The United Nations Centennial initiative was launched by the Boston Global Forum (BGF) and the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) in 2019 as the United Nations planned to mark the 75th anniversary the following year. It brought into its fold some of the finest minds of our times as they sought to anticipate the world, and the United Nations, in 2045, the year of the world organization’s centennial. The core concepts of the initiative are reflected in the book “Remaking the World: Toward an Age of Global Enlightenment”; these include the idea of a social contract for the Artificial Intelligence (AI) age, a framework for an AI international accord, an ecosystem for the “AI World Society” (AIWS) and a community innovation economy. Some of these ideas have already begun to be put into practice, including a Global Alliance for Digital Governance and the evolution of an AIWS City being developed by NovaWorld in Phan Thiet, Viet Nam as a pilot project. AIWS City is a virtual digital city dedicated to promoting the values associated with AIWS. It looks to bring together a global enlightenment community of scholars, innovators, leaders, and citizens dedicated to fostering thought, creativity, and ethical behavior by combining AIWS City and NovaWorld Phan Thiet, fostering later flagship cities.
The United Nations came into being as a cerebral, as much as political, innovation, the very first resolution of its General Assembly, in the January of 1946, was on the “problems arising from the discovery of atomic energy.” 75 years later, in the January of 2021, Governor Michael Dukakis announced the “Artificial Intelligence International Accord Initiative” whose goal he described as “to stimulate a global conversation that will make sure AI is used responsibly by governments and the private sector around the world.” It is precisely conversations of that nature this volume, and Boston Global Forum Roundtables over the past months, have fostered, and which this discussion will take forward in the specific context of fundamental rights in a world which, over the next 25 years, will see a new shaping to the possibilities and the limitations on the use of artificial intelligence, shaping a world governed by international law and the exercise of international as much as individual and, indeed, intellectual, responsibility where the creativity and innovation of the human person work to shape a world worthy of our times just as surely as that world works to foster and further, in the phrase of the United Nations Charter, the “dignity and worth“ of that human person.
September 9, 15:00-16:05 CEST/9:00 AM – 10:05 AM EST
Plenary V: The United Nations Centennial Initiative: The Practice of Fundamental Rights in AI & Digital Societies
Facilitator:David Silbersweig, Chairman, Department of Psychiatry and Co-Director for Institute for the Neurosciences, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Professor
Lead speaker: Ramu Damodaran, Co-Chair of the United Nations Centennial Initiative
Panel discussion:
Vaira Vike-Freiberga, Member of Club de Madrid, President of Latvia (1999-2007)
Kyriakos Pierrakakis, Minister of State and Digital Governance of Greece, Chair of the Global Strategy Group, OECD
Thomas Patterson, Research Director of The Michael Dukakis Institute for Leadership and Innovation, Professor of Government and the Press of Harvard Kennedy School
Sean Cleary, Advisor of Club de Madrid, Executive vice-chair of the FutureWorld Foundation, Member of the Carnegie Council’s Artificial Intelligence & Equality Initiative’s Board of Advisors
Tran Dinh Thien, Professor, Senior Advisor to Vietnamese Prime Minister
“Inclusive discussions and inclusive structures” are key to a truly global enlightenment, harnessing the power of artificial intelligence to advance our world, said Cameron Kerry, Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Brookings Institution in an interview with the Boston Global Forum, ahead of next week’s meeting of the Club de Madrid. He cited areas including global health, climate change, economic progress and addressing inequality as among those where AI could help fashion a worldwide response.
Noting the importance of recording “use cases” of AI, Mr Kerry noted these would illustrate the possibilities of convergence between policy and regulatory frameworks in the area, helping to set standards and harmonizing the technical and ethical dimensions of its development. He looked forward to a report in this regard being developed by the Brookings Institution and the Center for European Policy Studies Forum on global cooperation in the field.
NovaWorld Phan Thiet have strategy to become top MICE in the world, building it to become a city of the Age of Global Enlightenment, applying Community Innovation Community and AIWS Ecosystem.
Novaworld Phan Thiet is a project in the making in the city of Phan Thiet, a fascinating destination for the adventurous locals and international tourists looking to explore everything from natural wonders and scenic views to outdoor adventures. Known as one of Vietnam’s most popular beach destinations, this coastal town has earned its reputation as an oasis in the Binh Thuan province.
Michael Dukakis Institute will help set up the International Jury Board for the Phan Thiet MICE Competition.
The awards are as below:
Contestant Award
01 Special Prize: 200,000 USD
01 First Prize: 100,000 USD
01 Second Prize: 50,000 USD
01 Award for Best Idea in Effective Communication and Promotion: 10,000 USD
01 Award for Best Idea in Creative Feasibility: 10,000 USD
01 Award for Best Idea in Sustainable Development: 10,000 USD
24 Encouragement Prizes: 1,000 USD (each)
Lucky Draw
2000 prizes, each prize per Timeshare interval: 7 day/6 night stay at NovaWorld Phan Thiet.
On September 7, US Congresswoman Robin Kelly will present the keynote speech “A human-centered digital, AI and Global Enlightenment Age” at the Policy Lab An International Accord – Toward an Age of Global Enlightenment. This Policy Lab is co-organized by Boston Global Forum and Club de Madrid.
Opening Session
Danilo Türk, President of Club de Madrid, President of Slovenia (2007-2012)
Governor Michael Dukakis, Chairman of The Michael Dukakis Institute for Leadership and Innovation & Co-Founder of the Boston Global Forum
Keynote speech by US Congresswoman Robin Kelly, distinguished contributor to the book Remaking the World – Toward an Age of Global Enlightenment.
To help Vietnam recover and develop economy after COVID-19 pandemic, Michael Dukakis Institute has contributed to the Vietnam Spark Plan, which encourages Vietnam to apply the Community Innovation Economy and AIWS Ecosystem.
The Vietnam Spark will coordinate resources of Vietnam, connect with US and Europe to create higher values and innovation.
Vietnam has more than 3000 kilometers of coastline, with potential cities to to become hubs in the Age of Global Enlightenment with the community innovation economy.
Distinguished thinkers and innovators of AIWS Innovation Network (AIWS.net) at AIWS City will help to build a plan for recovery and development.
The Vietnam Spark Board includes:
Governor Michael Dukakis, Chair of Michael Dukakis Institute for Leadership and Innovation (MDI)
Nguyễn Anh Tuấn, Co-founder and Director of MDI, Editor of the Book “Remaking the World – Toward an Age of Global Enlightenment
Thomas Patterson, Harvard Professor, Board Member of MDI, Distinguished Contributor of the Book “Remaking the World – Toward an Age of Global Enlightenment
David Silbersweig, Harvard Professor, Board Member of MDI
Nazli Choucri, MIT Professor, Board Member of MDI, Distinguished Contributor of the Book “Remaking the World – Toward an Age of Global Enlightenment
Alex Sandy Pentland, MIT Professor, Distinguished Contributor of the Book “Remaking the World – Toward an Age of Global Enlightenment
John Quelch, Professor Harvard Business School, Dean of Miami Herbert Business School, Co-founder of Boston Global Forum
Cameron Kerry, Acting Secretary of Commerce
Ramu Damodaran, Co-Chair of the United Nations Centennial Initiative
