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From international instrument to enhanced readiness of AI
8:30-9:45 in the Partnerships Hub (Halle Saxe)
This panel session will offer a unique opportunity to draw valuable lessons and insights from the implementation of the Recommendation on the Ethics of AI, by bringing in strategic partners of UNESCO in this journey: DG Reform of the European Commission and the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation.
The session will also bring in panelists from champion countries such as Chile and Senegal, who are actively engaged in implementing the Recommendation, through undertaking the diagnostic tools such as the Readiness Assessment Methodology, following a multi-stakeholder approach, which contributes to the policy discourse in the country.
Through their stories, this discussion showcases the transformative journey from an international instrument to an enhanced state of AI readiness, setting a powerful example for UNESCO’s normative functions.
This session will feature consecutive interpretation between English and French.
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Speakers:
- Ms Gabriela Ramos, ADG/SHS, UNESCO - Moderator
- Mr Vilas Dhar, President Patrick J. McGovern Foundation and Member of the UNSG's High Level Advisory body on AI
- Mr Daniele Dotto, Deputy Director for Support to Member States and Head of Unit Governance and Public Administration, DG Reform, European Commission
- Ms Aisen Etcheverry Escudero, Minister of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation, Chile
- Mr Julio A. Pertuzé Salas, McGovern project lead and former Undersecretary of Economy and Small Enterprises, Chile
- Ms Fatou Binetou Ndiaye, Secretary-General, Ministry of Communication, Telecommunications and the Digital Economy, Senegal
- Ms Aissatou Ndiaye Sy, Director of ICT and Coordinator for the National Strategy on AI, Ministry of Communication, Telecommunications and Digital Economy, Senegal
- Ms Diye Dia, McGovern project team, Senegal
Contact: a.wright@unesco.org; l.xu@unesco.org; d.feinholz@unesco.org
