MEDIA ADVISORY: Ethics and governance of artificial intelligence for health, 28 June at 09.30 CEST

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No images? Click here Friday, 25 June 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY Ethics and governance of artificial intelligence for health Virtual press conference and webinar for policy makers (open to the media), Monday 28 June When: press conference from 09.30 to 10.30 CEST, webinar for policy makers from 12.00 to 13.30 CEST Artificial Intelligence (AI) holds great promise for improving the delivery of healthcare and medicine worldwide, but only if ethics and human rights are put at the heart of its design, deployment, and use.  On 28 June 2021, WHO will launch its first global report on AI’s role in health and six guiding principles for its design and use.  The report, Ethics and governance of artificial intelligence for health, is the result of two years of consultations held by a panel of international experts appointed by WHO.   The report and the press release, embargoed until 10.30 CEST on 28 June, are available upon request.  If you wish to receive a copy, please write to jasarevict@who.int   Virtual press conference: Monday, 28 June from 09.30 to 10.30 CEST Speakers: Dr Soumya Swaminathan, WHO Chief Scientist Professor Effy Vayena, Institute of Translational Medicine, ETH Zürich, Co-Chair of the WHO Expert Group on Ethics and Governance of AI for Health Professor Partha Majumder of the National Institute of Biomedical Genomics, India, Co-Chair of the WHO Expert Group on Ethics and Governance of AI for Health Join via Zoom: Link: https://who-e.zoom.us/j/97230737226 Passcode: VPCaiVPC Join by Phone: Webinar ID: 972 3073 7226 Numeric passcode for phone access: 47003157 International numbers available: https://who-e.zoom.us/u/adGXLAF79V Webinar for policymakers: Monday 28 June from 12.00 to 13.30 CEST Speakers: Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General (pre-recorded video address) Dr Soumya Swaminathan, WHO Chief Scientist Bernardo Mariano Jr, Director of the Department of Digital Health and Innovation, WHO Dr E. Osagie Ehanire, MD, FWACS, Minister of Health, Nigerian Ministry of Health Agnès Callamard, Secretary General, Amnesty International Stefan Winkler, Deputy Director, AI Singapore Pushmeet Kohli, Head of AI for Science, DeepMind Register: https://who.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_eBapkEhBQIuisMYizyI6ZQ The webinar will include a moderated discussion and media can listen in. Media contacts: Tarik Jašarević Spokesperson WHO News and Media jasarevict@who.int     NOTE TO JOURNALISTS: Please ensure you enter your name and media outlet (use name/outlet). Kindly note, only questions from media (one per journalist) are allowed. When you sign in you will be automatically put in the meeting room. To ask a question, please click "raise hand" and this will enter you into the queue for questions. (It can be found under the tab: participants.)  Please make sure you have a microphone connected or active on your computer. Do not ask questions via the chat as we cannot guarantee that we will can incorporate them into the q&a session. WHO reserves the right to remove any participant whose behaviour causes any disruption. Media contacts: mediainquiries@who.int   You are receiving this NO-REPLY email because you are included on a WHO mail list. If you have been forwarded this update you can click here to subscribe. Journalists may send feedback to WHO Media Team         Share    Tweet    Share    Forward  World Health Organization, Avenue Appia 20, 1202 Geneva 27, Switzerland  Unsubscribe