by Editor BGF | Mar 3, 2025 | Global Alliance for Digital Governance, AI Action Summit
Following the AI Action Summit Paris, the Enlightenment in Action Alliance (EAA) and the Boston Global Forum (BGF) are proud to announce a pivotal dialogue focused on building a better future for the chip industry within the AI World Society (AIWS). This event will unite leaders from the technology sector and prominent financial institutions to explore advancements, investments, and strategic opportunities in chip development—a cornerstone of the AI-driven global economy—with a special emphasis on quantum chips and artificial intelligence.
Co-organized by the BGF and the Wilson Center, the dialogue will take place from March 15 to March 25, 2025, and will feature key financial leaders, including representatives from:
- BlackRock
- Vanguard Group
- State Street Global Advisors
- Rowe Price
- Elliott Management
- JPMorgan Chase Asset Management
- Goldman Sachs
This dialogue aims to foster collaboration between tech innovators and financial powerhouses, examining how investments in semiconductor technologies, including quantum chips, can accelerate AI innovation while promoting sustainable growth and societal benefit. The EAA is committed to ensuring that advancements in the chip industry align with humanistic values, strengthening the AI World Society (AIWS) framework for a compassionate and equitable future.
We look forward to a robust exchange of ideas that will shape the next era of technological and economic progress.
by Editor BGF | Feb 23, 2025 | AI Action Summit, News
At the AI Action Summit Paris, during the session “Government 24/7 – How AI Might Best Transform Governance” on February 11, 2025, Boston Global Forum (BGF) Co-chair and CEO Nguyen Anh Tuan, along with former French Minister Elisabeth Moreno, BGF Representative in France and Africa, Honorable Mark Kennedy, Director of the Wilson Center’s Wahba Institute for Strategic Competition of the Wilson Center, former Japanese Minister Sanae Takaichi, former Japanese State Minister Yasuhide Nakayama, and Harvard Professor Thomas Patterson, introduced and discussed AIWS Government 24/7 and the Creating a New Paris of Enlightenment initiative.
This initiative serves as a special tribute to President Emmanuel Macron and the people of France, offering strategies and solutions to leapfrog in AI and position France at the forefront of AI innovation, even in the face of limited resources and investments in AI., envisioning a transformative era where AI-driven governance and humanistic values merge to create a New Paris of Enlightenment.
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by Editor BGF | Feb 23, 2025 | World Leader for Peace and Security, News, World Leaders in AIWS Award Updates
French President Emmanuel Macron, 2024 World Leader for Peace and Security Award recipient, said on Thursday Feb 20, he will travel to Washington to try to convince President Donald Trump that his interests were in line with European allies and that showing any weakness to Russia’s Vladimir Putin would make it harder to deal with China and Iran.
“Trump, I know him. I respect him and I believe he respects me,” Macron said during a one-hour question and answer session on social media. “I will tell him: deep down you cannot be weak in the face of President (Vladimir Putin). It’s not you, it’s not what you’re made of and it’s not in your interests.”
Macron said the uncertainty in how Trump was handling Russia’s three-year-old invasion of Ukraine was worrying for U.S. allies because he could negotiate something that was insufficient, but it was also creating uncertainty for Putin and this was something that needed to be used to help negotiations.
“The word is uncertainty. Donald Trump creates uncertainty among others because he wants to make deals, so Donald Trump creating uncertainty for Vladimir Putin is a good thing,” Macron said, adding that the Russian president did not know what Trump would do or how he could act.
President Macron is due to go to Washington on Monday to hold talks with Trump as Europeans seek to ensure they play a key role in negotiations to end the conflict and outline how they plan to provide security guarantees for Ukraine should there be a ceasefire.
https://www.reuters.com/world/macron-says-he-will-tell-trump-not-be-weak-with-putin-washington-visit-2025-02-20/
by Editor BGF | Feb 23, 2025 | News
February 24, 2025, marks three years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a moment that reshaped global geopolitics and reaffirmed Ukraine’s unyielding spirit. Since February 24, 2022, President Volodymyr Zelensky has led the Ukrainian people with bravery and strategic acumen, defending their homeland against an aggressive invasion. Backed by strong support from the United States, the European Union, and the United Kingdom, Ukraine has demonstrated remarkable resilience in the face of adversity.
The international community has widely condemned Russia for its actions, imposing severe sanctions and political isolation. Ukraine’s fight for sovereignty has not only been a military struggle but also a defining moment in defending democracy and international law.
In recognition of President Zelensky’s leadership and the courage of the Ukrainian people, the Boston Global Forum (BGF) honored President Zelensky and all Ukrainians with the 2022 World Leader for Peace and Security Award at Harvard University’s Loeb House in April 2022. This award acknowledged Ukraine’s unwavering stand for peace, freedom, and security in the face of aggression.
As the war enters its third year, Ukraine remains determined, continuing to inspire the world with its strength, resilience, and commitment to democracy. Now, the world must find solutions to stop the war, support Ukraine in achieving sustainable peace, and aid in rebuilding the country. Additionally, Russia must be held responsible for the damage inflicted upon Ukraine.
by Editor BGF | Feb 23, 2025 | News, Shaping Futures
Microsoft today introduced Majorana 1, the world’s first quantum chip powered by a new Topological Core architecture that it expects will realize quantum computers capable of solving meaningful, industrial-scale problems in years, not decades.
It leverages the world’s first topoconductor, a breakthrough type of material which can observe and control Majorana particles to produce more reliable and scalable qubits, which are the building blocks for quantum computers.
In the same way that the invention of semiconductors made today’s smartphones, computers and electronics possible, topoconductors and the new type of chip they enable offer a path to developing quantum systems that can scale to a million qubits and are capable of tackling the most complex industrial and societal problems, Microsoft said.
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https://news.microsoft.com/source/features/innovation/microsofts-majorana-1-chip-carves-new-path-for-quantum-computing/
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/technology/microsoft-quantum-computing-topological-qubit.html
