by Editor | Apr 9, 2022 | AIWS City and Rebuilding Ukraine, Event Updates, News
Moderator: Francesco Lapenta, the Founding Director of the John Cabot University Institute of Future and Innovation Studies, Representative of Boston Global Forum in Italia.
Time: 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM EDT / 14:00 – 15:30 CEST, April 11
In this Dialog, Francesco Lapenta will moderate and discuss with speakers on:
– Learning from the cyber war between Russia and Ukraine.
– International laws, policies, and regulations that should be created.
– Who should and how to contribute to the Global Alliance for Digital Governance in these works.
Speakers:
Corrado Giustozzi
Information and cyber security strategic consultant, manager, author and lecturer.
Founder and Senior Partner at Rexilience.
Member of the Board of Directors (2015-16, 2017-18, 2019-20, 2021-22) at Clusit, the Italian national association for cybersecurity.
Former senior cybersecurity expert at Agenzia per l’Italia Digitale in charge of the development of the government CERT for the Public Sector (2015-20).
Former member (2010-12, 2012-15, 2015-17, 2017-20) of the Advisory Group at the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA).
Andrea Gilli
Senior Researcher, NATO Defence College
Andrea Gilli is a Senior Researcher at NATO Defence College and Affiliate at the Center for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford University. Andrea has been visiting fellow at both Columbia (SIPA) and Johns Hokins University (SAIS) and post-doctoral fellow at both Stanford (CISAC) and Harvard University (Belfer Center). Andrea holds a PhD in Social and Political Sciences from the European University Institute.
by Editor | Apr 3, 2022 | AIWS City and Rebuilding Ukraine, News
Follow up the Letter from Governor Michael Dukakis Calling for Support of Ukrainian Students March 30, 2022, AIWS.net are calling and inviting scholars to support Ukraine in rebuilding Ukraine.
Immediately, Harvard professors: Thomas Patterson, David Silbersweig, MIT professors: Alex Pentland, Nazli Choucri; Former Prime Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Zlatko Lagumdzija, Former President of Latvia Vaira Vike-Freiberga, and professor Zaneta Ozolina, Chairwoman of Latvian Transatlantic Organization (LATO), are ready to support.
Stand with Ukrainian people, scholars will create initiatives, solutions to rebuild economy of Ukraine.
Professor Alex Pentland and Mr. Nguyen Anh Tuan, Co-founders of AIWS.net, are developing a special initiative for education and innovation economy for Ukraine.
AIWS.net will create a special network of distinguished professors, scholars, innovators to support Ukrainian people rebuild their country. AIWS.net will discuss with them and welcome intellectual, knowledge, and contributions to Ukraine. The Ukrainian people and Ukraine deserve to receive intellectuals and contributions of scholars, help them now.
Please contact us at [email protected]
by Editor | Apr 3, 2022 | News, Practices in Cybersecurity
Noburu Okabe (Sankei Shimbun)
The US think tank “Boston Global Forum”, which is presided over by former Governor of Massachusetts Michael Dukakis , held an online international conference on the 1st of April 2022 about the cyber security of the Taiwan emergency due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and democracy in cyber space. They agreed that the nation should unite and work together to deal with the attacks of authoritarian nations. About 30 experts from Japan and the United States participated in the conference. Former State Minister of Defense Yasuhide Nakayama said, “We should protect important infrastructure such as optical fiber for Internet communication.” Nobukatsu Kanehara , a former deputy director of the National Security Bureau, said that Japan, which will be at the forefront in the event of a Taiwan emergency, “is vulnerable because there is no control tower or government cloud. Cyber security for Japan as a whole should be strengthened. Pointed out. He suggested that “it should monitor cyberspace from normal times to detect malware (illegal programs), urgently develop laws that can actively defend, create a government cloud with strict security, and work on centralizing digital information.”
