TRANSFORMATIVE TECHNOLOGIES: GLOBAL SYMPOSIUM FOR REGULATORS 2024

Angelina Bott,
Institute of Radio and Information Systems (IRIS), Vienna, Austria
iris@media-publisher.eu

DOI: 10.36724/2664-066X-2024-10-6-32-40

SYNCHROINFO JOURNAL. Volume 10, Number 6 (2024). P. 32-40.

Abstract

The main purpose of ITU’s Global Symposium for Regulators 2024 explores policies for impact in AI, space economy and climate action is to provide the tools for an effective policy, legal and regulatory environment for the ICT sector. Regulators endorsed a set of guidelines to maximize the benefits of transformative information and communication technologies (ICTs) at the Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR-24), Kampala, Uganda. The “GSR-24 Best Practice Guidelines” agreed by ICT regulators include a series of considerations for balancing innovation with regulation to create a positive impact on societies and economies from emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI). With one-third of humanity still offline and women and other vulnerable groups on the wrong side of the globe’s digital divides, GSR-24 and the Best Practice Guidelines highlight the innovation, trust, and inclusivity that we need in the policy and regulatory environment. Regulators must work together to pursue approaches to leverage transformative technologies such as AI, promote the space economy, encourage innovation, and support climate action and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Keywords:  ITU, GSR-24, artificial intelligence, emerging technologies

References

[1] Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR) 2024 – Chairman’s report. www.itu.int/gsr24.
[2] IAGDICRO-2024-Outcome-Statement. https://www.itu.int/itu-d/meetings/gsr-24/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2024/07/IAGDICRO-2024- Outcome-Statement.pdf
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