Session
Subtheme
Organizer 1: Civil Society, Asia-Pacific Group
Organizer 2: Civil Society, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Organizer 3: Civil Society, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Organizer 4: Civil Society, Asia-Pacific Group
Organizer 5: Civil Society, Asia-Pacific Group
Organizer 2: Civil Society, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Organizer 3: Civil Society, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Organizer 4: Civil Society, Asia-Pacific Group
Organizer 5: Civil Society, Asia-Pacific Group
Speaker 1: Kenneth Leung, Civil Society, Asia-Pacific Group
Speaker 2: Lampros Stergioulas, Technical Community, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Speaker 3: Jenna Manhau Fung, Technical Community, Asia-Pacific Group
Speaker 4: Raphaël Weuts, Civil Society, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Speaker 5: Noemi Grippi, Civil Society, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Speaker 2: Lampros Stergioulas, Technical Community, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Speaker 3: Jenna Manhau Fung, Technical Community, Asia-Pacific Group
Speaker 4: Raphaël Weuts, Civil Society, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Speaker 5: Noemi Grippi, Civil Society, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Format
Roundtable
Duration (minutes): 60
Format description: A 60-minute roundtable format aligns with the workshop’s discussion on the importance of a human-centred collaborative governance in the AI era. Following speakers’ introductory remarks, onsite and online moderators will invite participants to use digital participatory tools (e.g., Slido) for comments and/or questions. Other than reserving at least 20 minutes for discussions that incorporate audience input (depending on activeness on Slido), moderators will also pose planned polling questions to participants for a sampled real-time sentiment check. Participants are encouraged to use emoji placards found on their onsite seats (and Zoom’s Reaction function) to make instant reactions during polls and throughout the workshop. This format ensures the discussion and outcomes are reflective of all participants’ thoughts with the enhancement of aforementioned participatory tools. Championing people-to-people exchanges by design, this workshop galvanises multistakeholder discussions and maximises engagement for a collaborative environment for The Internet We Want, for “We” as humans.
Duration (minutes): 60
Format description: A 60-minute roundtable format aligns with the workshop’s discussion on the importance of a human-centred collaborative governance in the AI era. Following speakers’ introductory remarks, onsite and online moderators will invite participants to use digital participatory tools (e.g., Slido) for comments and/or questions. Other than reserving at least 20 minutes for discussions that incorporate audience input (depending on activeness on Slido), moderators will also pose planned polling questions to participants for a sampled real-time sentiment check. Participants are encouraged to use emoji placards found on their onsite seats (and Zoom’s Reaction function) to make instant reactions during polls and throughout the workshop. This format ensures the discussion and outcomes are reflective of all participants’ thoughts with the enhancement of aforementioned participatory tools. Championing people-to-people exchanges by design, this workshop galvanises multistakeholder discussions and maximises engagement for a collaborative environment for The Internet We Want, for “We” as humans.
Policy Question(s)
A. How can human-centric collaborative governance be effectively fostered to ensure AI development takes the interests of youth and underrepresented communities into account as we build towards Society 5.0?
B. What is ethics-by-design in the development of AI and its governance and how can we ensure its implementation better aligns technological advancement with human values and inclusivity?
C. How can empowerment and educational programmes, including NRIs, be leveraged to support sustainable capacity building for AI initiatives that drive balanced and diverse participation from different stakeholder groups in the digital governance ecosystem?
What will participants gain from attending this session? Participants will gain insights into the importance, considerations and strategies for human-centric collaborative governance on AI development as we advance the work across multilateral systems such as IGF, WSIS+20, GDC and NETmundial+10.
With the workshop focusing on the interests of youth and the roles of educational institutions in shaping the governance of AI, participants will be able to better identify opportunities to leverage AI initiatives and digital empowerment programmes to foster the Internet We Want and a S.M.A.R.T. society.
Designed to encourage people-to-people exchanges and live responses throughout the participatory session, attendees from all stakeholder groups and backgrounds will have the floor to share their thoughts on building digital cooperation together sustainably and meaningfully through NRIs and other empowerment and educational programmes while realising the varied sentiments in the room onsite and online.
