by Editor | Oct 17, 2021 | News
The AIWS Value System is innovative and, as such, untested for its utility. AIWS will test the concept by creating the AIWS City, which will be a virtual digital city dedicated to promoting the values associated AIWS.
Professor Thomas Patterson introduced AIWS City as a practical model for the Age of Global Enlightenment and discuss about it with Moderator Zaneta Ozolina at the session “REMAKING THE WORLD – THE SECOND AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT. THE UNITED NATIONS 2045”, the Riga Conference 2021, October 14, 2021.
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 AIWS City, a virtual digital city dedicated to promoting the values associated with AIWS.
This session discussed concepts of the book to build the Age of Global Enlightenment, and the particular role of the Baltic States – who celebrate thirty years of United Nations membership this year-in this regard.
Speakers:
Dr Vaira Vīķe- Freiberga, President of the Republic of Latvia from 1999 to 2007
Nguyen Anh Tuan, CEO of the Boston Global Forum, Director of the Michael Dukakis Institute for Leadership and Innovation, Co-Founder of the AI World Society Innovation Network, Co-Founder of AIWS City
Paul F. Nemitz, Director for Fundamental rights and Union citizenship in the Directorate-General for JUSTICE of the European Commission
Alex `Sandy’ Pentland, Director of the Human Dynamics Laboratory, MIT’s, Director of the MIT Media Lab Entrepreneurship Program, Co-Leader of The World Economic Forum Big Data and Personal Data Initiatives, Founding Member of The Advisory Boards for Nissan, Motorola Mobility, Telefonica
Thomas Patterson, Research Director of The Michael Dukakis Institute for Leadership and Innovation, Professor of Government and the Press of Harvard Kennedy School, Distinguished Contributor to the Book “Remaking the World – Toward an Age of Global Enlightenment”
Moderator: Prof Žaneta Ozoliņa, Chairwoman of the Latvian Transatlantic Organisation.
Link:
https://fb.watch/8IdvBeUlYR/
and:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cu-2r7qzYZo&t=20490s
by Editor | Oct 17, 2021 | News
Policy Dialogue 2021: Rethinking Democracy
Club de Madrid’s Annual Policy Dialogue will be held on 27, 28, 29 October. Action Labs will take place on 18, 19, 20 October.
The Boston Global Forum (BGF) is a partner of Club de Madrid in organizing the Policy Dialog 2021.
BGF will introduce the book Remaking the World – Toward an Age of Global Enlightenment as principles and solutions for Rethinking Democracy.
BGF and Club de Madrid will co-organize special series “Remaking the World – Toward an Age of Global Enlightenment”, a dialog between distinguished leaders to build the Age of Global Enlightenment.
The moderators of this special series are Ramu Damodaran, the First Chief of United Nations Academic Impact (2010-2021), co-chair of the United Nations Centennial Initiative, and Harvard professors David Silbersweig and Thomas Patterson.
In spite of its inevitable imperfections, democracy has served humankind well, making systems and institutions stronger, able to meet citizens’ demands. But there is growing evidence that in many places of the world, democracy is wilting away.
Even in established democracies, the level of disruption indicates that our political systems require calibration. Divisive populist discourses, technologies disrupting the public debate, polarized political landscapes and rising authoritarian governance styles, to name a few, are testing the limits of democratic systems across the globe.
Club de Madrid and Boston Global Forum are set on changing the notion that democratic systems can no longer deliver. For our societies to address their many challenges, democracy needs innovation. Club de Madrid’s Annual Policy Dialogue will present far-reaching proposals to adapt our leadership styles, information ecosystems and institutional settings to the realities of the 21st Century. We need to ‘rethink democracy’ and breathe new life into the system.
Link: http://www.clubmadrid.org/policy-dialogue-2021-rethinking-democracy/
by Editor | Oct 17, 2021 | News
Representative of BGF and AIWS.net in Riga, Professor Zaneta Ozolina, Chairwoman of LATO and the Riga Conference 2021, has organized the conference for 2021. The book Remaking the World – Toward an Age of Global Enlightenment was discussed at a special session of the Conference. AIWS.net is also glad to introduce the session “Is Data the New Frontier of Power?” of the conference.
Decades have passed since one can consider issues of security at a regional or global level as straight forward melee combat. The number of battle-fronts a country must consider keeps increasing on a regular basis. The most recent tool to be used and targeted is the digital footprint left by any transaction, message or activity in our digital age: data. Unidentifiable resources are invested into gathering as much data as possible to be used for a variety of questionable purposes. How should we reconcile the opportunities and the vulnerabilities that stem with holistic digitalisation? How far should we go to govern the internet, the hardware and the software that enables an unparalleled level of innovation but also the threat of the rise of surveillance capitalism and openings for other national security threats?
