World Telecommunication and Information Society Day

This side-event offers a unique opportunity to present the outcomes of the Paris AI Action Summit held in February 2025 and the progress made since in their implementation, outline key priorities and themes for the Delhi AI Impact Summit to be held in February 2026, and engage stakeholders in a forward-looking dialogue on transitioning from action to impact in the AI era. Watch the WSIS+20 Side Event: "From Action to Impact" A Curtain Raiser to the AI Impact Summit! Meetings & Events

  AI RISKS Regulatory design challenges Opacity, Explainability, Interpretability Challenfe of tracking and monitoring decentralized AI Systems Inter-related risks from data and cybersecurity Inter-related risks from copyrights and IP Growing AI Divide Lack of effective enforcement Disproportionately large role of non-state actors Inclusivity Labour force displacement, income inequality Environmental Footprint of AI.

  The UN Inter-Agency Working Group on AI (IAWG-AI), co-led by ITU and UNESCO, is to bring together UN system expertise on AI in supporting system-wide policy coherence and programmatic coordination. It combines the ethical and technological pillars of the UN to provide a solid foundation for current and future AI efforts with a view to ensuring respect for human rights and accelerating progress on the SDGs. The  IAWG-AI , established during the 40th HLCP session in October 2020, focuses on advancing policy and programmatic coherence of AI activities within the UN. It currently has 40 UN agencies and bodies as members, and several workstreams such as capacity development, procurement guidelines, education, justice, industry, foresight, and other areas. UNITED NATIONS HIGH-LEVEL COMMITTEE ON PROGRAMMES (HLCP) INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP ON AI (IAWG-AI) :