by Editor BGF | Sep 7, 2025 | News
In recent remarks, President Donald Trump pressed European allies to stop buying Russian oil and to increase pressure on China, framing this as a decisive step toward ending the war in Ukraine.
The Boston Global Forum (BGF) views this as a constructive approach. Many democratic nations want peace in Ukraine and express concern about threats from China to democracy. Yet, contradictions remain: while voicing opposition, they continue to conduct significant business with both Russia and China.
If democracies are serious about addressing these threats, they must act with coherence. Business and economic policy are fundamental tools of strategy. Consolidating trade and financial strength, while isolating Russia and China, is essential to reducing their capacity to undermine peace and democratic values.
This moment calls for unity — not only in security guarantees, but in economic solidarity — to create conditions where peace and stability can take root.
BGF–AIWS Perspective: In the Age of AI, security is inseparable from economic and technological governance. The vision of AIWS Government 24/7 emphasizes aligning policies across diplomacy, finance, and technology to strengthen democracy and ensure peace. By consolidating economic cooperation, democracies can face challenges from authoritarian regimes with both resilience and responsibility.
📖 Related coverage: CNN – Trump pushes Europe to stop buying Russian oil and up pressure on China in effort to end Ukraine war
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/09/04/politics/ukraine-war-trump-security-guarantees
by Editor BGF | Sep 7, 2025 | Shinzo Abe Initiative for Peace and Security, News
The AIWS Film Park and the Boston Global Forum (BGF) have begun production of a pivotal sequence in the upcoming film Shinzo Abe – A Legacy of Vision and Resilience. Shooting for Scene 12: Closing Tribute – From Nha Trang to the World (2025) will take place on September 8, 9, 16, and 17 in Nha Trang, one of the world’s most beautiful coastal cities.
This scene brings together distinguished voices — including Nguyen Anh Tuan, Yasuhide Nakayama, Vibhav Kant Upadhyay, Ambassador Bach Tra, Ms. Võ Hiếu Dân, and Nham Quynh — who honor and reflect on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s enduring legacy. Their words, music, and reflections will be filmed in two iconic locations: the President Room of the Potique Hotel and the AIWS House in Nha Trang.
The tribute will culminate in a sunrise sequence on the Nha Trang shoreline, accompanied by the AIWS Peace Symphony, symbolizing how Abe’s vision for peace, security, and humanity continues to inspire leaders and young generations alike.
This filming marks not only a milestone in the Shinzo Abe Film but also the cultural mission of AIWS: to preserve legacies of leadership and translate them into living inspiration for the future.
by Editor BGF | Sep 7, 2025 | Papers & Reports, Publications
An AIWS Initiative
1. Core Principles
The Films for Humanity in the Age of AI initiative recognizes cinema as a powerful medium to shape ethics, inspire compassion, and guide humanity in the AI Age. Evaluation is based not only on artistic merit but also on how films embody AIWS Values: peace, ethics, democracy, innovation, compassion, and human dignity.
2. Key Measurement Dimensions and Weights
A. Alignment with AIWS Values – 25%
- Promotes peace, dignity, and human rights (0–5)
- Highlights democracy, ethics, fairness, and inclusivity (0–5)
- Responsible portrayal of AI and advanced technologies (0–5)
- Inspires compassion, solidarity, and respect across cultures (0–5)
- Overall alignment with AIWS mission (0–5)
Subtotal: /25
B. Artistic and Cultural Impact – 20%
- Originality and creativity of storytelling (0–5)
- Narrative power and emotional resonance (0–5)
- Representation of diverse cultures and perspectives (0–5)
- Contribution to global cultural dialogue (0–5)
Subtotal: /20
C. Innovation – 15%
- Innovative use of AI in production, visuals, or sound design (0–5)
- Creative narrative structures or cross-genre experimentation (0–5)
- Integration of AI ethics and future-oriented themes in storytelling (0–5)
Subtotal: /15
D. Global Reach and Engagement – 15%
- Audience size, accessibility, and inclusivity (0–5)
- Cross-cultural appeal and impact (0–5)
- Stimulates public debate, education, or policy dialogue (0–5)
Subtotal: /15
E. Contribution to the AIWS Ecosystem – 15%
- Connection to AIWS initiatives (e.g., AIWS Film Park, AIWS Peace Symphony) (0–5)
- Suitability for recognition as AIWS Digital Assets (0–5)
- Potential long-term influence on policymakers, innovators, and youth (0–5)
Subtotal: /15
F. Technical and Production Quality – 10%
- Cinematography, editing, and sound quality (0–3)
- Coherence of direction and performance (0–3)
- Professional production standards (0–4)
Subtotal: /10
3. Scoring Bands
- 90–100 = Exemplary – Candidate for Top 100 Films in the Age of AI and AIWS Cultural Ambassadors recognition.
