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2 | UN Secretary General | 25 Sept | Cedric | yes | Risk - 80% | Opportunties - 20% | https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/73/unsg_en.pdf | At the United Nations, we are harnessing technologies in support of the Sustainable Development Goals. We are creating innovation labs, including in my office. And in July I established a High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation, a dialogue platform for all key actors. | "Artificial Intelligence is connecting people across languages, and supporting doctors in making better diagnoses. Driverless vehicles will revolutionize transportation." | "At the same time, technology is being misused by terrorists and for sexual exploitation and abuse." "Organized criminal networks lurk on the dark web, profiting from encryption and near-anonymous cryptocurrency payments to traffic in people and illegal goods. Some reports estimate that cybercrime is now putting $1.5 trillion in the pockets of cybercriminals annually. Malicious acts in cyberspace – such as disinformation campaigns -- are polarizing communities and diminishing trust among States. And more and more people are getting their information from news or social media feeds that echo their views, reinforce tribalism and assure people that they are right and the other side is wrong." "The impacts of new technologies on warfare are a direct threat to our common responsibility to guarantee peace and security. The weaponization of artificial intelligence is a growing concern. The prospect of weapons that can select and attack a target on their own raises multiple alarms — and could trigger new arms races. Diminished oversight of weapons has implications for our efforts to contain threats, prevent escalation and adhere to international humanitarian and human rights law. Let’s call it as it is. The prospect of machines with the discretion and power to take human life is morally repugnant. Heaven forbid, any new war could very well include with a massive cyberattack not only targeting military capacities, but also critical civilian infrastructure. I am encouraged by the ten possible guiding principles elaborated in Geneva last month by the Group of Governmental Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems. More work on these issues, aimed at building trust between and within nations, will be needed if we are to ensure responsible use of new technologies. I urge you to use the United Nations as a platform to draw global attention to these crucial matters and nurture a digital future that is safe and beneficial for all." | "Technological advances may disrupt labour markets as traditional jobs change or disappear, even as the number of young job-seekers continues to grow. Re-training will be needed at previously unimaginable scales. Education must adapt, from the earliest grades. The very nature of work will change. Governments may have to consider stronger social safety net programmes, including, possibly, universal basic income. | "Rapidly developing fields such as artificial intelligence, blockchain and biotechnology have the potential to turbocharge progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals." "At the United Nations, we are harnessing technologies in support of the Sustainable Development Goals. We are creating innovation labs, including in my office. And in July I established a High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation, a dialogue platform for all key actors." "Let me now turn to new technologies and what we can do to uphold their promise and keep their perils at bay. And there is great promise. Scientific progress has helped to cure deadly diseases, feed growing populations, drive economic growth and connect businesses, communities, families and friends across the world." "With technology outracing institutions, cooperation between countries and among stakeholders will be crucial, including Member States, the private sector, research centres, civil society and academia." "But today I want to concentrate on two epochal challenges which, since last year, have taken on surpassing urgency: climate change and the new risks associated with advances in technology." "The good news is: technology is on our side. Clean energy is more affordable and competitive than ever. If we pursue the right path, climate action could add $26 trillion to the global economy by 2030." | "The digital revolution is also being used to discriminate against women and reinforce our male-dominated culture. Indeed, there is a deep gender gap in access to digital technologies, widening the digital divide. We must dismantle obstacles and create opportunities for women, ensure equality fand change on-line and toxic corporate cultures. The technology sector must open up and become more diverse – not least for its own benefit." | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | UNGA President | 25 Sept | Cedric | yes | Risk - 50% | Opportunities - 50% | none | https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/73/pgaopening_en.pdf | "We have entered a technological and digital era that is fostering economic, social and cultural exchanges that were unimaginable only a few decades ago. This Organization needs to be better prepared to deal with these challenges." | no reference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Brazil | 25 Sept | Cedric | yes | Opportunities | no risk | none | https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/73/br_en.pdf | no reference | Brazil knows that our common development depends on more international flows of trade and investment. It depends on more contact with new ideas and new technologies. It is on the foundations of our openness to others – not our introspection and isolation – that we will build effectively shared prosperity. | no reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Mexico | 25 Sept | Natasa | yes | Neutral | none | https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/73/mx_es.pdf | no reference | "Hemos tambien promovido junto con otros paises en el seno de esta Asamblea el analisis anual del impacto del cambio tecnologico rapido, en especial la inteligencia artificial, en la consecucion de la Agenda 2030" Translation: "We have also promoted, together with other countries in this Assembly, the analysis annual impact of rapid technological change, especially artificial intelligence, in the Accomplishment of the 2030 Agenda" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | France | 25 Sept | Natasa | yes | Risk - 60% | Opportunities - 40% | none | https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/73/fr_en.pdf | "When it comes to the great digital transformation, here too it is our duty to stand together to establish contemporary rules that will make it possible to reconcile the development of artificial intelligence with our ethical rules, to guide the digital transformation of our societies." | no reference | "Only collective action makes it possible to preserve the sovereignty and equality of the people who have given us a mandate. It is this same imperative we must champion in the face of the demographic, climate and digital challenges awaiting us, which none of us can confront alone." "We’ll also have to develop the practical details of our action, bring into our field of collective action the major absentees from this hall and from our General Assembly, the major non-state actors who help