Facing the trend of digital transformation and sustainable development, global heavyweight experts gather at Chung Cheng University
Dec 06, 2022
When governments and companies around the world have listed "sustainability" and "digital transformation" as their primary development goals, waves of digital waves have set off around the world, which has had a comprehensive impact on human civilization. CCU held the "2022 International Symposium on Digital Transformation and Sustainable Development" on the 6th. It specially invited heavyweight experts and scholars from different fields around the world. Through cross-border dialogue and exchanges, it deeply analyzed how to focus on trustworthy AI and meet the challenges of digital transformation and sustainable development. Challenges and opportunities.
The International Symposium on Digital Transformation and Sustainable Development was co-organized by National Chung Cheng University Artificial Intelligence and Sustainable Development Research Center, Prospective Manufacturing Research Center, Taiwan and India Artificial Intelligence Overseas Research Center, and applied trustworthy AI to sustainable smart cities, Social good as the theme. At the seminar, Jesse Arlen Smith, founder of the internationally influential NGO AI for Good, You Lijia, CEO of the Geneva Center for Social and Economic Development, and Raymond Saner, a world-renowned digital transformation expert, were invited to attend.
Bo-An Xiong, Chief Information Officer of Chung Cheng University and Director of the Research Center for Artificial Intelligence and Sustainable Development said that the sustainable development of small and medium-sized enterprises in Taiwan urgently needs digital transformation, but most companies do not know where to start, and the "EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism" will be implemented in 2026. At that time, it is bound to cause a second wave of huge impact on small and medium-sized enterprises after the epidemic.
In the Sustainable Development Goal SDG 11 of the United Nations Sustainable Smart Society, the International Telecommunication Union defines three aspects of economy, environment, and culture, including 91 quantitative indicators. Jesse Arlen Smith, founder of AI for Good, pointed out that AI can promote social good. For example, in recent years, drugs have infiltrated campuses in a diversified and private way, making it difficult to bring the source of the drug chain to justice. AI can be trusted to learn from a large amount of data that compose the drug chain and can be further traced back to the source, which can effectively assist campus drug prevention and control.
In addition, Jesse Arlen Smith also mentioned global social issues such as animal and plant protection, environmental protection, disaster response, and health and well-being, and trusted AI can also be applied. In terms of sustainable smart cities, Xiong Boan said that trustworthy AI-related technologies can be applied to traffic, air, and water pollution, including data and model interpretation, architectural privacy design, system information security, social fairness, and autonomy wait.
The major change in digital technology is the development of AI technology. However, the widespread application of AI is accompanied by risks. It must be guided and regulated, so that AI can not only play its role but also gain trust through regulation and become "trusted AI." Bo-An Xiong pointed out that National Chung Cheng University has sufficient research capacity in cutting-edge AI technology and humanities and social sciences, and will be able to play a leading role in the field of sustainable development at home and abroad. Looking forward to taking this opportunity to discuss how to promote society's trust in emerging technologies and the importance of building trustworthy AI.