互联网治理论坛年度会议呼吁建立“信任之网络”

互联网治理论坛年度会议于教科文组织召开，

呼吁建立“信任之网络”

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11月12日，互联网治理论坛于联合国教科文组织巴黎总部开幕，会议呼吁建立“信任之网络”。教科文组织总干事奥德蕾·阿祖莱、法国总统埃马纽埃尔·马克龙、联合国秘书长安东尼奥·古特雷斯共同出席了开幕式。

阿祖莱总干事在发言中强调，教科文组织倡导采取开放、透明和包容的互联网治理方法，保证网络资源的普遍获取及对人权与道德原则的尊重，这些原则包括保护网络言论自由、尊重隐私、倡导文化和语言多样性。同时，她还提醒国际社会反思新兴技术的道德规范。她表示：“教科文组织是将道德规范置于核心职责之列的全球论坛。我们将以教科文组织在生物技术伦理方面制定的规范框架为基础，开展关于人工智能伦理原则的全球对话。”

古特雷斯秘书长赞许教科文组织为应对这些新技术带来的挑战所做出的努力。“正是这种对智慧和创新的追求让我们今天齐聚于此。教科文组织热情地邀请我们与会；而在组织内部，他们每天也都在讨论道德、人工智能和数字化知识相关的议题。”利用技术弘扬人类基本价值观，秘书长对此提出了更高期望：“新的机会之门已经开启，数字解决方案不仅在改变我们的生活，同时为我们为实现可持续发展目标所做出的努力注入了更强劲的驱动力。”

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马克龙总统利用这一机会呼吁在网络空间中培养信任、注入安全。他强调： “我们想拥有一个自由、开放和安全的互联网。我们希望每个人都可以使用互联网，同时希望互联网能够维护我们的价值观。”

11月15日，论坛将研究建立信任之网络的方式与方法，以助力可持续发展、建设包容的知识社会，免除仇恨、分裂宣传运动所带来的消极影响。预计3000余名参与者将在150多场会议中就互联网治理领域的最新发展展开辩论。

2018年互联网治理论坛的具体议题包括数字鸿沟、性别平等、人工智能与前沿技术的影响，同时关注网络安全、打击仇恨言论和暴力极端主义相关问题。

互联网治理论坛促进对话与思想交流，以改善互联网治理方式，并确保人类尊严与信任。

Calling for an “Internet of Trust”,

Internet Governance Forum opens annual meeting at UNESCO

The Internet Governance Forum opened on 12 November at UNESCO with a call to ensure an Internet of Trust. UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay inaugurated the opening session alongside President Emmanuel Macron of France and UN Secretary-General António Guterres.

In her remarks, Director-General Azoulay emphasized that UNESCO advocates an open, transparent and inclusive approach to internet governance, guaranteeing universal access and respect for human rights and ethical principles, including online freedom of expression, and respect for privacy, as well as cultural and linguistic diversity. She also underlined the need for international reflection on the ethics of new and emerging technologies. “UNESCO, the universal forum with ethics at the heart of its mandate, will launch a global dialogue on the ethical principles of artificial intelligence, based on the normative frameworks established at UNESCO on the ethics of biotechnology,” Ms. Azoulay said.

Secretary-General Guterres commended UNESCO for its efforts in addressing the challenges posed by these new technologies. “This quest for wisdom and innovation brings us today to UNESCO, which has kindly invited us, and within its walls resonate each day debates on ethics, artificial intelligence and digital knowledge.” The Secretary-General also spoke to the higher aspirations for technology in the service of the promotion of fundamental human values. “New pathways of opportunity have opened,” he said. “Digital solutions are transforming lives and can turbocharge our work to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.”

President Macron took advantage of the occasion to call for trust and security in cyberspace. “We want a free, open and safe and secure internet. We want everyone to have access, but we also want our values to be upheld by the Internet,” the President stressed.

Through 15 November, the Forum will examine ways to build an internet of trust that contributes to sustainable development and the building of inclusive knowledge societies, free of campaigns that spread hate and divisiveness. More than 3,000 participants are expected to debate the latest developments in the field of Internet governance in more than 150 sessions.

Specific topics on the agenda for IGF 2018 include the digital divide, gender equality, the impact of artificial intelligence and frontier technologies, as well as issues concerning cyber security, countering hate speech and violent extremism.

The Internet Governance Forum promotes dialogue and encourages an exchange of ideas to improve the way the internet is governed and to protect human dignity and foster trust.