change the world but who don’t play a sufficient role in reducing the inequalities these transformations bring about. I’m referring to the major digital players, in terms of both taxation and responsibility in the battle against the manipulation of information." | |||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Jordan | 25 Sept | Natasa | yes | Risks | none | https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/73/jo_en.pdf | no reference | no reference | "Online and offline, we must counter all I say all ideologies of hatred, including Islamophobia." | |||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Qatar | 25 Sept | Andrijana | yes | Risks | International conference for international treaty on cybersecurity | https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/73/qa_en.pdf | "These are cross-border issues because of the nature of the technology itself. Accordingly, it is necessary to regulate dealing with these issues and control their risks internationally. Qatar and other countries have suffered from digital piracy and digital espionage, and that has prompted us to strongly emphasize this issue and to be willing to work with United Nations organizations to regulate it legally. We propose convening an international conference to examine ways to have this matter regulated by international law. We express our readiness to host this conference." | no reference | "It also alerted us to the cyber security of nations." | "[…] and the need to protect the private sphere of citizens from the risk of hacking." | no reference | "However, a series of events recently experienced by several countries reminded us that new needs have emerged that were previously unknown, such as the freedom of access […]" | no reference | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | South Africa | 25 Sept | Andrijana | yes | Opportunities - 80% | Risk - 20% | none | https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/73/za_en.pdf | no reference | "We need a deliberate programme to ensure that the digital revolution - which carries such great potential for both disruption and empowerment - is effectively harnessed to promote social justice and human progress." | no reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Switzerland | 25 Sept | Amrita | yes | Opportunities - 50% | Risk - 50% | Geneva platform for dialogue- International Dialogue and Synergy in Internet Governance and Digitisation | https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/73/ch_en.pdf | "Geneva can therefore serve as a platform for dialogue on new challenges at the interface between politics, society, innovation, science and economy I am thinking in particular of the areas of internet governance and digitalisation. These topics develop and increasingly require synergies and dialogue between the traditional spheres of international action." | no reference | "Given the considerable challenges and transformations we must face in the world today, no person and no country has the capacity to stand alone. I am thinking here about globalisation, inequality, war and internal conflict about extremisn, migration flows and climate change, about health crises, the digital revolution." | |||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | Gambia | 25 Sept | Amrita | yes | Opportunities | none | https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/73/gm_en.pdf | no reference | "We have also begun to exploit and harness the benefits of Information Communication Technology as a catalyst for modernization and youth empowerment." | no reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
39 | Namibia | 26 Sept | Cedric | Yes | Opportunities | none | https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/73/na_en.pdf | no reference | "The youth of the SADC region, like their counterparts in the world, yearn for better prospects. They yearn for a future of opportunity and job certainty, where the Fourth Industrial Revolution will present opportunity and not threat. A future characterized by rapid advancement of technologies, advanced robotics, artificial intelligence and mechanization should present more opportunities for our youth and humanity at large. The onus is on us to understand how these technologies can create opportunities for our youth to become drivers of economic growth and industrial development." | "As a dry and arid country, often affected by seasonal droughts and floods, we have stepped up our efforts to implement the SDGs in critical areas, such as energy, water and terrestrial ecosystems. In this respect, Namibia wishes to benefit from the assistance rendered through the Technology Bank established in Istanbul, on 4 June 2018, to enable the timeous identification of spatial locations of drought and flood areas." | no reference | ||||||||||||||||||||||
41 | Estonia | 26 Sept | Cedric | yes | Opportunities | https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/73/ee_en.pdf | "ICT can revolutionize entrepreneurship, education, employment in general, even healthcare. Digital online services provide economic growth; bring down unnecessary barriers between citizen and state, betwee businesses and sectors, and exceed geographical limits. Estonia has shared its knowledge with many nations of the world and will continue to do so, in cooperation with UNDP, African Union and all those interested and willing." | no reference | "New technologies should always be seen as enablers. They create equal opportunities, if supported by proper policies. The risks related to them should not be ignored - also because they do not replace but rather enhance most of our conventional risks. But well set international legal space should be able to deliver for humankind and avoid Armageddon scenarios." | no reference | "No new technology can thrive in a fragmented world. Now more than ever, we need global free trade as an essential element of fostering long-term development and growth. Estonia as a small export-dependent country is an advocate of free trade. [...] We stand to protect what the developed world has achieved. What the WTO stands for. And what aspiring regions and bodies have set out to achieve. For example, freedom of trade and work in Africa through legal space setting by the African Union. We wish them quick success. And we stand by them to help where we can with our own leapfrogging experience in digital technologies." | no reference | |||||||||||||||||||||
43 | Croatia | 26 Sept | Cedric | yes | Opportunities | Use 'frontier technology' (favouirte term of the Un Secretary General); Croatian diplomacy is highly professional in framing their position with wider narratives. | https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/73/hr_en.pdf | no reference | "We need a UN capable of coping with unceasing changes and growing challenges in the international arena, be it in the field of regional security, conflict management, threats to the environment, human rights, or frontline technologies that transform profoundly the fields of labour and disarmament alike." | no reference | "Technological developments have enabled our world to truly become a global village." "Croatia has many a Luka Modric, and not only in sports. Our people excel in so many areas: Marin Soljacic who is a modern day Nikola Tesla and develops a wireless transfer of energy; Iva Tolic with her breakthrough work in molecular cell biology; Ivan Mrvos, developer of smart city furniture for the cities of future; Mate Rimac with his electric cars, to name just a few among the countless others." | no reference | |||||||||||||||||||||