Aura Salla, Public Policy Director, Head of EU Affairs at Facebook
Andrejs Vasiljevs, Cofounder and Chairman of the Board of Tilde, Board Member of the Big Data Value Association
Līga Raita Rozentāle, Senior Director of European Cybersecurity Policy, Microsoft
Michael Bociurkiw, Global Affairs Analyst
Josef Schroefl, Deputy Director of the COI Strategy and Defense, European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats (Online)
Moderator: Jānis Sārts, Director, NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence
Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlVC9bgNB-8
by Editor | Oct 17, 2021 | News
The Conference “Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Humanity – The Multidimensional Impacts of a Technological Revolution” will take place on October 21th, 2021 in Hà Nội. The event is a part of the DAAS (Diderot Advanced Academic Seminars) series of IFI under the sponsorship of Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU), with the collaboration of Vietnam Ministry of Science and Technology.
Speakers:
Paul Nemitz, Principal Advisor in the Directorate General for Justice and Consumers, European Commission, Author of Principle Human – Democracy, Law and Ethics in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, Distinguished Contributor to Remaking the World – Toward an Age of Global Enlightenment
Dr. Đặng Minh Tuấn, Deputy Director of the Constitutional and Administrative Law Department, School of Law, VNU
Dr. Nguyễn Văn Quân, Faculty of School of Law, VNU
Dr. Nguyễn Bích Thảo, Faculty of School of Law, VNU
Moderator: Nguyen Anh Tuan, CEO of the Boston Global Forum
Paul Nemitz will talk about his chapter “Fundamentals of International Law on AI and Digital” in Remaking the World – Toward an Age of Global Enlightenment and Global Alliance for Digital Government in building the Framework for Global Law on AI and Digital.
Speakers will present the legal system and its implementation in China, Japan, South Korea, India, Australia, Singapore, and Vietnam about Law on AI and Digital, and how to engage them to the Global Alliance for Digital Governance.
The outcome of the conference will be a report on the “Framework for Global Law on AI and Digital, a foundation of the Age of Global Enlightenment”
by Editor | Oct 17, 2021 | Event Updates
With Moderator Zaneta Ozolina, Chair Woman of LATO, speakers President Vaira Vike-Freiberga, Professor Alex Sandy Pentland, Professor Thomas Patterson, Paul Nemitz, and Nguyen Anh Tuan presented and discussed about the book Remaking the World – Toward an Age of Global Enlightenment with ideas to solve questions at the session “REMAKING THE WORLD – THE SECOND AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT. THE UNITED NATIONS 2045”, the Riga Conference 2021, October 14, 2021.
The age where the impact of AI is only growing, the social contract for the AI Age could be one of the tools which could create a cooperative framework for advancing, managing and monitoring AI and its impact. The authors emphasize the particular role of international organizations. In the last few years, we have been observing the diminishing role of multilateralism. To what extent is the creation of such a Social Contract achievable when it requires commitment from so many parties, the role of education and information in the Age of Global Enlightenment.
The book addresses many issues related to the future of AI. One of the main themes is related to governance- particularly to AI and democratic governance. Concepts such as the next generation democracy are introduced. What makes the next generation democracy different from the present one? What kind of governance is needed for an age of global enlightenment and what is the role of AI?
The foundations of the Social Contract are based on the principle of inclusiveness, to take on the broad range of stakeholders. Have any policy solutions been considered for the containment of actors who violate the agreed principles?
The new concept “Community Innovation Economy” as a fundamental part of the economy in the Age of Global Enlightenment. What are the difficulties in applying it?
What are key factors for world success in building the Age of Global Enlightenment?
AIWS City as a practical model for the Age of Global Enlightenment.
Link:
https://fb.watch/8IdvBeUlYR/
and:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cu-2r7qzYZo&t=20490s
by Editor | Oct 11, 2021 | News
10/10/2020 is birthday of AIWS City, a virtual digital city dedicated to promoting the values associated AIWS.
After one year, AIWS City created Global Enlightenment Community, whose first members are distinguished contributors to the book Remaking the World – Toward an Age of Global Enlightenment.
The Global Enlightenment Community are leaders, strategists, thinkers, and innovators from top 45 cities around the world, such as Boston, NYC, Tokyo, Madrid, Brussels, and others.
The Community promote common values and standards of the Social Contract for the AI Age to the world, reduce extreme nationalism and religious extremism, amongst other goals on territorial integrity.
The Community contribute global educators to build the Global Enlightenment Education Program with key individuals such as: Harvard Professors Thomas Patterson, David Silbersweig, MIT Professor Nazli Choucri, Alex Pentland, Governor Michael Dukakis, President Vaira Vike-Freiberga, Prime Minister Zlatko Lagumdzija, Prime Minister Beatriz Merino, Ambassador Ichiro Fujisaki, Mr. Paul Nemitz, Mr. Ramu Damodaran, and Mr. Nguyen Anh Tuan.
by Editor | Oct 11, 2021 | News
IS DATA THE NEW FRONTIER OF POWER?
Decades have passed since one can consider issues of security at a regional or global level as straight forward melee combat. The number of battle-fronts a country must consider keeps increasing on a regular basis. The most recent tool to be used and targeted is the digital footprint left by any transaction, message or activity in our digital age: data. Unidentifiable resources are invested into gathering as much data as possible to be used for a variety of questionable purposes. How should we reconcile the opportunities and the vulnerabilities that stem with holistic digitalisation? How far should we go to govern the internet, the hardware and the software that enables an unparalleled level of innovation but also the threat of the rise of surveillance capitalism and openings for other national security threats?
