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2024-09-10

Brazil

Webinar: Paving the Way to Sustainable AI

On 10 July, the Secretariat for the Brazilian-German Digital Dialogue organised an online webinar titled “AI, Regulation, and the Environment: Pathways to a Sustainable Planet”, in partnership with the G20 engagement groups Business 20 (B20) and Think Tanks 20 (T20). Speakers from around the globe discussed the benefits and challenges of incorporating sustainability into AI systems.

2024-09-09

Kenya

Data Innovation Lab: international politics on AI

2024-08-15

Brazil

Green Paper: Structuring data spaces in Brazil

The Secretariat for the Brazilian-German Digital Dialogue supported the development of a second green paper on data spaces. This publication, written in Portuguese, examines the challenges and opportunities in Brazil's digital landscape for implementing data spaces. It is now available for download below.

2024-07-22

Brazil

Webinar on openIMIS: Open-Source solution for complex healthcare and social protection systems

On 18 July, the Secretariat for the Brazilian-German Digital Dialogue, in collaboration with the Code for Development (Code4Dev) initiative of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), hosted the webinar "Learn to Deploy the Open-Source Tool openIMIS." The event healthcare professionals, software developers, and social protection administrators to debate the management of healthcare systems and social protection programs.

2024-06-20

Singapore

Panel discussion on disinformation and deepfakes

The use of AI-generated images and videos to spread disinformation is on the rise worldwide. State Secretary Stefan Schnorr from the German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) discussed current challenges and possible solutions with stakeholders from research and industry as part of the Singaporean-German Digital Dialogue at the AsiaTech x Singapore 2024 summit.

2024-06-07

Brazil

Workshop at the Brazilian IGF on international standards and the Brazilian AI regulation

On 24 May, the Secretariat for the Brazilian-German Digital Dialogue and the EU-Brazil Digital Dialogue organised the panel discussion “Between the global and the local: the pros and cons of adopting international standards in AI regulation in Brazil” at the 14th Brazilian Internet Governance Forum (FIB). Experts discussed the influence of international technical standards on AI regulation, with special focus on the Brazilian draft legislation.

2024-06-03

Singapore

AsiaTech x Singapore 2024: Exchange on the Singaporean-German Digital Dialogue

From 29 to 31 May 2024, State Secretary Schnorr from the German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) took part in the AsiaTech x Singapore technology conference as part of the Singaporean-German Digital Dialogue. State Secretary Schnorr met with German and Singaporean stakeholders in the technology sector. He also agreed on the next steps of the Digital Dialogue with the Singaporean Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI) and its digital agency Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA).

2024-05-30

General

International Digital Dialogues at re:publica 2024

The German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) was present with a booth at re:publica 2024 – the largest festival for the digital society in Europe. At BMDV’s booth, interviews and discussions with stakeholders from the International Digital Dialogues took place. Three different topics took centre stage: freedom and security in the digital space, Kenya's digital ecosystem and the role of start-ups for a sustainable digital transformation.

2024-05-24

Kenya

Kenyan-German policy exchange: Developing an AI strategy

On 22 May 2024, the German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) and the Kenyan Ministry of Information, Communications and The Digital Economy (MICDE) discussed Germany’s learnings and best practices in developing its national AI strategy.

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