- 75–89 = Strong – High alignment, eligible for shortlist or special honors.
- 60–74 = Moderate – Valuable but limited impact or scope.
- <60 = Needs improvement – Not fully aligned with AIWS criteria.
4. Evaluation Methodology
- Quantitative Measurement: Weighted scoring (0–100) across the six categories.
- Qualitative Assessment:
- Expert review by AIWS Cultural Ambassadors, ethicists, and filmmakers.
- Audience and youth jury feedback.
- Case studies on policy and societal influence.
- Recognition and Honor:
- Annual AIWS Films for Humanity Awards.
- Selection for the Top 100 Films in the Age of AI.
- Preservation as AIWS Digital Assets (Film NFTs) for future generations.
5. Expected Outcomes
- Establish global standards for ethical and human-centered cinema in the AI Age.
- Inspire filmmakers to integrate AIWS Values and Innovation into their works.
- Build a cultural legacy of films that guide humanity toward peace, democracy, and enlightenment.
- Provide an evaluative foundation for the AIWS Film Park and its role in cultural diplomacy.
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by Editor BGF | Sep 7, 2025 | World Leader for Peace and Security, News, World Leaders in AIWS Award Updates
Two recipients of the World Leader for Peace and Security Award, President Emmanuel Macron (2024) and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (2020), are playing visible leadership roles amid ongoing debates about the future of Ukraine and Europe’s security. Their voices underline the continuing responsibility of past BGF–AIWS honorees: to stand at the frontlines of peace, democracy, and security in the face of authoritarian aggression. Macron and von der Leyen exemplify how the culture of leadership promoted by the BGF–AIWS Awards continues to guide policy and inspire action for global stability.
President von der Leyen has emerged as a key trans-Atlantic figure, earning praise from U.S. President Donald Trump for her efforts to strengthen ties. At a recent Group of Seven summit in Canada, she held private discussions with Trump on Ukraine, China, and trade. The U.S. President, long a critic of the EU, even described her as “one of Europe’s most powerful people,” according to The Wall Street Journal, and lauded a trade deal they negotiated in July in Scotland. Von der Leyen has stressed that cooperation with the United States delivers “tangible benefits on both sides.”
President Macron, meanwhile, has pushed for unity among democracies in both security and economic domains. He announced that 26 nations are prepared to provide postwar military backing to Ukraine, either through the deployment of reassurance forces or by maintaining a strong presence across land, sea, and air in the region. Both he and von der Leyen have also voiced concern over the plight of Ukrainian children abducted by Russian forces, underscoring the human costs of the conflict.
Together, Macron and von der Leyen show how the World Leader for Peace and Security Award laureates remain active, shaping not only Europe’s future but also the wider struggle for peace, democracy, and justice.
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by Editor BGF | Sep 7, 2025 | Global Alliance for Digital Governance
Artificial intelligence is no longer a future concept for governments — it is becoming a transformational force in public service. A recent report highlights how AI is being adopted across federal, state, and local agencies to modernize operations, improve citizen services, and anticipate crises. From automating routine processes to enabling real-time decision support, AI is reshaping how governments function and interact with their citizens.
Yet, with these opportunities come significant challenges: ensuring transparency, safeguarding data, and maintaining public trust. The message is clear — AI in government must be guided by ethical frameworks and human-centered values to avoid widening inequities or undermining democracy.
