Center participation in WSIS Forum 2021: ICTs for Inclusive, Resilient and Sustainable Societies and Economies

Center for Global IT cooperation’s researcher Anna Abramova took part in the work of session 352 “High-Level Dialogue: AI Readiness Check: Policy Impact, Opportunities and Challenges”. In her report Anna Abramova spoke about state policies in Russia to strengthen AI readiness. The presentation generated interest from other panellists, especially issues related to public trust in AI and AI ethics. It was noted that courses on ethics in the field of AI are being introduced into academic programme not only in foreign universities, but also in domestic ones, in particular, the course on "Normative and Applied Ethics in the Field of AI" is read in the MSc AI MGIMO.