The IGF publishes final output of the Best Practice Forum on AI, IoT and big data

As a follow-up to the 13th annual meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), the IGF Secretariat has published the final output report of the Best Practice Forum (BPF) on Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data and Artificial Intelligence (AI). The report was produced through an open and iterative process that included open discussions and online meetings held during the months preceding the IGF 2018 meeting. The document proposes, among others, a series of best practices regarding the use of IoT, big data, and AI, focused on issues such as: multistakeholder collaboration, consideration towards ethics and human rights, watching out for bias and incomplete data sets, making privacy and transparency policy goals and a business practice, ensuring systems are adequately secured before they get to the market, and fostering technologies and business practices that empower small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The work will also continue through the IGF 2019 cycle, with a focus on identifying how IoT, big data, and AI can be used to reach the UN sustainable development goals (SDGs), as well as the impact of these technologies on policies and regulations.