45 | Uruguay | 26 Sept | Andrijana | yes | Opportunities | https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/73/uy_es.pdf | no reference | "[...]elementos (como por ejemplo la agenda digital universal: Plan Ceibal y Plan Ibirapita) que por razones de tiempo es imposible enuraerar aqui, dan cuenta de un pais confiado en si mismo que avanza hacia una direccidn concreta que es mejorar la calidad de vida de sus habitantes." Translation: "[...] elements (such as the universal digital agenda: Plan Ceibal and Plan Ibirapita) that for reasons of time is impossible to enurate here, they give an account of a country confident in itself that advances towards a concrete direction that is to improve the quality of life of its inhabitants." | no reference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
46 | Colombia | 26 Sept | Andrijana | yes | Opportunities | https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/73/co_es.pdf | no reference | "Los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible validan nuestra agenda por una Colombia donde la ciencia y la tecnologia se vean impulsadas por la conectividad, el acceso a capital, el avance de la Economia Naranja y el fomento a la investigacion." Translation: "The Sustainable Development Goals validate our agenda for a Colombia where science and technology are driven by connectivity, access to capital, the advancement of the Orange Economy and the promotion of research." | no reference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
50 | Cuba | 26 Sept | Andrijana | yes | Risks | https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/73/cu_es.pdf | no reference | "Cuba rechaza la militarización del espacio ultraterrestre y del ciberespacio, así come el empleo encubierto e ilegal de las tecnologías de la información y las comunicaciones para agredir a otros Estados." Translation: "Cuba rejects the militarization of outer space and cyberspace, as well as the covert and illegal use of information and communications technologies to attack other states." | no reference | "Que nadie nos engañe aduciendo que la humanidad no cuenta con recursos materiales, financieros y tecnologicos suficientes para erradicar la pobreza, el hambre, las enfermedades prevenibles y otros flagelos." Translation: "Let no one deceive us by saying that humanity does not have enough material, financial and technological resources to eradicate poverty, hunger, preventable diseases and other scourges." | no reference | ||||||||||||||||||||||
52 | Slovakia | 26 Sept | Cedric | yes | Risks | https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/73/sk_en.pdf | no reference | "Unprecedented progress in innovations and new technologies brings new challenges. I am very much concerned about malicious activities in cyber space. Growing manipulation in social media is undermining democracy worldwide and indoctrinating our populations. Cyber space knows no borders. It is anonymous and provides unlimited room to strike at us. The choice of means is endless. To manipulate elections, to influence decisions. To spy on us or sneak into our computers, networks and everyday lives. It is as dangerous as any conventional threat. As such it requires our utmost attention. But we don't do anything yet or barely a little. The global companies prefer their profits to their responsibilities. So it is up to us, the states, to set new standards and where needed, regulations. Because today we don't lead. We only follow. And the price of inaction may be soon very high." | no reference | "In an amazing pace we continue developing technologies which allow us to connect, communicate and be closer globally. But the distance between people, the gap in understanding and empathy towards other cultures are still huge." | |||||||||||||||||||||||
55 | UK | 26 Sept | Amrita | yes | Opportunities | Global Cooperation | https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/73/gb_en.pdf | "We need global co-operation to set and enforce fair rules on trade, tax and the sharing of data. And these rules need to keep pace with the changing nature of trade and technology.So we need to give the World Trade Organisation a broad, ambitious and urgent mandate to reform." | no reference | "In the UK we are driving investment in industries of the future to create new jobs – from low carbon technologies to Artificial Intelligence. We are investing in education and skills so that workers are ready to make the most of the opportunities that lie ahead. And we are making sure people play by the rules – so that business and innovation is celebrated for creating jobs not demonised because of grievances over tax not paid or rights not respected" | On Fake News: "This challenge has only become more complex with the rise in social media, and online information. That is why we agreed at the G7 Summit in June to step up our efforts to respond to disinformation. And why, together with our partners, and with tech companies, we are leading efforts to reclaim the internet from terrorists and others who would do us harm. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
56 | Afghanistan | 26 Sept | Amrita | yes | Risks | none | https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/73/af_en.pdf | no reference | "The record of accomplishments by this institution over the past 73 years demonstrates that wherever it might be, and whoever it might impact, we cannot escape the ripple effects of, or delink ourselves from the global, national, communal and human connectivities that bind us, whether in relation to the environment, climate, international finance or even the cyber and technology arenas." | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
59 | Eswatini | 26 Sept | Cedric | yes | Opportunities | none | https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/73/sz_en.pdf | no reference | "The Kingdom of Eswatin is fully involved in working towards a knowledge- based economy through development of science, technology and innovation infrastructure in a bid to facilitate research and development. The Royal Science and Technology Park continues to be a key entity aimed at advancing scientific research and related fields. We would like to express our profound gratitude to the friends of the kingdom who are supporting us in our endeavour to develop these fundamental initiatives. However, this work remains in progress since innovation, research and development are evolving." | "Therefore, the Kingdom continues to seek more support for further strengthening of these initiatives that contribute to attainment of our National Vision of 2022 and the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals." | no reference | ||||||||||||||||||||||
64 | Zimbabwe | 26 Sept | Amrita | yes | Opportunities | none | https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/73/zw_en.pdf | no reference | "The development and modernization of our roads, railways, airports, energy and ICT infrastructure is being accelerated in line with our regional and continental quest for enhanced connectivity and integrated infrastructure." | no reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
