[IGFmaglist] draft BPF proposal on Big Data and Artificial Intelligence

[Anriette Esterhuysen]

Thanks very much for this Titti.

Anriette

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Anriette Esterhuysen
Senior advisor on internet governance, policy advocacy and strategic planning
Association for Progressive Communications
apc.org
afrisig.org
anriette at apc.org

On 2020/01/10 17:38, CASSA Concettina wrote:
>
> Dear Anriette, MAG colleagues and IGF Secretariat,
>
> Please find attached the proposal for the continuation of the BPF on
> Big Data and Artificial Intelligence in 2020 to be debated in our
> face-to-face meeting, next week.
>
> The BPF session on IoT, Big Data and AI in Berlin highlighted the need
> to focus on data, data privacy and on the data usage by artificial
> intelligence tools.
>
> In the last two years the BPF covered IoT, Big Data, AI as one concept
> of new technologies working together in an Internet context. The work
> started from the observation that the new technologies have a huge
> potential when it comes to helping to address societal and policy
> challenges, including the SDGs, in new and more efficient ways. In
> this context, in 2018, the BPF identified best practices to establish
> a stakeholder dialogue and, in 2019, focused on enhancing trust in
> IoT, Big Data, AI and increasing the use and uptake of IoT, Big Data,
> AI in solutions to address societal challenges.
>
> The proposal for 2020 wants to focus on different aspects related to
> the collection and use of people’s data for AI analysis and on best
> practices to ensure that people benefit and are not harmed.  The BPF
> wants to discuss both situations where data is generated by IoT
> devices and data shared collected in other ways over the Internet.
> Therefore, it might be useful not to mention IoT in the title of the
> BPF.  Maybe another BPF could focus on specific IoT related issues,
> such as IoT security, infrastructure, etc.
>
> Looking forward to discussing this with you next week!
>
>  
>
> Best,
>
> Titti
>
>
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