January 11, 2022 Holding GPAI Symposium

In June 2020, the Global Partnership on AI (GPAI), an international initiative to address the responsible development and use of AI-based on human-centered thinking, was established. The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) participated in this partnership with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI).
The GPAI has five working groups, i.e., Responsible AI, Data Governance, Future of Work, Innovation and Commercialization, and AI and Pandemic Response. Its projects are underway by GPAI experts to contribute to bridging AI principles and practices.
The GPAI Symposium will be held under the joint sponsorship of MIC and METI to publicize the activities of the GPAI and deepen the understanding of international discussions on AI principles and other practices. Experts from Japan and abroad who participate in the GPAI will attend the symposium as speakers and panelists to discuss the activities and significance of the GPAI.

1. GPAI Overview

The GPAI is a multi-stakeholder initiative of governments, international organizations, industries, and experts who share the values of democracy, human rights, inclusion, diversity, and innovation. It was established to realize the development and use of responsible AI from a human-centered perspective. Fifteen countries and regions, mainly the members of the G7, are the founding members of the GPAI, and 25 countries/regions^* are participating in the GPAI as of January 2022.

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  Japan, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Korea, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, UK, USA, and EU

2. Seminar Outline

• Date: Wednesday, February 9, 2022
• Part 1: 10:00 am to noon
• Part 2: 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
• Holding method: Online (Cisco Webex Events)
• Joint sponsors: MIC and METI
• Participation fee: Free
• Registration

https://pwc-asiamc.webex.com/pwc-asiamc-jp/onstage/g.php?MTID=e9c73cdc56279088373289238847ed408

• Registration procedure

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  Click [Register] at the bottom of the registration page.
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  Enter the participant information on the registration form and click [Send].
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  You will receive an email to confirm your registration, and when the time comes, follow the link in the email to join.

3. Program

1. Part 1

10:00 am to 10:05 am

Opening remarks: METI

10:05 am to 10:15 am

Overview of GPAI: METI

10:15 am to 10:35 am

Significance of GPAI
Ms. HARAYAMA Yuko, Executive Director of RIKEN

10:35 am to 11:05 am

International Trends in AI Ethics (Session in English only)
Ms. EMA Arisa, Associate Professor, Institute for Future Initiatives, the University of Tokyo
Ms. Alice Xiang, Head of AI Ethics Office at Sony Group /Senior Research Scientist at Sony AI

11:05 am to noon

From Theory to Practice
Mr. JITSUZUMI Toshiya, Professor, Faculty of Policy Studies, Chuo University
Mr. SAITO Tomokazu, Lawyer, LAB-01 Law Office - General Manager
Mr. MOTOHASHI Yosuke, Senior Data Analyst, AI Analytics Division, NEC Corporation
Mr. SOGABE Masaru, CEO, GRID INC.

2. Part 2

2:00 pm to 2:15 pm

Innovation (with a focus on discussions in the IP sub-working group)
Mr. MARUYAMA Hiroshi, Preferred Networks, Inc. PFN Fellow / Project Professor, The Research into Artifacts Center for Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo / Executive Fellow, Kao Corporation

2:15 pm to 2:30 pm

Data Governance
Mr. IKEGAI Naoto, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Law, Hitotsubashi University

2:30 pm to 2:50 pm

Trends in AI Governance
Mr. ICHIKAWA Tagui, Professor, Institute of Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi University

2:50 pm to 3:25 pm

Expectations of Domestic and International Stakeholders
Mr. TSUJII Junichi, Director, Artificial Intelligence Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
Mr. SUDO Osamu, Professor, Faculty of Global Informatics, Chuo University
Mr. KAI Takashi, General Manager, Social Innovation Business Division, Business Strategy Division, Government and Public Planning Division, Hitachi, Ltd.
Mr. NISHIGAI Yoshiaki, Associate Professor / Lawyer, Law School, Chiba University

3:25 pm to 3:55 pm

Diversity of GPAI (Session in English only)
Mr. HABUKA Hiroki, Deputy Director for Global Digital Governance, Digital Economy Division, Commerce and Information Policy Bureau, METI
Ms. Jeni Tennison, Co-chair of the Data Governance Working Group in the GPAI

3:55 pm to 4:00 pm

Closing remarks
MIC

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  “International Trends in AI Ethics” and “Diversity in GPAI” will be English-only sessions (no interpretation). All other sessions will be in Japanese.

4. Related links

• GPAI YouTube Channel

You can watch the December 2020 and November 2021 sessions of the GPAI Summit.
The GPAI Summit is an event that brings GPAI experts together to report on the results of each working group and hold multi-stakeholder meetings and related side events.

• GPAI
• The Draft AI R&D GUIDELINES for International Discussion/AI Utilization Guidelines -Practical Reference for AI utilization-
• Establishment of GPAI and Participation (June 16, 2020)