La School of Politics, Government and International Relations from the Universidad Austral next to Delegation of the European Union In Argentina, a discussion on Artificial Intelligence (AI) was organized last Wednesday, March 22nd. The event featured AI expert, andrea renda, a member of the Centre for Political and Social Studies (CEPS) in Brussels, who was accompanied by Katja Viktoria, Programme Officer of the Delegation.
The discussion took place at the Buenos Aires headquarters of our University and was held as part of the launch activities for the third edition of the Diploma in Government 4.0: AI, Digital Transformation, GovTech and Public Innovation.
The event addressed the ethical and geopolitical challenges posed by AI, fostering a rich discussion among experts and participants on how to tackle these challenges from a public policy and regulatory perspective. Discussions also touched on the advisability of AI regulation, European and global experiences, and anthropological considerations for future interactions with these systems.
The meeting was attended by prominent academic and institutional representatives. Among them were Alfonso Santiago , Director of the School of Politics, Government and International Relations; Celina Cantú , Vice Dean of the Faculty of Law and Director of the Master's Program in Public Policy; and Jorge Vilas Diaz Colodrero (AI expert) and Juan Ignacio Gowland , Executive Directors of the Diploma Program in Government 4.0.
Also present were officials from the National Government, the Province of Buenos Aires, and the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires: Silvana Rica (Undersecretary of Administrative Innovation), Iván Fernando Budassi (Behavioral Sciences and Public Policy Unit of the Ministry of Economy), Carolina Balay (International Project Management and Monitoring), and Agustín Suárez (Undersecretary of Smart City-CABA). Participants also included Elisa Catani, Executive of CAF - Development Bank of Latin America; Enrique Cadenas, Senior Strategy Adviser at HM Courts & Tribunals Service in London; and Alejandro Chapero, Director of Postgraduate Studies and Technology Transfer at the Faculty of Engineering of the Universidad Austral and Juan Segundo Hevia, Expert in Machine Learning and AI.
