The G7 Ministerial meeting on Tech and Digital will take place in Trento on 15 March 2024
On its second day, the G7 on Industry, Tech and Digital focuses on AI, Digital Public Infrastructure and Government
The G7 Industry, Tech and Digital Ministers’ Meeting will take place in Verona and Trento on 14 and 15 March 2024. The two days will be chaired respectively by the Minister of Enterprises and "Made in Italy" Adolfo Urso, and the Under Secretary of State for Technological Innovation – Prime Minister’s Cabinet Office, Alessio Butti.
On the second day of the Ministerial meeting, the Italian Presidency - Department for Digital Transformation – will discuss the development of a toolkit for 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.
Safe, secure and trustworthy, deployment and use of AI systems in the public sector
AI represents one of the most intriguing and promising fields of innovation and has the potential to dramatically improve our lives. 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-centered 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”.
Digital Government 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.
The outcome of the summit
On 15 March, at the end of the meeting in Trento, G7 members will adopt the Industry, Technology and Digital Ministerial Declaration.