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WSIS+20 High Level Event | Embedding Human Rights in AI Standards: From Principles to Practice

July 10 @ 4:00 pm - 4:45 pm UTC+2

AI Governance Dialogue at WSIS+20

Freedom Online Coalition (FOC) – International Telecommunication Union (ITU) – Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

Date & Time: 16:00 – 16:45 CEST, Thursday, 10 July

Location: Room E, Palexpo, and online 

Emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) are transforming societies at an unprecedented pace. While they offer vast opportunities, they also pose risks to the enjoyment of human rights. Technical standards, as foundational elements of digital infrastructure, can either safeguard or undermine these rights depending on their design and implementation.

In the Global Digital Compact, Member States call on standards development organizations (SDOs) to collaborate in promoting the development and adoption of interoperable artificial intelligence standards that uphold safety, reliability, sustainability, and human rights. In line with this vision, the Compact also recommends establishing an AI Standards Exchange to maintain a register of definitions and applicable standards for evaluating AI systems. Moreover, the Freedom Online Coalition’s 2024 Joint Statement urges SDOs and all stakeholders to embed human rights principles in the conception, design, development, and deployment of technical standards.

Thus, this side event will explore how such standards and tools can be developed to uphold human dignity, equality, privacy, and non-discrimination throughout the AI lifecycle.

Moderator: Ernst Noorman, Ambassador at Large for Cyber Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

Speakers:

  • Tomas Lamanauskas, Deputy Secretary-General, ITU
  • Peggy Hicks, Director of Thematic Engagement, OHCHR
  • Karen McCabe, Senior Director of Technology Policy, IEEE
  • Caitlin Kraft-Buchman, CEO & Founder, Women at the Table
  • Dr. Florian Ostmann, Director of AI Governance and Regulatory Innovation, Alan Turing Institute

Details

Date:
July 10
Time:
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm UTC+2
Website:
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2025/Agenda/Session/179