Vienna, Austria, 11 December 2019
Introduction
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), at the kind invitation of the Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology, Republic of Austria, organized the Forum on Environmental Efficiency for Artificial Intelligence and other Emerging Technologies on 11 December 2019 from 14:00 to 17:00 hours, in Vienna, Austria.
The following ITU events also took place at the same venue.
Objectives
The objective of the forum was to stimulate global dialogues on environmental efficiency for artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies. It provided a platform to explore common challenges, share ideas and present and discuss use cases, requirements, applications, interfaces, protocols, architectures, etc.
The forum also provided an opportunity for governments, academia and industry to consider the state-of-the-art artificial intelligence and emerging technologies and their potential to bring environmental benefits and any potential human health and environmental safety concerns.
Target Audience
This forum was open to all. Participation was free of charge.
Programme
| 14:15 - 14:30 | |
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14:30 - 15:30 |
Session 1: Accelerating climate actions using frontier technologiesThis session will explore the infinite possibilities that artificial intelligence and frontier technologies have to offer in fostering low carbon, climate resilient, sustainable growth and reaching the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. Moderator: Kari Eik, Secretary General, OiER [ Biography ] - David Jensen, Head of policy and innovation, Crisis Management Branch, UNEP: Harnessing the power of big data & frontier technologies for climate action [ Biography I Presenation ]
- Leonidas G. Anthopoulos, Professor, University of Thessaly, Greece & Co-rapporteur ITU SG20/Q5: Accelerating climate actions with AI: can ITU experiences from SSC help? [ Biography I Presentation ]
- Neil Sahota, Master Inventor and World Wide Business Development Leader, IBM Watson Group [ Biography ]
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| 15:30 - 16:00 | Coffee break |
| 16:00 - 16:55 | Session 2: Accessing the environmental benefits of emerging technologies
This session will provide a platform to discuss the relationship between emerging technologies and environmental efficiency and also provide a platform to describe pathways towards a standardized framework to assess the environmental aspects of the adoption of emerging technologies.
Moderator: Paolo Gemma, Chairman, Focus Group on Environmental Efficiency for Artificial Intelligence and other Emerging Technologies (FG-AI4EE), ITU [ Biography ] -
Hakima Chaouchi, Professor, Institut Mines Telecom, Telecom Sud Paris and French Research Ministry ICT Advisor [ Biography I
Presentation ] - Claudio Bianco, Environmental Efficiency R&D Engineer, TIM (Telecom Italia): AI4EE & EE4AI – A Win-Win Challenge: New Techs for Environmental Efficiency and Environmental Engineering for New Techs’ Efficiency [ Biography I Presentation ]
- Stefano Nativi, Big Data Lead Scientist, European Commission DG Joint Research Centre: Computer Processing, Data management and Energy perspective [ Biography I Presentation ]
- George Kamiya, Emerging Technologies Analyst, International Energy Agency (IEA) [ Biography I Presentation ]
- Olga Memedovic, Chief and Deputy Director, Department of Trade, Investment and Innovation,UNIDO [ Biography I Presentation ]
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