For the Boston Global Forum (BGF) and AI World Society (AIWS), these developments resonate directly with the vision of AIWS Government 24/7: governance that is continuous, ethical, and inclusive, harnessing advanced technologies to serve citizens responsibly and build a more enlightened society.
📖 Full article here: StateTech Magazine – AI in Government: Bracing for Transformational Impact
https://statetechmagazine.com/article/2025/09/ai-government-bracing-transformational-impact
by Editor BGF | Sep 1, 2025 | News
On November 4, 2025, the Boston Global Forum (BGF) and the AI World Society (AIWS) will host a special conference at the historic Harvard University Loeb House — a milestone gathering at the intersection of leadership, peace, ethics, and innovation.
This year’s event carries exceptional significance as it marks the 10th Anniversary of the World Leader for Peace and Security Award (2015–2025), honoring leaders who have shaped global peace and stability in an age defined by profound technological change. Alongside this celebration, the conference will advance two of BGF’s pioneering missions: embedding ethical frameworks in finance through AI governance 24/7 and establishing transparent, inclusive, and governance-aligned standards for digital assets and cryptocurrencies.
The program will convene world leaders, distinguished scholars, innovators, and financial executives to discuss urgent priorities: ensuring that AI in finance serves society responsibly, and that digital assets evolve as trusted instruments for inclusion, resilience, and innovation. Highlights include the presentation of the 2025 World Leader for Peace and Security Award, keynote addresses by prominent global figures, and panels featuring voices from Harvard, MIT, Microsoft, MUFG, and beyond.
The conference will culminate in a BGF Statement on Ethical AI Governance in Finance and Digital Assets, alongside the launch of World Leader NFTs — digital legacies of laureates, blending commemoration with pioneering digital innovation.
More than a gathering, the BGF Conference 2025 is a declaration: that in the Age of AI, leadership must be guided by ethics, democracy, and humanity, ensuring that finance and technology become engines for peace, fairness, and global enlightenment.
by Editor BGF | Sep 1, 2025 | News
Chapter 16: The BGF-AIWS Family and Vietnam’s Special Year 2025
The year 2025 is a special milestone for Vietnam, with significant events such as the 50th anniversary of national reunification and the 80th anniversary of the National Day. This year also marks a crucial development in the history of the Boston Global Forum and the AI World Society (BGF-AIWS) with the establishment of the BGF-AIWS Family and its Culture.
The creation of the “BGF-AIWS Family” Charter and Culture is a philosophy of life, a shared commitment to the noble values that BGF-AIWS members strive to build, serving as a benchmark for leaders in the AI era to create a better world, in line with the goals and values of the AIWS. This is a solid foundation where leaders, thinkers, innovators, creators, and like-minded individuals can journey together on a noble path, based on sincerity and love for humanity. This family is a collection of people who share a common ideal, a “culture” built on trust, respect, rich creativity, and compassion. It is this culture that will be the intrinsic strength for us to work together to solve global challenges and build a better world. An organization, a network, a company, or an association may transform, dissolve, or merge… but a family with noble values, beautiful goals, and a warm, loving family culture… will live on in each person, inspiring the best in each of us, especially those who are leaders, elites, and people of influence. It is in this spirit that the BGF-AIWS Family was born.
On August 14, 2025, Governor Michael Dukakis and I signed the BGF–AIWS Family Charter, formalizing a special community that is not a legal entity, but a family bound by love, respect, and noble values.
The Charter specifies the composition of the BGF–AIWS Family, which includes:
- The Founders of BGF and AIWS.
- Members of the BGF–AIWS Board of Directors.
- Distinguished individuals honored with the World Leader for Peace and Security Award and the World Leader in the AI World Society Award.
- Members of the Executive Board, the Board of Thinkers, and the Global Enlightened Leaders Board.
- Members of specialized boards such as the AIWS Digital Assets Board and the AIWS Brands and Values Board.
