ITU Workshop on Policies in relation to impact of Artificial Intelligence on ICT services
Geneva, 10 April 2018
Contact:
tsbworkshops@itu.int
| 11:30 -11:45 | Opening Remarks
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Reinhard Scholl, Deputy Director, TSB (ITU)
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Seiichi Tsugawa, Chairman of ITU-T SG3 (Japan)
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| 11:45 - 12:00 | Keynote speech
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| 12:00 - 13:00 | Session 1: Role of NRAs in capturing the full potential of AI
Data represents the "fuel" of tomorrow's production and a critical feed on information to AI-based ICT services. AI technologies may not be governable by the existing regulatory frameworks, presenting a unique policy challenge compared to prior innovations. In this session, experts will be asked to discuss how a more proactive approach to AI could help tackle social and productive challenges in new ways, magnifying the impact of AI on well-being and businesses' competitiveness.
Moderator: Josephine Adou, Autorité de Régulation des Télécommunications de Côte d'Ivoire (Côte d'Ivoire) - Dhanaraj Thakur*, Senior Research Manager at the Alliance for Affordable Internet, World Wide Web Foundation
[ Biography I Presentation ] - Lwando Bbuku, Zambia Information & Communications Technology Authority (Zambia)
- Abraao Balbino e Silva, Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações (Brazil) [ Biography I Presentation ]
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| 13:00 - 14:30 |
Lunch Break |
| 14:30 - 15:30 |
Session 2: Telco operators and Service Providers: Intelligent ICT as a new Norm
The ICT business models of the telecom operators and IT services providers are about the get disrupted with the advancement of AI. With networks becoming more complex, AI is becoming a necessity. In this session, experts will discuss the opportunities offered by AI for the advancement of ICT services and Infrastructure.
Moderator: Alexey Borodin, Rostelecom (Russian Federation) |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Session 3: AI as a unique policy challenge compared to prior innovations
AI represents one of the most intriguing and promising fields of innovation and has the potential to dramatically improve the way public and private ICT services are delivered. Artificial intelligence can help government deliver policies and services more effectively than with human capabilities and abilities. In this session, experts will discuss and generate ideas on economic and policy aspects of AI in ICT services.
Moderator: Vinod Kotwal, Department of Telecommunication (DoT) (India) - Ben Wagner*, Assistant Professor and Director of the Privacy & Sustainable Computing Lab at Vienna University of Economics and Business (Austria) [ Biographie ]
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| 16:00 - 16:10 |
Wrap Up and Closing Session |
*Remotely
