ASEAN and UNESCO Urge Digital Governance
UNESCO and ASEAN leaders emphasize the need for digital governance to tackle online threats, including scams, AI risks, and misinformation, while protecting public trust and rights.
Experts at the "ASEAN-UNESCO Multistakeholder Forum on the Governance of Digital Platforms" in Bangkok highlighted the importance of advancing digital platform governance to mitigate online threats such as cyberscams.
Technology must serve humanity, not the other way around.
Soohyun Kim from UNESCO's Regional Office in Bangkok noted that leaders have come together to weigh opportunity against risk and ambition against responsibility, citing significant figures: 286 million, 117 million, 102 million, and 71 million.
- Curb online scams
- Address AI risks
- Mitigate misinformation
Author's summary: ASEAN and UNESCO promote digital governance.