Link: https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/6163e030c4bef1bd30fe35324c47f978bffb38ce
by Editor | Apr 3, 2022 | Event Updates
On April 29, 2022, at Loeb House, Harvard University, Governor Michael Dukakis will present Volodymyr Oleksandrovyc Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, and the Ukrainian people with the Boston Global Forum (BGF) and Michael Dukakis Institute’s Annual Award “World Leader for Peace and Security” at the “Laurel for Peace and Security in Ukraine” Conference, co-organized by BGF and the Latvian Transatlantic Organization, with participation of presidents, prime ministers, and distinguished thinkers from Harvard University and MIT.
The conference will address the situation in Ukraine, and work to provide solutions for peace and security and to rebuild Ukraine. Additionally, leaders will discuss the Boston Global Forum’s paper of creating new international rules and instruments to manage threats and dangers from China.
In this event, BGF will present contributions of BGF World Leader for Peace and Security Award’s recipients to Laurel for Peace and Security in Ukraine.
The papers will be discussed at the event:
- Solutions for peace and security in Ukraine
- Initiative “Global Students Support Ukrainian Students” and “Network of Scholars rebuild Ukraine”
- New International Rules and Instruments to manage threats and dangers from China
Venue: Loeb House, Harvard University
Time: 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT, April 29, 2022
Moderators: Governor Michael Dukakis, Chair of Boston Global Forum, and professor Zaneta Ozolina, Chairwoman of Latvia Transatlantic Organization
by Editor | Mar 30, 2022 | AIWS City and Rebuilding Ukraine, News
Boston, March 30, 2022
On April 29, 2022, at Loeb House, Harvard University, Governor Michael Dukakis will present Volodymyr Oleksandrovyc Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine and the Ukrainian people, with the Boston Global Forum (BGF) and Michael Dukakis Institute’s Annual Award “World Leader for Peace and Security” at “Laurel for Peace and Security in Ukraine” Conference, co-organized by BGF and the Latvian Transatlantic Organization, with participation of presidents, prime ministers and distinguished thinkers from Harvard University and MIT.
Governor Dukakis stated, “Boston Global Forum and Michael Dukakis Institute honor President Zelenskyy and all Ukrainian people as the recipients of the World Leader for Peace and Security Award for 2022 for their courage and sacrifice for freedom and independence.”
Zelenskyy is brave against the Russian forces, even in the face of assassination threats, has been an integral part of the resistance. His leadership, loyalty, and confidence in Ukraine has made courage contagious throughout the country.
The people of Ukraine have been brave and courageous in the face of a totalitarian regime, in spite of a dictator who wants to control their way of life. The Ukrainian people have stood before tanks, mobbed Russian vehicles, and have held their ground in the country to take up arms and defend their independence.
President Zelenskyy and the Ukrainian people have had an impact across the globe – uniting the EU and other countries in their fight. They have shown their bravery and courage in the fight for freedom and independence, while maintaining peace and security for all human beings. They are teaching dictators and totalitarian regimes lessons about dignity.
Along with honoring them, BGF calls on our community members to help and support the Ukrainian people in rebuilding their country. The first step in this incredible undertaking is to help Ukrainian students, as they are our hope for the future.
Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States Oksana Markarova: “We sincerely thank BGF Board for honoring President Zelensky and all Ukrainian people the 2022 World Leaders for Peace and Security Award. We take it as acknowledgement of outstanding bravery and exemplary leadership, demonstrated by our Head of State, his government and military personnel under the challenging and daring times of Russia’s unprovoked attack on our sovereign nation. We deeply appreciate the decision of the BGF Board to support and help Ukrainian students and see it as an important contribution into Ukraine’s future as a prosperous European democracy.”
Previous years, World Leader for Peace and Security Award recipients were Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Chancellor Angela Merkel, UN General Secretary Ban Ki-moon, President Toomas Hendrik Ilves, President Sauli Niinisto, President Vaira Vike-Freiberga, President Ursula von der Leyen, and Riksdag Speaker Andreas Norlen.
About the Boston Global Forum:
The Boston Global Forum (BGF) offers a venue for leaders, strategists, thinkers and innovators to contribute to Remaking the World – Toward an Age of Global Enlightenment.
