by BGF | Dec 10, 2018 | News
On December 4 in Boston, Boston Global Forum – Michael Dukakis Institute for Leadership and Innovation (BGF-MDI) announced forming a Strategic Alliance Host of the AI World Government Conference & Expo with AI World. The event will take place on June 24 to 26, 2019 in Washington, D.C.
After the cooperation in the AI World Conference & Expo took place in early December, on December 4, the announcement of further partnership with BGF-MDI was made by Eliot Weinman, GM and Founder of AI World, and Executive Editor of AI Trends.
“We are pleased to continue our collaboration with the Michael Dukakis Institute for Leadership and Innovation and their Boston Global Forum in the jointly-organized conference with the same topic – AI World Government taking place on June 24, 2019,” said Weinman.
Nguyen Anh Tuan, CEO of BGF and Director of MDI, “We have several activities already underway at AI World 2018 and will continue our strategic alliance for all AI World 2019 events. We will present an AI-Government model at AI World Government.”
AI World Government Conference & Expo is developed to inform policy makers, and government’s staffs of the potential application of AI technologies. Introducing the government application of AI in its early adoption and benefits for instance:
- Provide better and enhanced services to its constituents
- Increase productivity and reduce costs;
- Accelerate the overall digital transformation efforts underway throughout government agencies;
- And introduce the AI-Government.
by BGF | Dec 10, 2018 | News
On December 12, 2018, the Global Cybersecurity Day 2018 will take place at Loeb House, Harvard University under the moderation of Governor Michael Dukakis, Chairman of Boston Global Forum (BGF) and Michael Dukakis Institute (MDI).
Since the internet boom over the last decade, we have witnessed a significant change in our daily lives as well as how businesses have changed. This has been proved to be greatly beneficial, however, it poses threat to our privacy and safety.
The Global Cybersecurity Day was created to inspire the shared responsibility of the world’s citizens to protect the Internet’s safety and transparency. During the discussion, experts will explore the current state of cybersecurity and the threat posed by disinformation, anonymous sources and fake news as well as the role AI can play as an effective defense mechanism against these threats to truth and the principles of democracy.
The upcoming Global Cybersecurity Day is going to be held at Loeb House, Harvard University, 8:30 am – 12:00 pm, December 12, 2018. The moderator is Governor Michael Dukakis, Chairman of BGF and MDI.
Governor Michael Dukakis will announce the recipient of World Leader for Peace and Cybersecurity Award 2018.
The Minister of Foreign Affair of Japan Taro Kono will give a speech on cybersecurity and disinformation.
The keynote speaker, the AI World Society Distinguished Lecturer is Liam Byrne, Member of Parliament, and Shadow Digital Minister of the United Kingdom. The Agenda of Global Cybersecurity Day follow.
by BGF | Dec 10, 2018 | 7-Layer Model of AI World Society
On December 4, Mr. Nguyen Anh Tuan, Director of Michael Dukakis Institute for Leadership and Innovation (MDI), CEO of Boston Global Forum (BGF), had the honor of being a lead speaker of the “AI in Government” at in the AI World Conference & Expo. He put emphasis on the importance of AI ethics and introduced his organizations’ outstanding initiatives: The AIWS 7-Layer Model and the AI-Government.
The Artificial Intelligence World Society (AIWS) is a set of values, ideas, concepts and protocols for standards and norms whose goal is to advance the peaceful development of AI to improve the quality of life for all humanity. It was conceived and established by MDI on November 22, 2017.
AIWS has developed the AIWS 7-Layer Model. This model establishes a set of norms and best practices for the development, management, and uses of AI so that this technology is safe, humane, and beneficial to society.
In addition to AIWS’s approach to AI ethics, he also introduced the concept of AI-Government which is a component of the AIWS. E-Government is the use of communication and information technology for improving the performance of public sector agencies. AI-Government transcends E-Government by applying AI to assist decision making for all critical public sector functions – notably provision of public services, performance of civic functions, and evaluation of public officials. The core of AI-Government is the National Decision making and Data Center (NDMD). NDMD collects, stores, analyzes, and applies massive amounts of data relevant to the provision of public services and the evaluation of public programs and officials. It does not replace governance by humans or human decisional processes but guides and informs them, while providing an objective basis for service provision and evaluation.
by BGF | Dec 10, 2018 | News
In early December 2018, Governor Michael Dukakis, Chairman of Boston Global Forum (BGF) and Michael Dukakis Institute for Leadership and Innovation (MDI), co-founder of the AIWS Initiative, emphasized our responsibility in creating a better world using AI. He made an opening speech at the AI World Conference and Expo.
MDI is collaborating with AI World to publish some reports and programs on AI-Government, including AIWS Index and AIWS Products. It is a valuable opportunity for leaders and executives who seek knowledge of innovative implementations of AI in the enterprise through case studies and peer networking.
And at the AI World Conference and Expo 2018 launched by AI World, Governor Michael Dukakis, Chairman of BGF and MDI, made an honorary opening speech. The opening remarks highlighted the human’s mission in developing and creating AI to make our future brighter. At the conference, he also introduced the AIWS Report on ethics practice of major governments in the field of AI, including G7 countries and EU.
According to Eliot Weinman, GM & Founder of AI World, and Executive Editor of AI Trends, “Former Governor Michael Dukakis has been an innovative global visionary for decades. For the past several years BGF has conferred with government, research and technology experts to develop a framework for governments around the world to develop the proper AI ethics regulations. As a result, this morning, the Boston Global Forum released its AI World Society Report on AI Ethics, which includes its Government AIWS Ethics and Practices Index”. He also looks forward to cooperating with BGF and MDI in the next joint event AI World Government Conference & Expo held in 2019.
by BGF | Dec 10, 2018 | News
On November 30, Maria Elena Aguero, Secretary-General of the World Leadership Alliance-Club de Madrid (WLA-CdM), and her colleagues as the Members of the Mercy Corps European Leadership Council wrote an open letter to G20 leaders with the aim to claim the equal rights of refugees and migrants reducing the polarization.
People who served as cabinet ministers from two UK’s Parties including an international footballer, academics, diplomats, journalists and entrepreneurs, share a common interest to protect their descendants from discrimination – the commonly used word ‘they’ in the age of globalization.
“Although we are different, there is something we share: we reject the word ‘they’,” they wrote.
With the hope to remove barriers to grant equal opportunities to everyone, the open letter calls on G20 leaders to:
- Use respectful, tolerant and compassionate language to refer to refugees and migrants.
- Take a stand against global tariffs and competition that embed global inequalities and inequities of opportunity.
- Commit to ensuring that foreign policy is conducted with the well-being of civilians at the forefront.
- Consider building into future G20 priorities a roadmap for how to reduce polarization and bring people together.
The open letter is also published on WLA-CdM’s website.