- Members of the Enlightenment in Action Alliance (EAA), the Michael Dukakis Institute, the Shinzo Abe Initiative, and the AIWS Music – Culture Ambassadors for Humanity.
The Charter also opens the door to other members not included in the above categories, provided they have contributed continuously for at least two years, do not exploit the reputation of BGF-AIWS for personal financial gain, and, most importantly, they must respect and practice ethical standards, love, and be willing to help other family members.
More than a charter, the Culture of the BGF–AIWS Family is built on six core principles that embody the humanistic vision we pursue:
- Global Friendship and Service: We see people of all nations as friends, and our mission is to serve them, helping them live better lives with knowledge, ethics, and innovation in the AI era.
- Respect for Laws and Values, Led by Compassion: We live and work by rules and laws, but above all, we lead with love, compassion, understanding, and sharing.
- Family of Respect and Support: Within the Family, we see each member as true family—bound by mutual respect, love, and a readiness to support one another.
- Shared Success: The achievements and successes of each member are the success of us all. Every step forward by one strengthens our collective journey.
- Commitment to Ethical AI and Good Governance: We are committed to building a world free from hatred and cruelty, where AI is developed responsibly and ethically under good governance.
- Joy, Innovation, and Optimism: We live as a warm-hearted family of joy and innovation, always looking forward with optimism. Together, we solve global problems with creativity, wisdom, and compassion.
A significant milestone in 2025 is the article on the website of the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP), a prestigious organization governed by leaders from top global financial corporations such as BlackRock, State Street Corporation, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Nomura Holdings, BNP Paribas, and Deutsche Bank. On August 15, 2025, GARP published an article honoring the contributions of the Boston Global Forum (BGF) and the AI World Society (AIWS) to global Finance and Digital Assets. This recognition opens up a new direction where business results are measured not only by profit but also by positive social impact and contributions to a better humanity. This new direction is an opportunity for Vietnam to participate in pioneering initiatives, affirm its position on the international stage, and create new values and business opportunities.
From this special year 2025, we look at Vietnam’s future with a new mindset. For Vietnam to soar high and far, and achieve greater success, we must make breakthroughs in technological innovation and build economic strength. At the same time, we must return to the depth of our beautiful traditional philosophies and the core values of the Vietnamese people. These are the spirits of creativity, solidarity, compassion, and the effort to overcome hardship. This is the solid foundation for the Vietnamese people to have a firm position and mindset as we integrate with the world.
BGF and AIWS can make meaningful contributions to this journey. We not only provide creative and breakthrough technological strategies and initiatives but also create a space for Vietnam to connect with world-leading leaders, thinkers, innovators, and creators. Some specific examples: Vietnam can participate in the production and promotion of the Shinzo Abe Film and the development of the AIWS Film Park, thereby demonstrating its commitment to peace and international cooperation and creating a position and message for Vietnamese leaders, respected figures, and elites to share with the world. The Shinzo Abe Film will feature the AIWS Peace Symphony and allude to the AI for Humanity Concert on New Year’s Eve. Vietnam can participate in building and performing the AIWS Peace Symphony and the AI for Humanity Concert in Saigon on New Year’s Eve, connected directly with Boston. This will be a living testament to the convergence of culture, technology, and art in the new AI era. The symphony is not just a musical work, but a symbol of harmony, a bridge connecting cultures, erasing geographical and cultural boundaries, and embodying the humanistic vision of the AIWS.
To become a pioneering country in the AIWS, Vietnam must make a breakthrough in its perception and actions. We must see the AIWS as a great opportunity to leap forward and lead. This is not only demonstrated through technological innovations but also through a civilized, courteous, kind, and creative society that promotes the tradition of compassion and the will to overcome hardship.
One of the most important things to build such a society is to create a civilized environment online and in daily life. The position and reputation of each person and each nation are built on authentic values, on a way of life that loves humanity and nature, not on empty words or an arrogant, superior attitude. The law of cause and effect and the good energy from the mind, from the heart, from sincerity will be the lasting values. The Vietnamese people can fully practice this way of life on their journey of self-development and nation-building.