In 2019, the Boston Global Forum, in collaboration with the United Nations Academic Impact, launched the United Nations Centennial Initiative. It began with the release of a major work titled “Remaking the World – Toward an Age of Global Enlightenment”. More than twenty distinguished leaders, thinkers, strategists, and innovators put forth unprecedented approaches to the challenges that lay before the world. These contributors include President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, Governor Michael Dukakis, Father of Internet Vint Cerf, Former US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, Harvard University Professors Joseph Nye and Thomas Patterson, MIT Professors Nazli Choucri and Alex ‘Sandy’ Pentland, and Vice-President of the European Parliament Eva Kaili.
CONTACT:
Further details of BGF and Michael Dukakis Institute are available by contacting Tuan Anh Nguyen, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of The Boston Global Forum, and Director of The Michael Dukakis Institute for Leadership and Innovation: [email protected]
by Editor | Mar 27, 2022 | Event Updates
Date: 2022, April 1st, Friday
Time: 10:00 am – 1:30pm Tokyo time
Place: Conference room in Imperial Hotel in Tokyo (connect to the world by online)
Introduction
Nobue Mita, representative of Boston Global Forum Japan
Opening Remarks
Governor Michael Dukakis, Democratic Party nominee for President of the United States, Chair of Boston Global Forum
Japanese Leader
Part 1:
“Japan and Taiwan with peace and security in the Age of Global Enlightenment.”
Moderator: Ichiro Fujisaki Former Japanese ambassador to the USA, the president of Nakasone Peace institute
Speakers：
Nobukatsu Kanehara Professor of Doshisha University, former Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2012~2019)
Yasuhide Nakayama former State Minister of Defense, former State Minister for Foreign Affairs
Tsuneo Watanabe Fellow of The Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Adjunct fellow of CSIS
Nam Pham former Asistant Secretary of Massachusetts Government, USA
Jun Nagashima Senior Research Advisor of Nakasone Peace Institute, former Lt-Gen.
Jun Osawa Senior Research fellow of Nakasone Peace Institute, Former Senior Fellow of National Security Council Secretariat, Former Deputy Counsellor, National Security Council Secretariat.
Ming-Chun “Bruce“ Chen Ph. D. Taiwan Consul General in Japan
Q&A
Part 2:
“Solution to prevent cyber-attack in the Age of Global Enlightenment.”
Speakers:
Jun Osawa Senior Research fellow of Nakasone Peace Institute, Former Senior Fellow of National Security Council Secretariat, Former Deputy Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary, National Security Secretariat.
Jun Nagashima Senior Research Advisor of Nakasone Peace Institute, former Lt-Gen.
Zlatko Lagumdzija Former Prime Minister of Bosnia & Herzegovina
Professor Francesco Lapenta Representative of BGF in Rome
Moderator: Nguyen Anh Tuan CEO of BGF
Q&A
Closing Remarks: Nguyen Anh Tuan CEO of BGF
by Editor | Mar 27, 2022 | AIWS City and Rebuilding Ukraine, News
Former Prime Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina Zlatko Lagumdzija, co-founder of AIWS City, and Board Member of Nizami Ganjavi International Center – NGIC, wrote on his Twitter after he visited and supported Ukrainian children:
“No one has right to stay sided while innocent people are suffering as a result of Ukraine war. Letting it go is the stairway to hell for all of us individually and collectively.”
