by Editor BGF | Dec 2, 2024 | World Leader for Peace and Security, News, World Leaders in AIWS Award Updates
On November 25, 2024, the Boston Global Forum (BGF) hosted a momentous event at Harvard University’s Loeb House: the Ceremony Honoring French President Emmanuel Macron with the 2024 World Leader for Peace and Security Award. President Macron’s acceptance speech inspired the distinguished thinkers and leaders in attendance.
On the same day, Presidents Joe Biden and Emmanuel Macron announced a truce between Israel and Hezbollah. According to Reuters news on November 25, 2024:
“JERUSALEM/BEIRUT, Nov 25 (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron are expected to announce a ceasefire in Lebanon between armed group Hezbollah and Israel imminently, four senior Lebanese sources said on Monday.
In Washington, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said, ‘We’re close’ but ‘nothing is done until everything is done.’
The French presidency said discussions on a ceasefire had made significant progress. In Jerusalem, a senior Israeli official said Israel’s cabinet would meet on Tuesday to approve a truce deal with Hezbollah.”
Joint Statement from President Biden of the United States and President Macron of France Announcing a Cessation of Hostilities
by Editor BGF | Dec 2, 2024 | News
On November 30, 2024, CNN reported that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the 2022 World Leader for Peace and Security Award recipient, expressed his desire to work “directly” with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. Zelensky is open to Trump’s ideas, highlighting Kyiv’s eagerness to keep its most important ally engaged as Russia intensifies its attacks.
“Of course, we will work with Trump. I want to work with him directly,” Zelensky said in an interview with Sky News released Friday. He added that he did not want people around Trump to “destroy” their communication. “I want to share with him ideas, and I want to hear from him his ideas,” he stated.
The United States is the single largest provider of military assistance to Ukraine, and Kyiv is keenly aware of the need to maintain strong relations to secure future support. According to the U.S. Department of State, the government has contributed $64.1 billion to Ukraine’s war effort since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022.
Read the full CNN article here.
by Editor BGF | Dec 2, 2024 | Global Alliance for Digital Governance
On November 25, 2024, the Boston Global Forum (BGF) hosted a momentous event at Harvard University’s Loeb House. The occasion featured the Ceremony Honoring French President Emmanuel Macron with the 2024 World Leader for Peace and Security Award and the “AI World Society (AIWS) – New Democracy” Conference. At this conference, two pioneering concepts for AIWS Government were announced: Government 24/7 and Boston Areti AI (BAI), a special AI agent designed to support and assist leaders.
Here are its video and some pictures from the event.
by Editor BGF | Dec 2, 2024 | Shinzo Abe Initiative for Peace and Security, News
Japan is allocating another ¥1.5 trillion ($9.9 billion) to boost its chip and artificial intelligence endeavors, including moonshot foundry project Rapidus.
The government’s extra budget for the fiscal year to March sets aside ¥1.05 trillion to develop and research fields related to next-generation chips and quantum computers and another ¥471.4 billion to support domestic advanced chip production. No decision has been made on how much of that will go to Rapidus, according to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
Japan, home to some of the world’s biggest semiconductor materials and equipment makers, is fighting to keep up in a global spending spree on cutting-edge tech led by China and the U.S. Policymakers believe chips in particular hold the key to developing superior artificial intelligence and boosting national security.
Please see full here.
by Editor BGF | Dec 1, 2024 | Papers & Reports, News, Shaping Futures, Publications
On November 25, 2024, at the Boston Global Forum (BGF) event held at Harvard University’s Loeb House—which featured the Ceremony Honoring French President Emmanuel Macron with the 2024 World Leader for Peace and Security Award and the “AI World Society (AIWS) – New Democracy” Conference—Ambassador Audrey Tang, former Minister of Digital Affairs of Taiwan, delivered a keynote speech titled “AIWS and Taiwan: AI for Democracy”.
Please download her slides here
