Session 10: Regional Initiatives ASP 4: Partner2Connect Matchmaking Roundtable

AI policy and regulatory environments 

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is integral to the Future of Asia. Regional governments have started to recognize how important AI is to their economies and digital transformation agenda, hence turning their attention to compelling AI strategies. Despite AI potential, policymakers in Asia Pacific are facing an ethical dilemma to ensure that applications are only deployed once they are safe for the public.  Further, AI systems can exhibit biases that stem from their programming and data sources. For women, this can be translated to cases of discrimination, stereotyping, and exclusion. It will be important to consider gender-sensitive policies to harness these innovations in the best possible way. This session would focus on highlighting the ITU's initiatives to improve capacity and awareness among related stakeholders, especially the policy makers, as well as enhancing multi-stakeholder engagement, participation and coordination on AI technology standards and policy processes that support gender and social inclusions.