The construction of the human society in the face of multiple crises and social stressors needs digital technologies to leverage information to find alternatives that work for different groups and context but lead to the same goals.
All these high-level goals cannot be possible without the foundation of human rights in the digital world. In the context of the celebration of the international Digital Rights and Human Rights, the City of Portland is organizing a virtual panel to explore how Oregonians should define the future of Artificial Intelligence use in the State.
The United Nations, the European Union, and the Biden Administration have published policies and recommendations around supporting the use of Artificial Intelligence on human and civil rights. Translating all those recommendations into local policies is not necessarily straightforward, particularly because they need more public awareness, local leadership, and proper resources to be successful.
Local and regional governments are still recovering from the covid disruption and facing critical budget constraints and cultural change needs to happen in organizations and the public interest.
This event will be held on Zoom and will also be streamed on the BPS Youtube channel. Please register in advance. For more information on the rest of the international events and celebrations please visit International Digital Rights Days.
Agenda
Introduction - Digital Literacy Talk: What are digital rights?
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Description: This session will go over what digital rights are and share some examples of implementing them in real life cases. This session will welcome attendees to the celebration.
Speaker: Hector Dominguez. Open data and Privacy Coordinator.
Fireside talks are casual conversations between two or more people on a specific topic. They can be moderated or not.
Fireside talk: Strategies to reduce digital divide in Portland and Oregon
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Description: This session will explore recent strategies on reducing the digital divide in Portland and Oregon; and future work in the context of more complex public needs and capital investments needed to achieve economic development and the target connectivity in local communities.
Speakers: Amy Sample-Ward (NTEN) and LaQuida Landford (AfroVillage)
Fireside talk: Privacy is an evolving right
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Description: This session will explore the reasons why privacy is s fundamental human right and how it is translated into the digital world considering big data, data aggregation, and advance algorithms. As technology evolves, privacy measures need to evolve as well.
Speakers: Pam Dixon (World Privacy Forum), and Katie Blevins (ODOJ, Consumer Privacy) Hector Dominguez (moderator)
Panel: The future of policy and justice in a world with Artificial Intelligence
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Description: Ai is a pervasive and disruptive technology that it is also changing our world in unforeseen ways. Local and State government face the different challenges from digital modernization to making sure that technology is used ethically, responsibly, and protecting human rights, under their jurisdiction. This panel will explore perspectives on how Oregonians should define the future of A.I use in the State and how local government can leverage the power of this technology.
Speakers: Dawn Nafus (Ethics group at Intel), Megan Notarte (AI Portland meetup) and Meg Young (Data & Society) HectorDominguez (Moderator)