[DCAD] Fwd: [DC] Join the Webinar on "AI Governance for Humanity's Benefit"! | Tomorrow 3 April | 15 UTC

Thu Apr 3 04:12:04 PDT 2025

Hello Judith,

Thank you for sharing this. Looking forward to the Webinar.

Kind regards,
*Nicodemus Nyakundi*
*Digital Accessibility for PWDs*
@*KICTANet* <https://www.kictanet.or.ke/>

On Wed, Apr 2, 2025 at 11:40 PM Judith Hellerstein via DCAD <
dcad at lists.igf-dcad.org> wrote:

> Dear DCAD Member,
>
> Passing along an email from the DC Coordination Group
>
> The IGF DCs Global Webinar Series launches with this first session,
> “Global AI Governance for Humanity’s Benefit”, bringing together
> policymakers, technologists, civil society, and thought leaders. The aim is
> to foster global collaboration to ensure AI benefits all of humanity.
> Thursday, 3 April, Thursday, 15:00 UTC:
> https://intgovforum.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-Oc96mHoR4CyTs31W6sCJg
> (registration link).
>
> The Stream text link for this webinar is
> https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=CaptionFirst-IGF
>
> Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming every sector and will have a
> lasting impact on humanity in times to come. Yet, rapid AI adoption also
> raises concerns around ethics, privacy, bias, and misuse. The absence of a
> unified global governance framework risks widening inequalities and
> exacerbating societal divides.
>
> Objectives include fostering dialogue on the potential of AI, Ethical AI
> governance, Role of Stakeholders, AI and the SDGs – UN Global Digital
> Compact (GDC), and capacity building for AI.
>
> Duration of the webinar: 60 min
>
> The webinar will address the following:
>
>    -     Is the FOMO of AI real?
>    -     Challenges of using AI
>    -     Role of stakeholders in Global Standards & Open Access: Creating
>    inclusive, culturally aware AI governance frameworks.
>    -     How can AI contribute to UN’s SDGs & Global Digital Compact.
>    -     Capacity Building: what we need to do in terms of capacity
>    building to avoid another AI-Digital Divide
>
> Format :
>
>     Introduction: IGF Secretariat: 2 min
>     Moderator and session chair will deliver the opening remarks to set
> the context: 5 min
>     Each panelist will give their introduction and view on the main
> topic:  3 min each
>     Expert panelist will answer the question as assigned to them: 2 min
>     Questions based on the flow of the discussions – 10 min
>     Questions from the audience: 15 min
>     Vote of Thanks – IGF Secretariat: 3 min
>
> Speakers:
>
> • Roman Chukov, IGF Secretariat
>
> • Dr. Rajendra Pratap Gupta (Moderator & Session Chair)
>
> • Dino Cataldo Dell’Accio - Dynamic Coalition on Emerging Technologies
>
> • Maarten Botterman - Dynamic Coalition on IOT
>
> • Jutta Croll- Dynamic Coalition on Children's Rights in the Digital
> Environment
>
> • Gunjan Sinha from Dynamic Coalition on -Gaming 4 Purpose
>
> • Janice Richardson: IS3C
>
> • Amali De Silva – Mitchell: Dynamic Coalition on Data Driven Digital
> Health Technologies
>
>  Best,
>
> Judith Hellerstein
>
> DCAD Co-Coordinator
>
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> -------- Forwarded Message --------
> Subject: [DC] Join the Webinar on "AI Governance for Humanity's Benefit"!
> | 3 April | 15 UTC
> Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2025 14:32:36 +0000
> From: IGF Secretariat via DC <dc at intgovforum.org> <dc at intgovforum.org>
> Reply-To: IGF Secretariat <igf at un.org> <igf at un.org>
> To: dc at intgovforum.org <dc at intgovforum.org> <dc at intgovforum.org>
>
>
>
> *Dear **All,*
>
>
>
> *We are delighted to invite you to register and participate **in** the
> first IGF D**ynamic Coalition**s Webinar on **“**Global AI Governance for
> Humanity’s Benefit**”** on **Thursday, **3 April, Thursday, 15:00 UTC:* *https://intgovforum.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-Oc96mHoR4CyTs31W6sCJg
> <https://intgovforum.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-Oc96mHoR4CyTs31W6sCJg>** (registration
> link).*
>
>
>
> *The Stream text link for this webinar is
> https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=CaptionFirst-IGF
> <https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=CaptionFirst-IGF>*
>
>
>
> *Background:*
>
>
>
> The IGF DCs Global Webinar Series launches with this first session, “Global
> AI Governance for Humanity’s Benefit”, bringing together policymakers,
> technologists, civil society, and thought leaders. The aim is to foster
> global collaboration to ensure AI benefits all of humanity.
>
>
>
> Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming every sector and will have a
> lasting impact on humanity in times to come. Yet, rapid AI adoption also
> raises concerns around ethics, privacy, bias, and misuse. The absence of a
> unified global governance framework risks widening inequalities and
> exacerbating societal divides.
>
>
>
> *Objectives* include fostering dialogue on the potential of AI, Ethical
> AI governance, Role of Stakeholders, AI and the SDGs – UN Global Digital
> Compact (GDC), and capacity building for AI.
>
>
>
> *Duration* of the webinar: 60 min
>
>
>
> The webinar will address the following*:*
>
>
>
>    1. Is the FOMO of AI real?
>    2. Challenges of using AI
>    3. Role of stakeholders in Global Standards & Open Access: Creating
>    inclusive, culturally aware AI governance frameworks.
>    4. How can AI contribute to UN’s SDGs & Global Digital Compact.
>    5. Capacity Building: what we need to do in terms of capacity building
>    to avoid another AI-Digital Divide
>
>
>
> *Format :*
>
>    - Introduction: IGF Secretariat: 2 min
>    - Moderator and session chair will deliver the opening remarks to set
>    the context: 5 min
>    - Each panelist will give their introduction and view on the main
>    topic:  3 min each
>    - Expert panelist will answer the question as assigned to them: 2 min
>    - Questions based on the flow of the discussions – 10 min
>    - Questions from the audience: 15 min
>    - Vote of Thanks – IGF Secretariat: 3 min
>
>
>
> *Speakers:*
>
> • Roman Chukov, IGF Secretariat
>
> • Dr. Rajendra Pratap Gupta (Moderator & Session Chair)
>
> • Dino Cataldo Dell’Accio - Dynamic Coalition on Emerging Technologies
>
> • Maarten Botterman - Dynamic Coalition on IOT
>
> • Jutta Croll- Dynamic Coalition on Children's Rights in the Digital
> Environment
>
> • Gunjan Sinha from Dynamic Coalition on -Gaming 4 Purpose
>
> • Janice Richardson: IS3C
>
> • Amali De Silva – Mitchell: Dynamic Coalition on Data Driven Digital
> Health Technologies
>
>
>
> *We cordially invite everyone to participate and share the registration
> link
> <https://intgovforum.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-Oc96mHoR4CyTs31W6sCJg>
> with your networks!*
>
>
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