78 | Botswana | 27 Sept | Amrita | yes | Opportunities | National Plan to invest in ICT to support innovation, research in eGovernance | https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/73/bw_en.pdf | no reference | "Furthermore, we have prioritised investments in research and development, science, technology and innovation in order to transform Botswana into a high-income status nation and knowledge-based economy. Investment in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) is undertaken to promote growth and economic diversification and to support eGovernment service and innovation in the economy. " | no reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
80 | Chile | 27 Sept | Andrijana | yes | Risks | https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/73/cl_es.pdf | no reference | "Pero también debemos preocuparnos de construir una cultura y comunidad internacional cuyos ladrillos se basen en principios como [...] la lucha contra [...] nuevas amenazas como la seguridad del ciberespacio." Translation: "But we must also worry about building an international culture and community whose bricks are based on principles such as [...] the fight against [...] new threats such as the security of cyberspace." | no reference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
84 | Sierra Leone | 27 Sept | Amrita | yes | Opportunities | National Plan to have solid ICT infrastructure to achieve target by 2025 | https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/73/sl_en.pdf | no reference | "My Government has a bold vision for science, technology, and innovation. I have established the first Directorate of Science technology, and Innovation We have set a bold and achievable target of 2025 for developing solid ICTinfrastructure that will support graft-free governance and the delivery of effective, reliable, responsive, and transparent services from banking and business to education. agricultural extension, revenue collection, healthcare delivery, access to justice, governance, tourism, trade, and the rule of law" | no reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
86 | EU | 27 Sept | Natasa | yes | Risk | none | https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/73/eu_en.pdf | no reference | "The anonymity of cyberspace is used by external actors to cloak malicious political interference. It is not just Europe's problem; many others here today are similarly affected. The United Nations should help expose this phenomenon, attribute responsibility and increase democratic resilience." | no reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
87 | Belgium | 27 Sept | Natasa | yes | Risk - 90% | Opportunties - 10% | none | https://www.premier.be/fr/discours-prononc%C3%A9-lors-de-la-73e-assembl%C3%A9e-g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale-des-nations-unies-%C3%A0-new-york | no reference | "L’économie numérique et la révolution de l’intelligence artificielle apportent leur lot de craintes et d’incertitudes. Mais offrent surtout de nouvelles opportunités pour un monde meilleur. A nous de mettre ces progrès au service de tous. Et je félicite le Secrétaire général pour ses initiatives en matière de coopération numérique." Translation: "The digital economy and the artificial intelligence revolution bring fears and uncertainties, but above all offer new opportunities for a better world, it is up to us to make this progress available to all. General for its digital cooperation initiatives." "L’Afrique dispose d’un potentiel extraordinaire. L’énergie, l’agriculture, les infrastructures, le numérique offrent des opportunités trop peu exploitées." Translation: "Africa has extraordinary potential: energy, agriculture, infrastructure, digital technology offer too little exploited opportunities." | no reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
88 | Israel | 27 Sept | Amrita | yes | Opportunities - 100% | none | https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/73/il_en.pdf | no reference | "I am proud that we’ve made Israel a global technological power of breathtaking creativity, in information technology, in precision agriculture, you know what that is? We target the fertilizer and the water down to the individual plant, not field, not part of a field, down to the plant. I’m proud of these geniuses, that bring these unbelievable developments, in water management, in cyber security, in autonomous vehicles, in digital health, in medical devices and in so many other fields that are improving the lives of billions of people around the world." | no reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
89 | Malta | 27 Sept | Andrijana | yes | Opportunities to eliminate risks | none | https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/73/mt_en.pdf | no reference | "But these Distributed Ledger Technologies can do much more. It can provide new solutions to healthcare systems where patients have real ownership of their medical records. Emissions trading systems can be taken to the next level. We can help verify that humanitarian assistance is reaching its intended destination. We can make sure that nobody is deprived of their legitimate property because of compromised data. Corporations will be able to become more accountable to their shareholders. States will need to move from hoarding information on citizens to regulating an environment where citizens trust the handling of their data." | no reference | "Yes, there are challenges in this fast and obvious transition to the digital economy. These challenges have to do with the very nature of concepts that we have believed would stay with us forever. One of them is the nature of work, how we envisage it, how we compensate it, how we maximise its efficiency and how the state creates new safety nets. It is a conversation that has just started globally, but one that will shape public debate during our lifetime." "The digital economy needs to be seen as an opportunity, without nevertheless thinking that we can best harness its opportunities without evolving the current social contracts in place. Those who will be able to pair the digital economy with a new state, the digital state, will be best poised to have a futureproof society where change does not galvanise extremes, but provides for other decades of sensible, mainstream policymaking and prosperity." "[...]in Malta, we have launched ourselves as the Blockchain Island by being the first jurisdiction to regularise a new technology that previously existed in a legal vacuum. Blockchain makes cryptocurrencies, the inevitable future of money, more transparent since it helps filter good business from bad business." | A way forward that Malta advocates is the harnessing of new technologies, which pose endless possibilities. We are currently in exciting technological times: with the lightening pace of current technological advance, each incredible piece of new innovation could hold a new solution to a problem we may have been persisting with for decades, from advanced robotics and artificial intelligence, to 3D printing and the Internet of Things. We can take the antagonistic view that technological progress is bad for us, that it will lead to new types of poverty, that it will outstrip people of their right, or even take decisions out of their hands. While this might sound appealing as a short term strategy for some politicians, and even sensible to well meaning people who are afraid progress will cost them their job, it would be as myopic as those advocating for horsecarts not to be replaced by motor vehicles. Then there are the other big questions that the dawn of this digital age will need to see answered. Can we solve stalemate diplomatic negotiations by applying algorithms that can avoid war? Can we disarm terrorists using the latest technology? Is it possible to know immediately which remote parts of our planet need international humanitarian assistance assistance? Could we create new organs for people so no one dies on a donor list? Can we live the day when humanity can be told that there is a cure to all cancers? Only time will tell. But it is the accessibility to advanced technologies that will lead to solutions. Hopefully for the whole world. | no reference | ||||||||||||||||||||