SDGs
Description:
With a horizon scan over recent discourses on artificial intelligence (AI) in building the broader digital governance ecosystem, the workshop will centre around fostering collaborative governance posited in the concept of Society 5.0 – a vision for a human-centred society that harmonises technological advancement with the resolution of social challenges through the integration of cyberspace and physical space. Carrying forward the NETmundial+10 Multistakeholder Statement, discussions pertaining to the WSIS+20 review process, and the implementation of the Global Digital Compact, it is imperative to explore how different stakeholder groups can collaborate sustainably and meaningfully in shaping AI development that consider the needs of youth and other underrepresented communities. The ethical implications of AI will also be deliberated, emphasising an ethics-by-design approach that prioritises human values and inclusivity. Spotlighting youth perspectives and the roles of educational institutions, the workshop will underscore the importance of sustainable resourcing and capacity building for AI initiatives. Identifying opportunities to leverage and modernise educational programmes and NRIs, best practices are to be shared amongst participants to better empower youth and other underrepresented communities for a society that is S.M.A.R.T. – Sustainable, Multistakeholder-involved, Accountable, Resilient, and Trusted. ----- Our speaker composition brings distinct viewpoints. This workshop strives to be a balanced and diverse one "by-design" with organisers comprised of people from Global South and North and by amplifying youth (underrepresented group) as our discussion focus. Collectively, our speakers bring perspectives from intergovernmental organisations, private sector, civil society, academia, and the technical community with their current and past experiences. Individually, Stergioulas offers insights into human-centred AI with UNESCO perspectives; Weuts offers insights into ethical AI governance in universities and other settings; Fung offers insights into youth empowerment and its AI intersection; Grippi offers insights into collaborative governance; and Leung offers insights into Society 5.0.
With a horizon scan over recent discourses on artificial intelligence (AI) in building the broader digital governance ecosystem, the workshop will centre around fostering collaborative governance posited in the concept of Society 5.0 – a vision for a human-centred society that harmonises technological advancement with the resolution of social challenges through the integration of cyberspace and physical space. Carrying forward the NETmundial+10 Multistakeholder Statement, discussions pertaining to the WSIS+20 review process, and the implementation of the Global Digital Compact, it is imperative to explore how different stakeholder groups can collaborate sustainably and meaningfully in shaping AI development that consider the needs of youth and other underrepresented communities. The ethical implications of AI will also be deliberated, emphasising an ethics-by-design approach that prioritises human values and inclusivity. Spotlighting youth perspectives and the roles of educational institutions, the workshop will underscore the importance of sustainable resourcing and capacity building for AI initiatives. Identifying opportunities to leverage and modernise educational programmes and NRIs, best practices are to be shared amongst participants to better empower youth and other underrepresented communities for a society that is S.M.A.R.T. – Sustainable, Multistakeholder-involved, Accountable, Resilient, and Trusted. ----- Our speaker composition brings distinct viewpoints. This workshop strives to be a balanced and diverse one "by-design" with organisers comprised of people from Global South and North and by amplifying youth (underrepresented group) as our discussion focus. Collectively, our speakers bring perspectives from intergovernmental organisations, private sector, civil society, academia, and the technical community with their current and past experiences. Individually, Stergioulas offers insights into human-centred AI with UNESCO perspectives; Weuts offers insights into ethical AI governance in universities and other settings; Fung offers insights into youth empowerment and its AI intersection; Grippi offers insights into collaborative governance; and Leung offers insights into Society 5.0.
Expected Outcomes
Other than a report summarising key talking points and policy questions answered during the workshop, results of live responses and interactions will also be recorded in the collaborative Google Document where online and onsite participants have taken notes and shared relevant resources.
Incorporating workshop discussions and the content of the Google Document, organizers will write short post-session journal(s) to be published on respective organizers’ affiliated platforms as appropriate.
Policy recommendations for integrating AI into digital cooperation mechanisms, stakeholder collaboration strategies to enhance AI governance, and a follow-up knowledge-sharing initiative, such as a report or policy brief summarizing key takeaways.
More broadly, with our discussion capturing underrepresented interests, key takeaways from the workshop are expected to be valuable for the WSIS+20 review and GDC implementation, as well as other ongoing discourses regarding AI capacity-building initiatives within the wider digital governance structures.
Hybrid Format: In an effort to ensure a balanced human interactions amongst and across onsite and online participants, moderators will address participants throughout the workshop regardless of their modes of participation.
The sessions’ sampled live multistakeholder representation will be facilitated by digital tools including Slido and Zoom functions for real-time sentiment check and responses. For onsite participants, they will also find emoji placards on their seats for more visible interactions.
A Google Document will also be set up in advance for collaborative note taking, resource sharing and live reactions and response recording throughout the after the session.
During the latter part of the “open-floor” session that encourages people-to-people exchange, moderators will prioritise live engagements by addressing participants who first raise their hands (in the room or over Zoom). As the open-floor continues, engagement will rotate between remarks from Slido, onsite and online.