Second day of the G7 Ministerial Meeting on Industry, Technology and Digital

It will be held on 15 March in Trento and will be chaired by Under Secretary of State for Technological Innovation Alessio Butti.

08/03/2024

The second day of the G7 Ministerial Meeting on Industry, Technology and Digital will be held on 15 March in Trento and will be chaired by Under Secretary of State for Technological Innovation Alessio Butti.

The Italian Presidency promotes the safe, secure and trustworthy development and use of AI systems with a particular focus on the use of AI in the public sector. Furthermore, the Presidency proposes to develop a Compendium focused on the efficient, inclusive, and secure delivery and access to digital public services, in accordance with shared G7 values.

The development, deployment and use of all AI systems need to include ethical considerations and respect the democratic values of G7 countries, protect human rights and fundamental freedoms, and ensure accountability, while preventing and mitigating possible misuse and abuse.  To this end, the Italian Presidency proposes to develop a Toolkit for the ethical and human-centred development and use of all AI systems in the public sector. In addition, the Presidency will leverage the work of the Japanese G7 Presidency and integrate the outcomes of the Hiroshima Artificial Intelligence Process (HAIP) to develop, together with relevant stakeholders, appropriate mechanisms for voluntary monitoring of the adoption of the “International Code of Conduct for Organizations Developing Advanced AI Systems”.

A robust digital public infrastructure facilitates an easy, user-friendly, and secure access to essential public services, enables resilience, and fosters inclusion. The Presidency will develop a Compendium on Digital Government Systems, sharing examples of how G7 governments are approaching and leveraging digital public infrastructure.