📢 Information, transparency, inclusion. Today at @DAVOS, we called for these principles to accelerate a plastic-free future👉youtube.com/watch?v=OylDFy…

Civil society can play a clear role in that future. Envision greater dialogue between consumer advocates, the businesses,…

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A lot has changed in the past 4 years - and consumers are at risk of being left behind.

The stage is set for #GlobalCongress2023 where leaders will gather to find a better way forward for everyone. What's on our agenda? 👉consumersinternational.org/news-resources…

Snapshot: Our final online connect before we meet in person in Nairobi!

Thanks to the consumer advocates in Kenya who've informed our #GlobalCongress2023 - Youth Education Network CIN Kenya Consumer Downtown Association-CDA & more.

Few places remain. Contact➡️[email protected].…

🌐This week, our digital team is exploring the future of #InclusiveInnovation at #AfricaTechFestival

🔥 We moderated a fireside chat delving into the AI landscape in Africa, delving into challenges and policy considerations for a fair AI future.

Lessons learned:

1️⃣ Digital…

Exciting insights at Africa Tech Festival!

Hon. Thulagano Merafe Segokgo from Botswana Government highlights Botswana's liberal approach fostering partnerships with MNOs & Telcos to boost digital access. 🤝📱

However, he acknowledges hurdles in mobile pricing that affect digital equality.

The G7 Leaders’ Statement on AI is out! It welcomes a set of guiding principles and a code of conduct for organizations developing advanced AI systems. It was a pleasure to help negotiate the document on behalf of 🇨🇦! mofa.go.jp/ecm/ec/page5e_…

Great to catch up with Consumer Reports in New York this week and to discuss how we can collaborate on #digital , #GlobalCongress and World Consumer Rights Day 2024

⁦United Nations Envoy on Technology⁩ says institutional arrangements for digital global governance, including AI are the paradigm shift needed for #digitaltransformation ? But can they redress #digitalinequality and #datainjustice that must to be truly transformative? #IGFKyoto #IGF2023 ⁦

A very exciting new publication!🚨‼️🔔A new research agenda for African generative AI | Nature Human Behaviour ⁦Gates Foundation⁩ ⁦IDRC | CRDI⁩ ⁦African Observatory on Responsible AI⁩ nature.com/articles/s4156…

CEO Helani Galpaya ‘breaking’ the UN #GlobalDigitalCompact pointing out its faults. Session on ‘A global compact for digital justice: southern perspectives’ at #IGF2023 #Kyoto

The African Observatory on Responsible AI has recently launched the AI Policy & Governance Map. This is an ever evolving body of work that will continue to capture work from AI policymakers, academics and researchers from across the continent.

Learn more about this work: buff.ly/46BrYYz

Next week we will be hosting a public seminar; African Perspectives on the Global AI Governance.

To register 👉us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Join us!

#AfIGF2023

📢Brand new call for papers: AI systems for the public interest, edited by @thezueger & Hadi Asghari. Deadline for abstracts: 29 October 2023. policyreview.info/node/1721 #artificialintelligence , #machinelearning #LanguageLearning #AI

Navigating #AI debates, regulating #digital platforms, and #tech 's role in #sustainability ? Our Quarterly #newsletter highlights how HIIG is addressing these pressing issues with innovative #academic formats and #interdisciplinary research.

Register here: hiig.de/en/newsletter-…

🚨JOB ALERT: The most exciting research and applied sciences opportunity at UNICEF's Frontier Data Technology!

Rocking AI, Net Science, Complex Systems, Data Science, Big Data...? Want to make an impact? We are looking for you at
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9 issues that every regulator should have on their radar itu.int/en/ITU-D/Regul… #ITUGSR

We are working on a project with Mila-Quebec AI Institute, the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) & @CEIMIA.

If you match this profile, please contact us at [email protected] or [email protected].

Call for pitches for Digital 50.50!

Theme: AI Bias & Implications on Gender & Minorities

We are looking for innovative submissions for Digital 50.50 addressing human prejudices translating into AI and algorithms which impacts marginalized groups.

Deadline: 28th July 2023