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(Oleg Curbatov, Maître de Conférences HDR à l’Université Sorbonne Paris Nord)

Statement on 10th Forum ‘Science Technologie innovation’ HQ UN ECOSOC, United Nations, New-York, 07 May 2025

« The International Association of University Professors and Lecturers (IAUPL), a non-governmental organization endowed with a general consultative status in ECOSOC, is delighted to participate once again in the Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation, which is meeting today to examine global cooperation in Science, Technology and Innovation, with a view to providing guidance for a sustainable future.

As an official partner, IAUPL is delighted with the progress made by UNESCO in the field of artificial intelligence over the past five years. The implementation of the Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence is a prime example of such a success.

Quantum technology is poised to revolutionize various sectors, including drug innovation. Advances in this field are already making significant contributions to society. For example, neuro-technologies coupled with quantum technologies are expected to yield results in understanding human consciousness and acting upon it.

Quantum sciences operate in different physical relativities and require an understanding of technologies, uses, human behavior and also ethics, from an alternative point of view, with a different perspective from that offered by classical physics.

Many initiatives have seen the light of day during these years. In France, for example, the DIM QuanTiP initiative and work at the CEPN at the Université Sorbonne Paris Nord are encouraging us to think about the Neuro-Biological-Quantical-Intelligence-Artificial Convergence, with a human and societal (S) focus.

In Africa, UM6P – University Mohammed VI Polytechnic has confirmed its role as a major international player in the debate on the responsible governance of artificial intelligence.

The Pact for the Future and its annex, the Global Digital Compact, were conceived at a time applications of AI and other emergent technologies were coming out, but without nevertheless providing a detailed definition of these technologies, such as quantum technologies, for example.

The university researchers at IAUPL are convinced that the conception of an additional document to the ‘Pact for the Future’ ‘Global Digital Compact’ would be essential in the next few years to come in order to give direction to quantum technologies.

However, it is not a question of multiplying complementary instruments, but rather of creating an original document, in the spirit of technological and societal convergence, which could be called the “Convergent Pact for Quantum Technologies of the Future”, where each component and each person will find their place for a sustainable and responsible development of Humanity.

Mesdames, Messieurs, Excellences,

L’Association Internationale des Professeurs et Maîtres de Conférences des Universités (IAUPL), se félicite des progrès accomplis par l’UNESCO en matière d’intelligence artificielle. Une mise en place de la Recommandation sur l’éthique de l’I.A. est un exemple-phare d’une telle réussite.

Par ailleurs, la Technologie Quantique est sur le point de révolutionner divers secteurs.

Pour une prospective des travaux de l’ECOSOC, les chercheurs universitaires de l’IAUPL sont persuadés que la conception d’un Document additif au ‘Pacte pour l’Avenir’ serait indispensable pour donner des orientations aux Technologies Quantiques couplées avec l’IA et avec les Neurotechnologies.

Toutefois, il ne s’agit pas de multiplier les instruments complémentaires, mais plutôt de créer un document original, dans l’esprit d’une convergence technologique et sociétale, où chaque composante et chaque personne trouvera sa place pour un développement durable et responsable pour l’Humanité.

Madame, Monsieur, je vous remercie.

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ECOSOC Special Meeting on Artificial Intelligence

« The Special Meeting of the Economic and Social Council on Artificial Intelligence (AI) will take place on Tuesday, 6 May 2025 from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the ECOSOC Chamber at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The meeting will bring together Member States, UN system experts, private sector leaders, innovators, and civil society stakeholders to follow up on the outcomes of the Summit of the Future, including the Global Digital Compact. It will showcase the potential for AI to accelerate sustainable development, paying special attention to the role of strategic investments, partnerships, and international cooperation in addressing foundational needs and capacity development in the Global South »

This special meeting is part of the STI Action Day and will take place back-to-back with the 10th Annual Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology, and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (STI Forum), scheduled for 7-8 May 2025.

Letter of the President of ECOSOC (14 March 2025)

Concept Note

Programme (Tuesday, 6 May 2025, 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. ECOSOC Chamber, United Nations)