Risk and opportunities of ICTs and social media in a pandemic world

ICT4Peace Co-Hosts Launch of: The Essential Convergence – Global Compact on Extreme AI Risks by the Strategic Foresight Group (SFG)

Prepared by the Strategic Foresight Group (SFG) in cooperation with AI experts from the Global North and the Global South, the report offers a timely and evidence-based assessment of how major powers — including the United States, China, the European Union, India, Brazil, South Africa, South Korea and the UAE — are converging around common approaches to managing the most severe risks posed by advanced AI. Key findings of the report include: 1.) Identification of four categories of extreme AI risk attracting growing global attention. 2.) A proposal for a Global Compact on Extreme AI Risks. 3.) The introduction of the concept of “demand-side governance.

The ICT4Peace Foundation is proud to co-host the launch of a landmark new international report by the Strategic Foresight Group (SFG): “The Essential Convergence: Global Compact on Extreme AI Risks”  ...

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Ensuring the Responsible Use pf Technology in Private Security

Online Panel Discussion on 27 March 2025 starting 14:00 to 15:30 CET

While innovations like CCTV, AI and cybersecurity have the potential to significantly improve security services, this rapid expansion into the digital age also brings new risks. These technologies raise important  ...

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ICT4Peace at The Inaugural Conference of the International Association for Safe and Ethical AI in Paris

The International Association for Safe and Ethical AI hosted its inaugural conference (IASEAI ‘25) on Feb 6-7, 2025 at the OECD La Muette Headquarters and Conference Centre in Paris, ahead of the Paris AI Action Summit.

ICT4Peace had the pleasure to participate in The International Association for Safe and Ethical AI inaugural conference (IASEAI ‘25) on Feb 6-7, 2025 at the OECD La Muette Headquarters and  ...

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Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa’s article: “We are engaged in a world war of stories – a war between incompatible versions of reality – and we need to learn how to fight it.” Salman Rushdie, Knife

Article by Sanjana Hattotuwa, Special Advisor, ICT4Peace for the The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)

“We are engaged in a world war of stories – a war between incompatible versions of reality – and we need to learn how to fight it.” Salman Rushdie, Knife  ...

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Digital Distortions: Sophie Achermann on online harms, and gendered violence on social media

The ICT4Peace Foundation is delighted to release the Fourth episode of Digital Distortions, a podcast series looking at the role, reach, and relevance of disinformation, and truth decay in contemporary  ...

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Addressing Externality Costs of Misinformation in the Digital Age

By Anne-Marie Buzatu, Executive Director of ICT4Peace

In this new report and submission to the United Nations, ICT4Peace considers the ad-revenue models of social media platforms that amplify misinformation and generate externality costs and proposes innovative solutions  ...

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