90 | Georgia | 27 Sept | Natasa | yes | Opportunity | none | http://gov.ge/index.php?lang_id=ENG&sec_id=497&info_id=68059 | no reference | "At the same time, we are developing digital economy poised to advance the country to a qualitatively new level." | no reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
91 | Viet Nam | 27 Sept | Amrita | yes | Opportunities | None | https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/73/vn_en.pdf | no reference | "Our planet is experiencing a rapid evolution, propelled by the scientific and technological breakthroughs in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, as well as the irreversible globalization. This opens up a range of new opportunities to guide mankind into a new era of economic growth never seen before in the history of our civilization, thus further bolstering the global main streams of peace, cooperation and development" | no reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
93 | New Zealand | 27 Sept | Natasa | Yes | Neutral | none | https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/73/nz_en.pdf | no reference | "Within a few short decades we now have a generation who will grow up more connected than ever before. Digital transformation will determine whether the jobs they are training for will even exist in two decades." "This generation is a borderless one - at least in a virtual sense." | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
94 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 27 Sept | Natasa | Yes | Neutral | none | https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/73/vc_en.pdf | no reference | "In a technologically connected, increasingly educated and rapidly shrinking global village, any belated attempt to place the genies of multilateralism and globalization back into their respective bottles, is dangerous folly." | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
98 | Madagascar | 27 Sept | Natasa | Yes | Neutral | none | https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/73/mg_fr.pdf | no reference | "Tous les orateurs qui se sont succede a cette tribune se sont accordes a souligner les transformations enregistrees dans le monde et qui sont caracterisees par la multipolarisation, une mondialisation economique qui s impose a cote d une informatisation effrenee de la societe et d une diversit culturelle a foison." Translation: "All the speakers who have followed this platform have agreed to underline the transformations recorded in the world, characterized by multipolarization, an economic globalization that is taking place alongside the rapid computerization of society and cultural diversity. a lot. " | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
99 | Indonesia | 27 Sept | Natasa | Yes | Opportunities | none | https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/73/id_en.pdf | no reference | "Decisive actions must be taken to improve access for financing, capacity building and technology" | no reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
102 | Nepal | 27 Sept | Amrita | yes | Opportunities - 60% | Risk - 40% | none | https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/73/np_en.pdf | no reference | "Only through smooth access to market, removal of trade barriers, injecting finance and investment, building capacity and transfer of technology and overcoming the infrastructural bottlenecks can enable LDCs and LLDCs take path to sustainable development and integrate themselves in the global value chains." "The frontiers of technologies are ever expanding, and they have been major driving force for societal transformation. But the digital dividend is unevenly distributed, while the digital divide is widening.Technology has been a powerful agent of change and transformation. At the same time, technological revolution is disruptive. The developing countries, especially LDCs, are struggling to cope with the new modes of production and consumption. We must create an environment to ensure easy access to affordable technology and free the barriers for their transfer. This will provide a level playing field to all countries to benefit and propel economic growth through new technologies." | no reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
104 | Bangladesh | 27 Sept | Amrita | yes | Opportunities | National example of Digital Bangladesh | https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/73/bd_en.pdf | "We welcome the formation of the Secretary General’s High-level Panel on Digital Cooperation." | no reference | "The underlying premise of our vision for a "Digital Bangladesh" is to promote people’s well-being. Widespread introduction of Internet-based public service delivery has led to growth in job creation at the grass root level. The idea of a Digital Bangladesh has become real." | no reference | ||||||||||||||||||||||
106 | Serbia | 27 Sept | Natasa | yes | Opportunities | none | https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/73/rs_en.pdf | no reference | "Serbia is very fortunate because we have a lot of people, especially young people, who are amongst the best in the world in creative thinking, video gaming, genome research, digital agriculture, animation, physics, machine engineering, blockchain, artificial intelligence, big dat analytics, maths, biology, software development and programming" "Although small, I believe Serbia can and will play an important role in digital developments in the future which will help us deal with climate change, by far the biggest challenge ahead of us; alleviate hunger by increasing efficiency and making agriculture smarter; help with poverty reduction by ensurin easy access to finance even to the poorest, most disadvantaged ones, those which we cannot leave behind." | "Without any doubt, our future is digital, and as General Secretary Gutteres said at the opening of the general debate, technology is on our side" | |||||||||||||||||||||||
116 | Albania | 28 Sept | Andrijana | yes | Neutral | none | https://gadebate.un.org/en/73/albania | no reference | "Democracy, human rights, security, development issues, technological advancement and the World Wide Web, environmental issues, and much more, are increasingly present in the UN agenda, just as they dominate our domestic policies." | no reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
117 | Guyana | 28 Sept | Amrita | yes | Risk | none | https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/73/gy_en.pdf | no reference | "For Guyana and the wider Caribbean, the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons and their associated ammunition poses one of the most serious threats to human security and sustainable development. International drug trafficking, transnational organized crime, unregulated cyber space, and the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons divert resources that could otherwise be invested in other critical areas. We believe that with effective international cooperation and assistance, small countries like Guyana can tackle this illicit trade and ultimately create safer communities, safer countries and regions, and a safer world." | no reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