Andrejs Vasiljevs, Cofounder and Chairman of the Board of Tilde
Amb Casper Klynge, Vice President of European Government Affairs, Microsoft
Aura Salla, Public Policy Director, Head of EU Affairs at Facebook
Josef Schroefl, Deputy Director of the COI Strategy and Defense, European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats
Moderator: Jānis Sārts, Director, NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence
The Rīga Conference has become a unique venue for constructive dialogue on international security issues between leading global decision makers. The event is organized jointly by the Latvian Transatlantic Organisation (LATO), the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia.
The Riga Conference facilitates debates at various levels, engaging high-level politicians, diplomats, experts, as well as local and international media. There are top leaders of the world such as US President George W. Bush, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and heads of states and governments of Baltic areas were speakers of the Rīga Conferences.
Some leaders that will be speaking at the Rīga Conference 2021 are:
H.E. Egils Levits, President of the Republic of Latvia, H.E. Krišjānis Kariņš, Prime Minister of the Republic of Latvia, Kaja Kallas the first female prime minister of Estonia, H.E. Klaus Iohannis, President of Romania, António Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for An Economy that Works for People, Hulusi Akar, Minister of National Defence of Turkey, Mr James Heappey, Minister for the Armed Forces, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, United Kingdom etc.
Link to the conference: https://www.rigaconference.lv/
by Editor | Oct 11, 2021 | News
AIWS.net is network of distinguished leaders, thinkers, innovators, think tanks, and organizations, connecting with governments to support “Remaking the World – Toward an Age of Global Enlightenment” through solutions, initiatives, practices, and implementations of principles and ideas of the book and the United Nations Centennial Initiative.
Sponsors: Boston Global Forum, Massachusetts Government, MIT Connection Science, CyberPolitics@MIT.
Headquarter: Boston
There are representatives of Boston Global Forum and AIWS.net at 45 cities, including New York, Washington DC, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Zurich, Stockholm, Helsinki, Copenhagen, Oslo, Saint Petersburg, Riga, London, Paris, Berlin, Brussels, Athens, Rome, Jerusalem, Vienna, Madrid, Lisbon, Warsaw, Dubrovnik, Toronto, New Delhi, Melbourne, Hanoi, Baku, Cairo, and Lima.
AIWS.net have connected with 54 governments, including of G7 and OECD countries, and international organizations such as the United Nations, UNESCO, World Bank, OECD, Club de Madrid, and Nizami Ganjavi International Center.
Representative of BGF and AIWS.net at cities are Ambassadors of BGF and AIWS.net. They will, on behalf of BGF and AIWS.net, connect and engage people, governments, and organizations at those cities with BGF, AIWS, and bridge Boston and other cities. They are distinguished leaders, strategists, thinkers, and innovators of cities.
Distinguished Thinker Paul Nemitz is the Representative of Boston Global Forum and AIWS.net at Berlin and Brussels. Chairwoman of LATO, Professor Zaneta Ozolina is Representative of BGF and AIWS.net in Riga.
by Editor | Oct 11, 2021 | News
Paul Nemitz, Representative of Boston Global Forum in Brussels and Berlin, one of key persons on Global Law on AI and Digital initiative, presented “the elements & process for an international legal framework to protect fundamental rights in AI & digital spaces” at the Policy Lab, co-organized by Club de Madrid and Boston Global Forum.
The Framework of Global Law on AI and Digital Governance will be presented on Global Cybersecurity Day on December 12, 2021.
Paul Nemitz also is the author of the chapter “Fundamentals of International Law: AI and Digital” of the Book “Remaking the World – Toward an Age of Global Enlightenment”.
Recently he answered interview of Digismak: https://digismak.com/paul-nemitz-the-mantra-that-the-law-kills-innovation-is-false-digital-transformation-technology/
He stressed:
“The mantra that law kills innovation is false. It is the simplest and most misguided myth in any discussion of regulation. History shows that regulation serves innovation. For example, safety regulation ensures that technology is acceptable to society and encourages companies to innovate to increase safety and lower its price. We would not have an environment of progress in technological innovation if we had not had a public policy agenda. The law, unlike markets, creates incentives to innovate in areas that serve the public interest. This also redistributes resources, including those of private companies.
Those who speak of developing AI for the common good cannot at the same time say that they do not want laws. When we speak of regulation as an obstacle to innovation, as something to avoid, we must once again understand that the law is an instrument to express what democracy wants to achieve, to shape society. Therefore, it must prevail over a social modeling directed by business interests and technology.”.
Alondra Nelson, deputy director for science and society at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, wrote on Wire Magazine “Americans Need a Bill of Rights for an AI-Powered World
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy is developing principles to guard against powerful technologies—with input from the public.”
https://www.wired.com/story/opinion-bill-of-rights-artificial-intelligence/
The Global Law on AI and Digital meets and supports this policy of White House and can contribute for White House Office of Science and Technology Policy in its work.
