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Belgrade to host Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence Summit in December

Belgrade, 5 November 2024

The Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation stated that Belgrade will host the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence Summit in early December.

The discussion on what artificial intelligence brings to humanity and many other topics related to the development and application of artificial intelligence will be conducted by representatives from over 40 countries and prominent experts in this field.

The Republic of Serbia, as this year’s host of the prestigious Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) Summit, organised in 2024 in collaboration with the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, the Government of the Republic of Serbia, the Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation, the Office for IT and eGovernment, and the United Nations Development Programme, with the support of the President of the Republic of Serbia and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), will bring together leading global AI experts, GPAI member country representatives, international organisations, industry leaders, and members of the academic community.

The Belgrade Summit, scheduled for 3-4 December, will focus on the responsible development of artificial intelligence and leveraging it to benefit society as a whole. The adoption of the Belgrade Declaration will be the Summit’s main outcome, concentrating on these objectives. Over 500 international experts are expected to attend, with more than 70 speakers participating across 25 sessions.

Among them will be Canadian computer scientist Yoshua Bengio, best known for his work on artificial neural networks.

Minister of Science, Technological Development and Innovation Jelena Begović said that the Republic of Serbia is a co-chair of this global organisation this year, and next year it will be the chair, noting that artificial intelligence is advancing globally at a remarkable pace.

While many are enthusiastic about new possibilities, it is essential not to overlook questions about whether artificial intelligence can reach human-level capabilities, or how to protect intellectual property in the digital age, Begović emphasised.

Director of the Office for IT and eGovernment Mihailo Jovanović stated that resources for the development and application of artificial intelligence must be accessible to a broad range of people, and that is why the Republic of Serbia serves as a good example. We have provided free access to the capacities of our supercomputer in Kragujevac for technical faculties, institutes, science and technology parks, and start-ups within them that work on various applications across all areas of society.

The summit is a unique opportunity to exchange knowledge and experiences of this kind on a global level, Jovanović noted.

The Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence is an international initiative established to address the responsible development and use of artificial intelligence.

The partnership was first proposed by Canada and France at the 44th G7 summit and was officially launched in June 2020.

The summit in Belgrade is the first since the OECD became the host of the partnership this year.

Registration for the summit is open, and the organisers invite experts, representatives of the scientific community and businesses to apply by clicking this link.