Using the UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of AI to Advance AI Governance around the World
The panel “Using the UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of AI to Advance AI Governance around the World” was held on 21 February 2023 at the UNESCO Headquarters as a side event of the Internet for Trust Conference, with over 250 in-person and online participants in attendance.
Panelists discussed the current state of AI regulation, emphasizing the need for stronger AI governance guided by ethics. The UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of AI was highlighted as an anchoring, pivotal resource for policymakers and stakeholders by highlighting central ethical principles and bringing the conversation to a global level.
Speakers:
• Moderator: Gabriela Ramos, Assistant Director-General, Social and Human Sciences Sector, UNESCO
• Anicia Peters, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research, Innovation and Development at the University of Namibia and Chairperson of the Namibia Presidential Task Force on the Fourth Industrial Revolution
• Lucilla Sioli, Director for "Artificial Intelligence and Digital Industry", DG CONNECT, European Commission
• Emma Wright, Director & Counsel, Interparliamentary Forum on Emerging Technologies, United Kingdom
• Kerstin Vokinger, Associate Professor of Law and Medicine, University of Zurich
• Rainer Kattel, Deputy Director and Professor of Innovation and Public Governance, UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose
• Vilas Dhar, President and Trustee, the Patrick McGovern Foundation
The panel “Using the UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of AI to Advance AI Governance around the World” was held on 21 February 2023 at the UNESCO Headquarters as a side event of the Internet for Trust Conference, with over 250 in-person and online participants in attendance.
Panelists discussed the current state of AI regulation, emphasizing the need for stronger AI governance guided by ethics. The UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of AI was highlighted as an anchoring, pivotal resource for policymakers and stakeholders by highlighting central ethical principles and bringing the conversation to a global level.
Speakers:
• Moderator: Gabriela Ramos, Assistant Director-General, Social and Human Sciences Sector, UNESCO
• Anicia Peters, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research, Innovation and Development at the University of Namibia and Chairperson of the Namibia Presidential Task Force on the Fourth Industrial Revolution
• Lucilla Sioli, Director for “Artificial Intelligence and Digital Industry”, DG CONNECT, European Commission
• Emma Wright, Director & Counsel, Interparliamentary Forum on Emerging Technologies, United Kingdom
• Kerstin Vokinger, Associate Professor of Law and Medicine, University of Zurich
• Rainer Kattel, Deputy Director and Professor of Innovation and Public Governance, UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose
• Vilas Dhar, President and Trustee, the Patrick McGovern Foundation