119 | Bulgaria | 28 Sept | Andrijana | yes | risks | none | https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/73/bg_en.pdf | "An important and emblematic expression of this process was the Leaders' Summit of the member-states of the EU and the Western Balkan countries in our capital Sofia in May this year. This was the first meeting of its kind after the Thessaloniki Summit in 2003. […] The so-called Sofia Declaration that was adopted at the Summit confirmed the European prospects of the region and turned them into an achievable goal." | no reference | "[…]as well as the joint response of the young and relatively small Balkan states to the common challenges we all face to security - such as irregular migration, organized crime and terrorism, hybrid threats, cyber-security and misinformation." | no reference | "Connectivity in all its dimensions was the focus of discussions […]" | |||||||||||||||||||||
120 | Samoa | 28 Sept | Amrita | yes | Risks | none | https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/73/ws_en.pdf | no reference | "Climate change as well encompasses the breadth of security issues facing our Blue Pacific region including human security. environmental and resource security, transnational crime and cyber security." | no reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
121 | Denmark | 28 Sept | Amrita | yes | Opportunities | none | https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/73/dk_en.pdf | "Member states and the UN System need to adapt to the world around us and embrace and use new technologies. We need the innovative ideas, the finance and the expertise that only the private sector can bring to the table. In short, to reach the SDGs over the next 12 years, we need to rethink the way we do business here" | no reference | "Education is the foundation for knowledge and harnessing the technologies and opportunities of tomorrow." | |||||||||||||||||||||||
124 | Malaysia | 28 Sept | Amrita | yes | Risks | none | https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/73/my_en.pdf | no reference | "While globalisation has indeed brought us some benefits, the impacts have proven to be threatening to the independence of small nations. We cannot even talk or move around without having our voices and movement recorded and often used against us. Data on everyone is captured and traded by powerful nations and their corporations. " | no reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
128 | Mauritius | 28 Sept | Amrita | yes | Risks | none | https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/73/mu_en.pdf | no reference | "Increased international tensions, intractable conflicts, expanding pockets of poverty throughout the world, growing inequalities, the deterioration of the oceans, climate change, violent extremism and terrorism, nationalism, cyber threats, escalading militarization, and forced migration are only some of the perils that endanger global peace and security. These challenges cannot be overcome without greater cooperation, global leadership and shared responsibilities." | no reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
130 | Cambodia | 28 Sept | Amrita | yes | Risk | none | https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/73/kh_en.pdf | no reference | "Another severe and complicated threat which Is the barriers to the long-lasting peace Is terrorism. They have disintegrated communities, worsened the conflicts and weakened the stability of the whole region. Currently, the battles against terrorism have become even more complex and modernized since the terrorists are turning to the cyberspace for their malevolent operation. Profoundly, the cross-border nature of terrorism requires us to build a multilateral cooperation with concerted coordination. Including ^^countermeasures" and ^^preventlve measures". | no reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
131 | China | 28 Sept | Amrita | yes | Risk | Security Council resolutions must be earnestly implemented to counter cyber terrorism | https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/73/zh_en.pdf | no reference | "China supports the UN*s leading role in coordinating responses to non-traditional security challenges. In the new frontiers of global governance like cyber space and outer space, state sovereignty must be upheld, rules observed, and responsibilities honored. Terrorism, a menace to the entire human society, should by no means be justified. Security Council resolutions must be earnestly implemented to counter cyber terrorism, terrorist financing and the spread ofradical narratives, so as to remove the breeding ground of terrorism" | no reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
132 | Russian Federation | 28 Sept | Natasa | yes | Risk | https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/73/ru_en.pdf | "Against the backdrop of recent developments, it is becoming even more relevant to elaborate under the UN auspice a set of global norms of responsible behavior of states in the information space, including the principles of non-use of force, non-intereference in internal affairs, and respect for state sovereignty. We intend to introduce a draft of the respective resolution in the UNGA First Committee. We also believe that it is important to start the elaboration of the Convention on Cybercrime and envisage relevant discussions in the Third Committee." | no reference | "Over the last couple of years the debate on cyberspace abuses has exacerbated. I would like to draw the attention to the fact that it has been already twenty years since Russia initiated the discussion of the issues of international information security at the UN." (continues under Digital mechanisms) | no reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
137 | Bahamas | 28 Sept | Amrita | yes | Opportunities | none | https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/73/bs_en.pdf | "We have offered ourselves as the Smart Choice with our candidature for the Council of the International Telecommunication Union. The Bahamas has been endorsed by CARICOM." | no reference | "The Bahamas is committed to the use of information communication technology to support development." | no reference | ||||||||||||||||||||||
142 | Solomon Islands | 28 Sept | Sonia | yes | Risk | no reference | "Madam President, security concerns have become more complex. It now involves activities beyond traditional definitions. Some of these now include new threats such as climate change, cybercrimes, transnat onal organised crime and so forth. Therefore, it is now more important than ever, that we work more closely and collectively with the international community to address these security concerns and threats." | no reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
143 | Mongolia | 28 Sept | Amrita | yes | Neutral | none | https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/73/mn_en.pdf | no reference | "Today, we are living in the flat, globalized and interrelated world. Our life is digitalized to a great extent and the way of life is greatly shaped by technological progresses. In spite of this development, we are encountering a plethora of global sore points including conflicts, poverty, hunger, and inequality." | no reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