He appeared on video posted by NGIC:
https://twitter.com/lagumdzijaz/status/1507684292570370056?s=24&t=rDwJO1dw1-Oyn3WN4lZo7Q
On Tuesday March 29, 2021, Governor Michael Dukakis, Chair of Boston Global Forum, co-founder of AIWS City and Mr. Nguyen Anh Tuan, CEO of Boston Global Forum will issue a special letter for a special campaign and program to support Ukraine. Please access to Ukraine.AIWS.City from 9:00 am, EST, March 29 to support Ukrainian people. Prime Minister Zlatko Lagumdzija is one of leaders to join this campaign.
by Editor | Mar 27, 2022 | AIWS City and Rebuilding Ukraine, Event Updates, News
On March 24, 2022, Speaker of the Riksdag Andreas Norlen welcomed President Zelensky’s speech at the Riksdag. “I’m honoured that the president of Ukraine wants to address parliament during a raging war,” said Norlen.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has invited Sweden to help rebuild his country as he marked one month since the Russian invasion during an address to the Swedish parliament.
“This is a month now,” Mr. Zelensky said during a speech by video link on Thursday. “We have not seen a destruction of this scale since World War Two.
“Just look at what the Russian army has done to our country… A month of bombings similar to what we have seen in Syria,” Mr Zelensky said, adding 10 million people have been displaced.
He called on “Swedish companies and state to come rebuild” the country.
Speaking through an interpreter, he also raised the alarm about the possibility of Russia using nuclear and chemical weapons.
His speech was broadcast live before members of the 349-seat Riksdagen which gave him a standing ovation.
https://www.thenational.scot/news/national/20017519.zelensky-asks-help-rebuilding-ukraine-address-swedish-parliament/
https://www.thelocal.com/20220323/ukraines-president-zelensky-to-address-swedish-parliament/
by Editor | Mar 27, 2022 | Global Alliance for Digital Governance, News
The conference will examine the role of Artificial Intelligence in European security and defense and in European democracy and elections. The premise of the conference is that, given the state of world affairs, 2024 will represent a significant test of our Union’s resilience. By strengthening our security and defense, our democracies, and our electoral processes, we can pass it successfully.
Confirmed speakers:
✔ Dragoș Tudorache, MEP, Chair of the European Parliament Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence (host)
✔ Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament
✔ Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice President of the European Commission
✔ Věra Jourová, Vice President of the European Commission
✔ Mircea Geoană, NATO Deputy Secretary General
✔MEP Katalin Cseh, Vice-President Renew Europe, European Parliament
✔ Yll Bajraktari, CEO of the Special Competitive Studies Project and former Executive Director of the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence.
✔ Tobias Vestner, Head of Security and Law Programme, Geneva Centre for Security Policy
✔ Torsten Reil, founder and CEO, Helsing
✔ Nathalie Smuha, Researcher on AI, KU Leuven, Faculty of Law
✔Richard Youngs, Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Event moderator: Gry Hasselbalch, Senior Key AI Ethics Expert InTouchAI.eu
Organizer: Renew Europe, through MEP Dragoș Tudorache, Chair of the Special Committee for Artificial Intelligence in the Digital Age (AIDA)
Focus areas: Artificial Intelligence in European security and defense, Artificial Intelligence in democracy and elections
Date and location: March 30 2022, 2:30pm to 5:30pm, Brussels, livestreamed on LinkedIn
Parliament’s Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence in a Digital Age (AIDA) adopted its final recommendations on Tuesday, concluding 18 months of inquiries.
The adopted text says that the public debate on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) should focus on this technology’s enormous potential to complement humans.
The text warns that the EU has fallen behind in the global race for tech leadership. As a result, there is a risk that standards will be developed elsewhere in the future, often by non-democratic actors, while the EU needs to act as a global standard-setter in AI.
MEPs identified policy options that could unlock AI’s potential in health, the environment and climate change, to help combat pandemics and global hunger, as well as enhancing people’s quality of life through personalised medicine. AI, if combined with the necessary support infrastructure, education and training, can increase capital and labour productivity, innovation, sustainable growth and job creation, they add.
The EU should not always regulate AI as a technology. Instead, the level of regulatory intervention should be proportionate to the type of risk associated with using an AI system in a particular way.
The Global Alliance for Digital Governance highly recommends this event. The Global Alliance for Digital Governance connects organizations, 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) proposed 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.
GADG will bring outcome of this conference to governments and for BGF High Level Dialog on Cyber Defense.
