What is a just transition for environmental targets?
This POSTnote considers transitions to meet environmental targets and how their costs and benefits for different members of society can be distributed fairly.

This POSTnote describes edge computing, the use of computing resources in close proximity to the place where data are processed within a network, and some of the opportunities and challenges associated with its use. It supplements POSTnote 629.
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Edge computing describes the use of computing resources (including data storage and processing) located close to the devices which generate the data, rather than relaying this data to a remote cloud computer to perform computations. It is suited to applications that require quick computation and use large volumes of data, which would require high bandwidth for transfer to the cloud. It may also offer some privacy benefits as more data can be processed locally rather than being sent to a cloud. However, the distributed nature of edge computing, and the need for many individual devices to connect and interact, poses a number of unique challenges to its widespread adoption.
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Acknowledgements
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Edge computing (228 KB , PDF)
This POSTnote considers transitions to meet environmental targets and how their costs and benefits for different members of society can be distributed fairly.
A POSTnote looking at online advertising technologies, competition challenges, and potential technological approaches to address these issues.
This POSTnote will provide an overview of the potential policy issues that AI raises. These could include economic and societal benefits, and risks relating to disinformation, national security, as well as existential risks.