149 | Kazakhstan | 28 Sept | Natasa | yes | Opportunities - 60% | Risks - 40% | 4th Industrial revolution | https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/73/kz_en.pdf | no reference | "In parallel, the arms race is on the rise once again, information and cyber-wars intensify, which, together with the crisis of the nonproliferation regime, worsens the global strategic climate." | no reference | "As a new model of economic growth, President Nazarbayev in his annual address earlier this year announced the New Opportunities under the Fourth Industrial Revolution. It outlines the path for our country to achieve those ambitious goals. This new road map focuses on industrialisation, further development of our resource potential, the use of smart technologies as a chance for a breakthrough in the development of the agricultural industry, increasing the efficiency of transport and logistics infrastructure, reloading the financial sector and the strengthening of human capital as the basis of modernisation." "Also, a new initiative of OIC cooperation in the area of science and technologies will serve the purpose of narrowing the digital and IT gap between the developed and developing countries." "On a global level President Nazarbayev has put forward the G-Global initiative - a communication and IT platform to ensure wide and inclusive dialogue on finding common solution for global economic and financial shortcomings. The platform unites prominent international scientists, entrepreneurs, politicians." | no reference | |||||||||||||||||||||
152 | Azerbaijan | 28 Sept | Andrijana | yes | Opportunities | https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/73/az_en.pdf | no reference | "Since we live in a digital age, it is worth noting that currently about 80 percent of the country's population have unimpeded access to internet, which has become the most favored and practical vehicle for information, media communication and free flow of ideas and thoughts." | no reference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
157 | Papua New Guinea | 29 Sept | Amrita | yes | Opportunities | none | https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/73/pg_en.pdf | no reference | "Creating employment opportunities in both the formal and informal sectors is a key priority to address the needs of our youth in the country.We have hopes for the transformative nature of the digital economy, which is a game changer." | no reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
159 | India | 29 Sept | Amrita | yes | Neutral | https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/73/in_en.pdf | no reference | "Through the Jan Dhan Yojana, world's largest financial inclusion scheme, over 320 million Indians, who had never crossed the door of a bank before, now have bank accounts. This has enabled the poor to receive allotments from the government's welfare programmes into their personal accounts, through Direct Benefit Transfer, which has ended waste and corruption in the system." | no reference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
163 | Suriname | 29 Sept | Andrijana | yes | Risks | https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/73/sr_en.pdf | no reference | "Like many other countries, we call for an end to the arms race, while also rejecting [...] the research of artificial intelligence for warfare purposes." | "Like many other countries, we call for an end to the arms race, while also rejecting [...] the research of artificial intelligence for warfare purposes." | no reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
164 | Singapore | 29 Sept | Amrita | yes | Risks | Setting Global norms for cyber security - reconvening the UN Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) and continuing its work in developing the norms of state behaviour in cyberspace. | https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/73/sg_en.pdf | "To this end, we support the reconvening of the UN Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) and the continuation of its work in developing the norms of state behaviour in cyberspace." "Cybersecurity has been a priority under Singapore’s chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). At the 3rd ASEAN Mini terial Conference on Cybersecurity in Singapore last week, ASEAN agreed to subscribe in-principle to the 11 norms in the UN GGE’s 2015 Report." "Singapore is also committed to capacity building which is essential for States to effectively implement rules and norms of state behaviour. Singapore will launch an ASEAN-Singapore Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence in 2019. We have also partnered with the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) on a U -Singapore Cyber Programme to raise awareness and build capacity in our region." | no reference | "The International Telecommunications Union ranked Singapore as the country most committed to cybersecurity in its 2017 Global Cybersecurity Index. Yet, in July this year, one of Singapore’s health databases was subject to an advanced persistent threat. This was a deliberate, targeted and sophisticated cyber-attack. This shows that no country is i mune to cyber-attacks." "All states must work together to implement norms and rales prohibiting such attacks on critical infrastructure. As the only universal, inclusive, multilateral forarp, States have always turned to the UN to develop the rales that gove the global commons. One example is the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which provides the global legal framework for all activities in the oceans and seas." "Just as we supported the UNCLOS process, Singapore stands ready to contribute to the UN s work to develop and adopt norms and rules on cybersecurity..." | no reference | "to understand why there is a resurgence in isolationist, protectionist and xenophobic sentiments in the political arena all over the world. We are living in volatile, uncertain and disruptive times. The digital revolution is increasingly disrupting the way we live, work, play, communicate and organise our societies. Non-state actors and transboundary threats such as terrorism, infectious pandemics and climate change remain a clear and present danger. Frontier issues such as artificial intelligence and cybercrime have leapt from the pages of science fiction. Social cohesion is breaking down." | |||||||||||||||||||||
166 | Philippines | 29 Sept | Amrita | yes | Neutral | none | https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/73/ph_en.pdf | no reference | "We live in a world that is fast becoming bigger, but also constantly getting smaller. From Families to Clans, to Tribes to a federation of tribes we call a Nation, from there we are a Global Village. And with tools like the Internet and social media, everything is known and communicated in real time. Thus, nowadays we are all neighbors, all members of the global community. Being connected to each other all the time has transformed the world into a global community and we are all citizens of the world." | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
