Dear Partners and Friends of I4C, We at Innovation For Change (I4C) South Asia are pleased to invite you to attend the launch event of the I4C Center for Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights. The launch will be held in person at Bangkok, Thailand and can also be joined online via Zoom on 15 March from 10:30am to 12:00pm Bangkok Time (UTC+07:00). To attend the event please Register via: https://forms.gle/seqFuyp87c1eNp6j8 In this event, we will be introducing the work of the Center and ways in which we will be collaborating with civil society organisations and other stakeholders in the region on disruptive (AI) technologies and impact on civic spaces. AboutI4C Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights (I4CAIHR)<https://i4caihr.net/> I4C Center for Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights aims to develop the capacity of civil society organizations, human rights defenders, technologists, researchers, academia, activists, youth on understanding the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the right to privacy, the rights to freedom of expression, assembly and association across South Asia. We believe it is imperative that policy makers, regulators, companies, civil society, and other stakeholders working on the right to privacy and freedom of expression understand the implications, risks and potential of AI on civic and human rights. We at Innovation For Change (I4C) Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights initiative aims to achieve the following: * Organise meetings and events that bring together an inclusive interdisciplinary working group of stakeholders (public and private sectors, academia, civil society) and experts that can interpret disruptive shifts in AI technology impacting South Asia. * Collaborate toward a global agreement on beneficial safeguards, transparency standards, design guidelines and confidence building measures. * Help world policymakers from all branches of governments and associated stakeholders (corporations and civil society) implement agreed upon rules and regulations at local and international levels. * Encourage governments to review the adequacy of any legal and policy frameworks, and regulations on AI with regard to the protection of freedom of expression and privacy; * Ensure accountability and transparency of AI with a multi stakeholder oversight towards working of AI systems and machine learning algorithms. PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME 10:30 am Welcome by I4C South Asia Hub 10:40 am Keynote Speech by Tally Hatzakis AI Expert 11:20 am Launch of I4C Center for Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights 11:40 am Closing Remarks We look forward to seeing you there! Sincerely, I4C South Asia