{"id":53762,"date":"2024-12-06T09:37:34","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T09:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=53762"},"modified":"2024-12-06T09:37:34","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T09:37:34","slug":"uk-and-qatar-launch-project-to-boost-ai-collaboration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/uk-and-qatar-launch-project-to-boost-ai-collaboration\/53762\/","title":{"rendered":"UK and Qatar launch project to boost AI collaboration"},"content":{"rendered":"
The project will build on the exciting technological progress that both countries have made and identify and scope practical and ambitious ways for the countries to enhance AI collaboration in line with their technology strategies.<\/p>\n
Ecosystem development, policy and regulation, security, and international engagement will be explored in various ways.<\/p>\n
The joint study will be led by Queen Mary University of London in partnership with Hamad bin Khalifa University (HBKU) in Qatar.<\/p>\n
Professor David Leslie, Professor of Ethics, Technology, and Society at Queen Mary University of London\u2019s Digital Environment Research Institute and Director of Ethics and Responsible Innovation Research at the Alan Turing Institute, is leading the study.<\/p>\n
Both the UK and Qatar have developed strategies and frameworks to govern the use of AI, focusing on promoting innovation, ensuring ethical use, and addressing societal impacts.<\/p>\n
Some of these include:<\/p>\n
The project has been designed and developed as a collaboration on AI between Qatar\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the AI Committee of the Qatar Ministry of Communications & Information Technology (MCIT), Qatar Research, Development and Innovation Council (QRDI), and the British Embassy in Doha.<\/p>\n
The announcement of the collaboration coincides with the State Visit of the Amir of Qatar to the UK.<\/p>\n
The project is funded by the UK Government\u2019s Gulf Strategy Fund, part of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office\u2019s (FCDO) International Programme.<\/p>\n