universities such as the University of Navarra, which allow us to develop the next generation of talent that, in a transversal way, will define the future and progress of our society."

"Itis no longer enough for our students to know a lot about technology and have a business vision. What we must do is teach them to use it in an ethical way so that it has a positive impact on people's quality of life," said Raúl Antón, director of Tecnun, who, together with Iñigo Osoro, signed the agreement of partnership between IBM and the University of Navarra.

It should be noted that the University of Navarra, through Core Curriculum subjects, promotes the humanistic training of students and encourages reflection on the ethical challenges or social implications of each profession. Tecnun alsoadds to these subjects other specific engineering subjects such as "Future Emerging Technologies and Machine Learning" and "Ethical Challenges of Technology", taught by Mikel Díez, director of IBM Innovation, and Íñigo Osoro, vice president of Ecosystem Marketing EMEA at IBM, respectively.

"Having IBM professionals teaching in the two new Tecnun master's degrees will contribute positively to the humanistic training that our students are already receiving. It is the university students who will create technology in the future," said Raúl Antón.  

Tecnun 's educational Philosophy is in line with the values that IBM promotes through its Good Tech initiative, which has led the company to promote equality through training in technology at all educational levels and to raise awareness of the ethical challenges involved in such disruptive technological developments as Artificial Intelligence or management of data.