Newsletter No. 44 December 2024 – April 2025
PAM at the OSCE 25th Conference of the Alliance against Trafficking in Persons in Vienna
31 March – 1 April, Vienna, Austria – The Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM), represented by Hon. Pedro Roque, PAM Vice-President and President of the 3rd Standing Committee on Dialogue among Civilizations and Human Rights, and Ambassador Peter Schatzer, PAM Permanent Observer to the UN in Vienna, contributed to the 25th High-Level Conference of […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (4 April 2025)
Governance, Legislation, and Geostrategies UN Warns AI’s Multi-Trillion Dollar Boom Could Widen Global Inequality Without Urgent Action (AI Insider – 3 April 2025) Artificial intelligence is reshaping the global economy, and the UN warns that without urgent investment and inclusive governance, it risks deepening inequality rather than driving shared prosperity. AI’s benefits are concentrated in […]
PAM contributes to Webinar on Parliamentary Diplomacy and Disinformation
27 March 2025, online – The Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM) contributed to a webinar hosted by the Italian association Il Pungolo, dedicated to the theme “Parliamentary Diplomacy and Disinformation: Strategies and Measures to Assess and Ensure the Resilience of Democratic Systems.” On this occasion, the Assembly was represented by Executive Officials from the […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (3 April 2025)
Governance, Legislation, and Geostrategies (Daphne Keller – Just Security – 2 April 2025) Lawmakers are right to worry about platforms’ power over public discourse and democracy. But legislative responses too often seek to empower the government to set new rules for online speech. Courts have rightly held that such laws violate the First Amendment. Attempted […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (2 April 2025)
Governance and Legislation The public goods case for Australia’s digital sovereignty (Marina Yue Zhang – The Interpreter – 2 April 2025) In a world where AI is rapidly reshaping sectors from healthcare and clean energy to manufacturing and defence, it was puzzling to note the absence of new funding for AI development or digital infrastructure […]
The French National Assembly organizes a Colloquium with PAM on the occasion of World Water Day
22 March 2025, Paris, France – On the occasion of World Water Day, on 22 March, the French National Assembly, organized, in cooperation with the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM), an international Colloquium entitled “The Right to Water and the Recognition of the Living Commons.” The event was opened by Hon. Gabriel Amard (France), […]
PAM at the Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting
17-18 March 2025, Vienna, Austria – The Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM), represented by Amb. Peter Schatzer, PAM Permanent Observer to the UN in Vienna, contributed to the 2nd session of the First Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting (SHDM) of 2025, which was held in Vienna on 17-18 March, organized by the Finnish OSCE Chairpersonship, […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (1 April 2025)
Governance and Legislation When AI Fuels Atrocities — And How It Can Help Prevent Them (Brittan Heller – Just Security – 31 March 2025) A series of videos began circulating widely across social media platforms in Mali in January 2022, featuring what appeared to be computer-generated voiceovers discussing domestic politics and France’s military presence in […]
Weekly Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (1 April 2025)
Governance and Legislation Joint Civil Society Letter Urging the EU Institutions to Protect Fundamental Rights in the Code of Practice for General Purpose AI Final Draft (Laura Lazaro Cabrera – Center for Democracy & Technology – 28 March 2025) A broad coalition of civil society organisations, including CDT Europe, has raised alarm over the latest […]