Debate is necessary to find the truth, but it must be based on reason and sincerity, with civilized, polite language, not with insults or defamation.
A practical solution to promote this change is to strengthen cooperation and exchange with the Japanese people, a nation that is a symbol of kindness and honesty. Vietnam can vigorously develop the Shinzo Abe Initiative between the two countries, turning the Shinzo Abe Initiative into a bridge for bilateral relations and for building social character and ethics.
The significant anniversaries of the 50th anniversary of national reunification and the 80th anniversary of National Day have created an atmosphere of excitement and highly aroused the patriotic spirit of the Vietnamese people. This is a golden time to launch a widespread movement: every Vietnamese person should become an ambassador of civilization, courtesy, and love, a pioneer in building the cultural standards of the AI era through specific actions: no matter who you meet, look at them as a friend; in work and debate, always choose a kind way of speaking and acting, and know how to listen, respect, and support; if you have a choice, let compassion lead the way instead of profit; when others succeed, see it as a shared joy, turning competition into inspiration; every day, create something beautiful: an action, an idea, a word, a melody…; see challenges as opportunities for development; practice a civilized lifestyle; keep public places clean, don’t push or shove, respect others, speak gently and politely, and show love to family and friends… This is how we demonstrate patriotism in the most practical way. These things will be the foundation for creating a high-flying, far-reaching Vietnam in the AI era.
by Editor BGF | Sep 1, 2025 | News
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Tokyo has produced a landmark agreement: the next-generation E10 Shinkansen — capable of speeds up to 400 km/h — will be manufactured in India. The project represents a strategic convergence of Japan’s technological excellence with India’s scale and cost advantages, creating what Modi called “a perfect partnership.”
The timing of Modi’s trip, just ahead of his planned visit to China, underscores New Delhi’s effort to balance closer ties with Beijing through stronger cooperation with Tokyo. Beyond the high-speed rail initiative, the visit also highlights the significance of the Quad alliance — Japan, India, the U.S., and Australia — first envisioned by Shinzo Abe to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific.
Manufacturing the E10 in India is expected to transform transportation infrastructure, boost exports, and build on the long-delayed Ahmedabad–Mumbai rail corridor. It is also a symbol of how India–Japan collaboration in advanced technologies can contribute to economic growth while reinforcing shared strategic interests in the Indo-Pacific.
BGF–AIWS Perspective: This partnership reflects the enduring vision of Shinzo Abe, a World Leader for Peace and Security Award recipient, who championed Indo-Pacific cooperation. For BGF and AIWS, the India–Japan alliance demonstrates how technology, ethics, and strategic collaboration can shape a more interconnected and resilient region — aligning with the AIWS mission of building a New Democracy with AI and advanced technologies.
📖 Full article here: AsiaNews – Modi in Tokyo to bring the new Shinkansen production to India
by Editor BGF | Sep 1, 2025 | Shinzo Abe Initiative for Peace and Security, News
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi makes his current visit to Japan, it recalls the deep India–Japan relationship he nurtured through seven trips since 2014, many of them shaped by his close personal bond with former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, recipient of the World Leader for Peace and Security Award.
Modi’s first visit in September 2014 elevated bilateral ties to a “Special Strategic and Global Partnership,” marked by agreements on civil nuclear cooperation, Japan’s $35 billion commitment to Indian infrastructure, collaboration on high-speed rail and smart cities, and strengthened defense and maritime cooperation in the Indo-Pacific.
Viewed through the Shinzo Abe Initiative, these visits underscore Abe’s vision of India and Japan as pillars of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific, working together on security, innovation, and democracy in the Age of AI. The enduring partnership reflects not only economic synergy but also the shared strategic leadership Abe championed for peace and resilience in Asia.
📖 Full article here: WION – PM Narendra Modi’s Japan visit marks eighth trip since 2014
https://www.wionews.com/photos/pm-narendra-modi-s-japan-visit-marks-eighth-trip-since-2014-here-s-a-look-at-past-visits-1756441181375/1756441181376
