Submission to the UN on the UN Interim Report on Governing AI for Humanity

The Africa expert meeting on the UN Interim Report on Governing AI for Humanity took place on the 25th of March from 2PM to 4PM SAST. The aim of the meeting was to actively involve stakeholders by facilitating consultations to gather valuable input and feedback on the Interim Report, and address questions and concerns. The meeting was to address the UN’s Global Advisory Committee on AI released its Interim Report on Governing AI for Humanity, which was released in December 2023. The purpose of the report is to analyse and advance recommendations for the international governance of AI, addressing the global governance deficit and ensuring that AI technologies benefit all of humanity. ​ It provided preliminary recommendations, outlined next steps for the development of the final report, and served as a basis for consultation with diverse stakeholders. ‍The institutions involved in the meeting included: IDRC from Canada, Université virtuelle du Sénégal (UVS), Bennett Institute for Public Policy, the Federal Ministry of Communications,Innovation & Digital Economy, MinoHealth AI Labs, South African Human Rights Commission, National Information Technology Development Agency, Dataphyte Foundation, African Observatory on Responsible AI, OpenUp, Global Index On Responsible AI, Information Regulator SA, Google Alphabet, Atlantic Council, Penplusbytes, Hawthorn Strategy, KaraAgro AI, Local Development Research Institute, Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority, CIPIT, Strathmore University, Future of Privacy Forum, HSRC,Mozilla, London School of Economics & Political Science, Data For Development,Tech Hive Advisory, African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET), University of Johannesburg, Google, African Development Bank Group, Railway Safety Regulator, Policy - Uganda and part of the Geneva UN office.