Session
Organizer 1: Klaus Hoeckner, Hilfsgemeinschaft der Blinden und Sehschwachen Österreichs
Speaker 1: Klaus Hoeckner, Civil Society, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Speaker 2: David Banes, Civil Society, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Speaker 3: Christopher Patnoe, Private Sector, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Speaker 4: Jutta Treviranus, Civil Society, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Speaker 5: Irene Mbari-Kirika, Civil Society, African Group
Klaus Hoeckner, Civil Society, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
David Banes, Civil Society, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Jutta Treviranus, Civil Society, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Break-out Group Discussions - Round Tables - 90 Min
- should there be a legal framework for regulating AI in this context
- how can standards influence upcoming products and services - ISO TC 42 ie.
- what can DPOs do to engage their members in the process
- the big companies, what can they do to help DPOs
Connection with previous Messages:
4. Quality Education
8. Decent Work and Economic Growth
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
17. Partnerships for the Goals
Targets: Goal 4 on inclusive and equitable quality education and promotion of life-long learning opportunities for all focuses on eliminating gender disparities in education and ensuring equal access to all levels of education and vocational training for the vulnerable, including persons with disabilities. In addition, the proposal calls for building and upgrading education facilities that are child, disability and gender sensitive and also provide safe, non-violent, inclusive and effective learning environments for all.
In Goal 8: to promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all, the international community aims to achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men, including for persons with disabilities, and equal pay for work of equal value.
Closely linked is Goal 10, which strives to reduce inequality within and among countries by empowering and promoting the social, economic and political inclusion of all, including persons with disabilities.
Goal 11 would work to make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe and sustainable. To realize this goal, Member States are called upon to provide access to safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable transport systems for all, improving road safety, notably by expanding public transport, with special attention to the needs of those in vulnerable situations, such as persons with disabilities. In addition, the proposal calls for providing universal access to safe, inclusive and accessible, green and public spaces, particularly for persons with disabilities.
Goal 17 stresses that in order to strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development, the collection of data and monitoring and accountability of the SDGs are crucial. Member States are called upon to enhance capacity-building support to developing countries, including least developed countries (LDCs) and small island developing states (SIDS), which would significantly increase the availability of high-quality, timely and reliable data that is also disaggregated by disability.
see: https://www.un.org/development/desa/disabilities/about-us/sustainable-d…
Description:
We must ensure that emerging technologies deliver more independence and inclusion for 80 million European citizens with disabilities. Development and use of emerging technologies should be critically assessed for their effects on our rights and freedoms, and regulated accordingly. Citizens are becoming aware of the potential of artificial intelligence but also of the potential misuse of their data. It is essential to widen the debate about these technologies beyond the technology community also to the group of Persons with Disablities and to involve them from the scratch in the development of products and services created by new technologies. Persons with disabilities are often early adopters of technology. As the technological pace of change continues to increase, it is crucial that barriers to independent living, success and equal participation and opportunities are not recreated in this new age. We should discuss the possiblities and barriers and how to overcome them to be able to create accessible solutions.
Raising awareness for the involment of DPOs. Conintued discussions and contributions in other fora and conferences worldwide. Engagement of new stakeholders in this process.
Hybrid Format: Zoom with SignLanguage Interpreter pinned and subtiteling
Usage of IGF Official Tool.