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In your opinion, what outcomes would make the first Global Dialogue on AI Governance a success?

An AI governance architecture that creates a leverage for emergence and development of the global south.

From your perspective, which of the following thematic areas identified by the General Assembly Resolution 79/325 for the AI Dialogue reflect your priorities for urgent action and active engagement?

  • Safe, secure and trustworthy AI
  • Transparency, accountability, and human oversight
  • Interoperability of governance approaches
  • AI capacity-building

Please briefly explain your selection.

My primary selection is Safe, secure and trustworthy AI. In my opinion all other factors ride on this.

In your opinion, are there any cross-cutting or emerging issues not captured by the listed themes above? If so, please explain.

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Data infrastructure and the balance for energy requirement

How are the governance gaps and related developments/advances in the thematic areas you selected above affecting your country, region, or sector? Please highlight the most significant challenges.

Safety, security and trustworthy AI is a major apathy in the diffusion of AI tools and deriving value in Africa

What role can the AI Dialogue play in advancing international cooperation on AI governance?

AI Dialogue could become a platform for forging new order that proactively and collaborative democratize a decentralized AI trust

What are some of the existing initiatives, partnerships, or mechanisms that the AI Dialogue should build upon or connect with, and what added value could the AI Dialogue bring?

Some World Economic Forum Conversations. Few books from The Big Nine by Amy Webb, The Power Law by Sebastian Mallaby and The Coming Wave by Mustafa Suleyman

How can different stakeholders contribute to the AI Dialogue? Please share recommendations for the format and structure of the AI Dialogue.

Bi-directional Approach with emphasis on bottom-up consultations and contributions from the ground up. This can combine small groups geographically, demographically and functionally aggregated.

Which voices, communities, or perspectives are currently underrepresented in global discussions on AI governance? How could they be included?

Youth and the last mile community are still largely left out. If used well, we can accurately circumvent some perennial issues with education and literacy

What innovative engagement formats could most effectively foster meaningful and dynamic engagement during the AI Dialogue?

Focused group engagement at the community, professional or demographic level with aim of surfacing the opinion and needs of the community and up-aggregated via a champion that continues to be conduit for bidirectional engagement. E.g. IAPHL

Please share examples of policies, practices, platforms, or approaches that promote effective AI governance or offer concrete solutions to addressing its challenges.

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Example of such platform is The International Association of Public Health Logisticians