"i-agree": An innovative platform that provides confirmation of informed consent when making digital contracts preventing costly and lengthy disputes

“i-agree”：一个创新平台，在制定数字合同时提供知情同意确认，防止代价高昂且漫长的纠纷

• 批准号: 10075329
• 金额: $ 42.99万
• 依托单位: NOOK HOLDINGS LTD
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10075329
• 关键词: agree; innovative; platform; provides; confirmation

i-agree is a UK-based legal/software SME with a core project team of Helen Cutler (solicitor/director of OmniSign) and Chris Fortune (software architect/director/CTO of OmniSign).1 in 5 UK adults are 'functionally illiterate', with younger people's literacy failing the fastest (Literacy Trust 2019). This means people may not fully read or understand the terms/conditions of contracts. Engagement with digital texts is even more superficial, the length and language used is overwhelming. It is simple and quick to click 'yes', and people may not realise they are entering into a legally binding agreement. There is currently no solution available that confirms people have understood a digital contract before signing. This can cost individuals and businesses time and money resolving issues such as legal disputes and loss of customer protection.i-agree is developing a platform that ensures 'key term substantiation' (testing of understanding) in an accessible format, using audio-visual technology that is legal and secure. This solution will combine text to speech, video generation, video recording and voice recognition to offer a verified video signature process.i-agree will enable everyone to create, execute and store legally binding agreements regardless of literacy levels or legal language knowledge. Post-contract disputes will be reduced and easier to resolve, as there will be accurate evidence of the agreement particulars that cannot be tampered with.Uniquely, i-agree will test users' understanding to ensure informed consent. The 'signature' will include a link to a video in which the user agrees the terms. This combination of a digital signature/consent video is a market first.

I-Agree是一家总部位于英国的法律/软件中小企业，其核心项目团队由海伦·卡特勒(OmniSign的律师/董事)和克里斯·福琼(OmniSign的软件架构师/董事/首席技术官)1组成。1每5个英国成年人中，就有20%是“功能性文盲”，年轻人的识字能力下降最快(扫盲信托2019)。这意味着人们可能没有完全阅读或理解合同的条款/条件。与数字文本的接触甚至更加肤浅，其长度和使用的语言令人无法抗拒。点击“是”既简单又快捷，人们可能没有意识到他们正在达成一项具有法律约束力的协议。目前还没有可用的解决方案来确认人们在签署之前已经理解了数字合同。这可能会花费个人和企业的时间和金钱来解决法律纠纷和失去客户保护等问题。i-Agree正在开发一个平台，使用合法和安全的视听技术，以无障碍的格式确保“关键术语证实”(理解测试)。这一解决方案将结合文本到语音、视频生成、视频录制和语音识别，以提供经过验证的视频签名流程。I-Agree将使每个人都能够创建、执行和存储具有法律约束力的协议，而无论识字水平或法律语言知识如何。合同后的纠纷将减少，更容易解决，因为将有准确的证据证明协议细节不可篡改。唯一的是，I-Agree将测试用户的理解，以确保知情同意。签名将包括指向用户同意条款的视频的链接。这种数字签名/同意视频的组合是市场上的第一个。