Webinar “AI Sovereignty in the BRICS Countries”
News | 20-02-2025 10:19The Center for Technology & Society at FGV and the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) are organizing a webinar on “AI Sovereignty in the BRICS Countries” that will take place tomorrow, Thursday 20 February, from 10:00 to 12:00 BRT (GMT-3).
The webinar is part of the series of events on Digital Policies in the BRICS that CTS-FGV and MFA are organizing to discuss the most pressing digital issues for the BRICS grouping ahead of the BRICS Summit that will take place in Rio de Janeiro on 6-7 July, under the Brazilian rotating presidency https://brics.br/en
Here some useful links
- the webinar webpage https://direitorio.fgv.br/en/
event/webinar-ai-sovereignty- brics-countries - "The webinar will be broadcast live on FGV's YouTube channel https://youtube.com/live/
iWbFgQ3ZFzE" - LinkedIn post with flyer and speakers https://www.linkedin.com/
posts/fgv-direito-rio_fgv- fgvriolaw-fgvdireitorio- activity-7292270642043756544- H3u3?utm_source=share&utm_ medium=member_desktop
The goal of the webinar is to provide an understanding of i) what is AI Sovereignty, ii) to what extent BRICS countries are AI sovereign and how their enhanced cooperation could increase their digital sovereignty, iii) and what can other countries learn from BRICS experiences.
Here some background readings that can be useful
- What is AI Sovereignty and Why Brazil Can Lead the Global Debate About It https://www.medianama.com/
2024/06/223-views-ai- sovereignty-brazil-global- debate/ - The Quest for AI Sovereignty Transparency and Accountability https://cyberbrics.info/pre-
print-the-quest-for-ai- sovereignty-transparency-and- accountability/ - BRICS countries and AI sovereignty: Introduction to Thematic Section https://doi.org/10.23962/ajic.
i34.20864 - Digital Sovereignty in the BRICS Countries: How the Global South and Emerging Power Alliances are Reshaping Digital Governance https://www.cambridge.org/
core/books/digital- sovereignty-in-the-brics- countries/ 27E9FD7E4579C76C8D4BA52F7670B4 31
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