169 | Pakistan | 29 Sept | Amrita | yes | Risk and opportunities | none | https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/73/pk_en.pdf | "It is essential to develop universally agreed legal frameworks in the area of cyber security, lethal autonomous weapons system, Artificial Intelligence and weaponization of outer space." | no reference | "We must strike a prudent balance between guarding against misuse of emerging technologies and facilitating their access to developing countries." | no reference | "Technology and innovation are key to reshaping our states and societies. [..] and facilitating their access to developing countries." | no reference | ||||||||||||||||||||
173 | United Arab Emirates | 29 Sept | Amrita | yes | Risks - 40% | Opportunities - 60% | none | https://www.mofa.gov.ae/EN/TheMinistry/TheForeignMinisterWebsite/Pages/30-09-2018-UAE-New-York.aspx | no reference | "The second challenge the region is facing is the spread of extremism and terrorism and the exploitation of modern technology by extremist and terrorist groups to disseminate their dangerous ideologies." | no reference | "The UAE aspires to transform the region into a global center for technology, culture, and innovation after decades of crises. Thus, my country focuses on anticipating challenges and investing in frontier domains, especially artificial intelligence, space technology, and renewable energy. I would like to emphasize that empowering women and youth and investing in their unlimited skills contributes to building resilient and cohesive societies and, eventually, stable and safe countries." | ||||||||||||||||||||||
174 | Turkmenistan | 29 Sept | Andrijana | yes | Opportunities | none | https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/73/tm_en.pdf | no reference | "[...]our country is implementing the project of building [...] a fiber optic communications network that are supported by international partners and major financial institutions." | no reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
180 | Senegal | 29 Sept | Natasa | yes | Neutral | none | https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/73/sn_fr.pdf | no reference | "Ces defis globaux qui ont pour noms: terrorisme, derives extremistes, xenophobes et racistes, pauvrete, phenomenes migratoires, rechauffement climatique, regulation du numerique etc, requierent, de notre part, des solutions globales et inclusives, par la voie du multilateralisme." Translation: "These global challenges, which have the names: terrorism, extremist, xenophobic and racist derivatives, poverty, migratory phenomena, global warming, digital regulation etc., require, on our part, global and inclusive solutions, through multilateralism." | no reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
187 | Belarus | 1 Oct | Sonia | yes | Risk - 20% Opportunities - 80% | With this in mind, Belarus proposes to engage in international cooperation on digitization and technological foresight in ways that facilitate sustainable development. The purpose of this cooperation is to assist developing countries in finding a niche of their own in the global digital economy, to multiply the benefits stemming from digitization, and to make sure that they are to be distributed in an equal and fair manner. We thus welcome the establishment by the Secretary-General of the High-Level Panel on digital cooperation and hope that the Panel will pay particular attention to building states' capacities in this area | https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/73/by_en.pdf | With this in mind, Belarus proposes to engage in international cooperation on digitization and technological foresight in ways that facilitate sustainable development. The purpose of this cooperation is to assist developing countries in finding a niche of their own in the global digital economy, to multiply the benefits stemming from digitization, and to make sure that they are to be distributed in an equal and fair manner. We thus welcome the establishment by the Secretary-General of the High-Level Panel on digital cooperation and hope that the Panel will pay particular attention to building states' capacities in this area | "Our country's contribution to the relevant global unifying processes will be a High-level international conference on preventing terrorism in the digital age, organized by Belarus and the OSCE, which is to be held in Minsk in a week's time (9-10 October)." | Last March, the Presidential decree "On the development of the digital economy", whose ambition is to turn Belarus in an "IT-country", has entered into force. The Belarus' Park of High Technologies has been growing fast, demonstrating record high rates of growth in residents and exports alike. Digital technologies are fairly compared with "rocket fuel" for national economies. They make rapid absorption of innovation into human activities, including education, consumption, and social cooperation feasible. Moreover, digital technologies stimulate business activity, they generate significant revenues, and they create new jobs. | Last March, the Presidential decree "On the development of the digital economy", whose ambition is to turn Belarus in an "IT-country", has entered into force. The Belarus' Park of High Technologies has been growing fast, demonstrating record high rates of growth in residents and exports alike. Digital technologies are fairly compared with "rocket fuel" for national economies. They make rapid absorption of innovation into human activities, including education, consumption, and social cooperation feasible. Moreover, digital technologies stimulate business activity, they generate significant revenues, and they create new jobs. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
192 | Tajikistan | 1 Oct | Natasa | Yes | Risk | https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/73/tj_en.pdf | "For instance, the joint United Nations and Tajikistan High-Level International Conference on the Water Decade in Dushanbe on June 20-22, 2018 brought together around 1500 people from 111 countries of the world...Moreover, most importantly, to discuss the importance of specific means of implementation, including monitoring, financing, capacity development, innovation, technology, knowledge, information, data, best practices, as well as promoting advocacy, networking and encouraging partnerships for action." | no reference | "The efforts should be focused on the elimination of the military infrastructure of international terrorism, on depriving it of political, military and financial support; on prevention of the use of the ICTs for radicalization of minds, recruitment and propaganda of extremism and violence." | no reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
200 | President of the General Assembly (closing) | 1 Oct | Andrijana | yes | Risk | none | https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/73/pgaclosing_es.pdf | "Desde los conflictos internacionales hasta el terrorismo y la proliferación nuclear; desde el cambio climático y los desastres naturales hasta el aumento de las desigualdades y la pobreza; desde la migración y los refugiados hasta la salud y la educación, el impacto de las nuevas tecnologías y el mundo del trabajo, se reconoció que enfrentamos desafíos comunes que requieren respuestas comunes." Translation: "From international conflicts to terrorism and nuclear proliferation, from climate change and natural disasters to increasing inequalities and poverty, from migration and refugees to health and education, the impact of new technologies and the world of work, it was recognized that we face common challenges that require common responses. " | |||||||||||||||||||||||||