by Editor | Sep 12, 2021 | News
Governor Michael Dukakis; Former Acting Secretary Cameron Kerry; US Congresswoman Robin Kelly; MEP Eva Kaili, Gabriela Ramos, Assistant Director-General for the Social and Human Sciences of UNESCO; Kyriakos Pierrakakis, Greek Minister of State and Digital Governance, Chair of OECD Global Strategy Group; President Danilo Turk; 10 former presidents, prime ministers of Club de Madrid; and many distinguished thinkers gathered for 3 days (Sept 7 -9, 2021) at the Club de Madrid – BGF Policy Lab Fundamental Rights in AI & Digital Societies: Towards an International Accord to discuss topics of the book Remaking the World – Toward an Age of Global Enlightenment: International Laws, Accord on AI and Digital, Global Alliance for Digital Governance, and AIWS Innovation Ecosystem (Community Innovation Economy).
They said, “the global community cannot wait for governments or international organizations to act. The Global Alliance for Digital Governance should take action to connect think tanks, influencers, experts, and citizens to contribute to building International Laws, International Accord on AI and Digital, while simultaneously working with governments and international organizations towards this goal.”
The Global Alliance for Digital Governance is an initiative of Boston Global Forum and Club de Madrid for 6-year cooperation from 2020 to 2026.
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by Editor | Sep 12, 2021 | News
On September 6, Ramu Damodaran, co-chair of the United Nations Centennial Initiative, interviewed Mr. Paul Twomey, a founding figure and former CEO of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), a speaker at the Club de Madrid – BGF Policy Lab on Fundamental Rights in AI & Digital Societies. Mr. Ramu Damodaran wrote:
“Personal agency” is critical in the age of artificial intelligence notes Paul Twomey, Distinguished Fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation, in an AIWS City Discussion. This implies a measurement of human well-being not just in material terms, or reflections in GDP, but those in a social and environmental context as well, reasserting the primacy of the human person and distinguishing between her role as “individual” and as “user.”
This would assure the individual’s control over data derived from her and the means by which it is used. But, equally, it would place upon the individual the responsibility to step up for her rights and not be overwhelmed by technologies. Paul Twomey noted that the moral and ethical questions relating to AI, and the continuing quest for global enlightenment, are not necessarily new; their core elements are reflected in the teachings and debates within religion and faith over the centuries, for instance, but allow instinctive adaptation to our own times.
by Editor | Sep 12, 2021 | News
At the Policy Lab on “Fundamental Rights in AI & Digital Societies: Towards an International Accord”, speakers agreed that the global community cannot wait for governments or international organizations to act. The Global Alliance for Digital Governance will take action to connect think tanks, influencers, experts, and citizens to contribute to building International Laws, International Accord on AI and Digital, while simultaneously working with governments and international organizations towards this goal.
Boston Global Forum (BGF), Club de Madrid and AI World Society (AIWS) propose an initiative: establishing a Global Alliance for Digital Governance (GADG). This is a part of Social Contract for the AI Age, Framework for AI International Accord, BGF Conference of July 1st, 2020, and the book “Remaking the World – Toward an Age of Global Enlightenment”.
The GADG is not an organization – it is a network for sharing and cooperating between resources (as listed below), coordinated by BGF and AIWS:
- Governments
- Organizations and Institutions
- Companies
- Influencers and Creators
- Global Enlightenment Community
- Thinkers, Scientists and Tech Innovators
- Artists
The Coordinators of Global Alliance for Digital Governance are Governor Michael Dukakis, Nguyen Anh Tuan, Prime Minister Zlatko Lagumdzija, Ramu Damodaran, Professor Nazli Choucri, Professor Thomas Patterson, Professor David Silbersweig, Professor Alex Pentland, Acting Secretary Cameron Kerry, Eva Kaili, Paul Nemitz, and others.
by Editor | Sep 6, 2021 | Event Updates
Vietnamese Ambassador to the United States Ha Kim Ngoc has highly appreciated and expressed his hope that the Vietnam Spark Plan would help set forth breakthrough initiatives for Vietnam to overcome challenges and maintain strong development momentum.
He made the statement at the first meeting of Vietnam Spark Board on September 2. The Vietnam Spark Plan was launched by the Boston Global Forum aimed to bring together leaders, strategists, academics, experts in health, technology, and economics to discuss and propose solutions to help Vietnam in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, recover and develop the economy as well as seeking new opportunities for the country when the pandemic ends.
Participants at the meeting were former Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis, Chairman of the Boston Global Forum, former Acting US Secretary of Commerce Cameron Kerry, Ramu Damodaran, Co-Chair of the United Nations Centennial Initiative, Professor Thomas E. Patterson from Harvard University and many other professors and strategists from Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
The article was originally posted here.
by Editor | Sep 6, 2021 | News
Professor Tran Dinh Thien, senior advisor to Vietnamese Prime Minister, will speak at the Club de Madrid-BGF Policy Lab, Plenary V: The United Nations Centennial Initiative: The Practice of Fundamental Rights in AI & Digital Societies
Below are some notes from his speech:
“The whole world in general and the United Nations in particular are moving towards a historic event: the UN Centennial Initiative – Building an Age of Global Enlightenment.
I don’t know if it is a “historical accident” or not: it is also the 100th anniversary of Vietnam’s Independence, entering a new era of development.
That means for Vietnam, 2045 will be a double milestone year. As a “friendly and companionable” people, the Vietnamese will strive to build their country into a civilized and prosperous nation, to invite the whole world to Vietnam in the position of moving forward side-by-side.
To end my “clumsy” speech, with many pronunciation errors, I would like to introduce to you one of Vietnam’s contributions to the United Nations Centennial initiative. That is to build NovaWorld Phan Thiet City into a leading healthcare and Wellness tourism destination, combined with AIWS City online digital city to become a typical city to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the United Nations.
Vietnam has many unique tourism resources, in which Phan Thiet of Binh Thuan province is a wonderful coastal tourist city. This place has held the position of “resort capital”, connecting with Nha Trang, Ninh Thuan, Vung Tau, Ho Chi Minh City and Da Lat to form an attractive tourist area at the highest level. This place is also a very suitable city for healthcare and Wellness tourism because of its mild climate, blue sea, white sand, golden sunshine and full facilities from luxury resorts like NovaWorld in Phan Thiet.
Nova World Phan Thiet and AIWS City will become a typical model, an ecosystem with the standards and ambitions that the United Nations Centennial Initiative is aiming for, with the companionship of the WLA-CdM.
Vietnam invites world leaders, ideologists, innovators to come to Phan Thiet, support the plan to build NovaWorld Phan Thiet, participate in contributing ideas for the contest “How to make Phan Thiet become the world’s leading destination for healthcare and Wellness tourism, in line with new trends after the Covid-19 pandemic. We are looking forward to receiving ideas and unique solutions to help Phan Thiet city develop, take the lead in building an ecosystem for a new economy, an economy for all creative citizens (Community Innovation Economy), deserving to be the typical city which pioneers and shines in the Age of Global Enlightenment, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the United Nations.
