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SUMMARY:UNGA 80 | Building on the Foundations: Securing the Future of the Open Internet
DESCRIPTION:On the margins of the UNGA 80 High-Level Week in New York\, the Republic of Estonia\, 2025 Chair of the FOC\, will convene representatives from government\, the technical community\, civil society\, academia\, and the private sector for the side-event “Building on the Foundations: Securing the Future of the Open Internet”.  \nAs the global community marks the 20-year review of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS+20) and advances efforts toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals\, ensuring that the Internet remains free\, open\, globally connected\, accessible\, interoperable\, secure\, and rights-respecting has never been more critical. \nThis side-event will examine how to strengthen resilience\, mitigate risks such as Internet shutdowns and attacks on critical infrastructure\, and promote meaningful connectivity\, particularly for marginalized communities. Together\, speakers will examine how technical\, policy\, and rights-based approaches can protect the architecture of the Internet and support a digital environment that upholds human rights and fundamental freedoms. \nThe event will commence with opening remarks from the 2025 FOC Chair\, followed by interventions from high-level representatives of FOC Member States\, Members of the Advisory Network\, and other key stakeholders. Nabiha Syed\, Executive Director\, Mozilla Foundation\, will provide a keynote address in advance of a multistakeholder panel discussion moderated by Lea Kaspar\, Executive Director\, Global Partners Digital\, and featuring: \n\nH.E. Margus Tsahkna\, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia\nDr. Jamal Tonzua Seidu\, Deputy Director-General\, Regulatory Affairs\, Cyber Security Authority of Ghana\nAlex Walden\, Global Head of Human Rights\, Google; Member of the FOC Advisory Network\nAvri Doria\, Principal Researcher\, Technicalities; Member of the FOC Advisory Network \nSabhanaz Rashid Diya\, Executive Director\, Tech Global Institute; Member of the FOC Advisory Network\n\nPlease note attendance at this event is by invitation. If you would like more information\, please contact events@freedomonlinecoalition.com.
URL:https://freedomonlinecoalition.com/event/unga-80-building-on-the-foundations-securing-the-future-of-the-open-internet/
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SUMMARY:UNGA 79 Ministerial Side-Event | AI for Humanity: Charting the Global Course for  Human Rights-Based Governance
DESCRIPTION:The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) presents a host of opportunities and challenges. AI has the potential to enhance individual wellbeing\, to accelerate progress towards the SDGs and to promote the protection of and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. However\, the technology poses risks to these same universal human rights when misused or when an appropriate policy infrastructure is lacking. Robust AI governance frameworks\, grounded in international human rights standards\, are essential. This event\, organised by the Netherlands as the 2024 Chair of the Freedom Online Coalition\, will address how comprehensive AI governance frameworks can be fully aligned with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and international human rights law\, as emphasised by all 193 United Nations member states in the first UN General Assembly resolution on AI (A/78/L.49). \nIn the 13 years since its inception\, the cross-regional Freedom Online Coalition\, now comprising 40 governments\, has established itself as a crucial platform for advancing human rights principles in the digital age. This discussion aims to harness key insights for human rights-based AI governance\, drawing on the final report of the UN High-Level Advisory Body on AI. \nWatch the event live by visiting www.freedomonlinecoalition.com/ministerial-event-2024/.  \nMinisterial Remarks:  \nCaspar Veldkamp\, Minister of Foreign Affairs\, Kingdom of the Netherlands \nAntony J. Blinken\, Secretary of State\, United States   \nMargus Tsahkna\, Minister of Foreign Affairs\, Estonia \nMauricio Lizcano\, Minister of Information Technologies and Communications\, Colombia \nPanellists:\nDr. Alison Gillwald\, Executive Director\, Research ICT Africa\, FOC Advisory Network (Moderator) \nNighat Dad\, Executive Director\, Digital Rights Foundation\, HLAB on AI Member \nSabhanaz Rashid Diya\, Executive Director\, Tech Global Institute\, FOC Advisory Network \nSarah Heck\, Policy\, Anthropic \nVolker Türk\, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights    \n 
URL:https://freedomonlinecoalition.com/event/unga-79-ministerial-side-event-ai-for-humanity-charting-the-global-course-for-human-rights-based-governance/
LOCATION:New York
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