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With the aim of promoting correct use and being able to disseminate basic resources necessary to interact with the new tools that use Artificial Intelligence (AI), the Government has approved a code of ethics on the use of AI. The document, aimed at the public, private sector and citizens in general, aims to serve as a guide, through the contribution of some guidelines and recommendations, in order to provide support for the proper deployment of AI in a reliable way in Andorra. The document is aligned with the recommendations of several international organizations (UN, UNESCO or Council of Europe, among others) that have already put on the table working documents similar to what has now been approved in the country.
The will of the code is to extract the maximum potential associated with this emerging technology, in favor of socio-economic development, and, at the same time, to ensure and guarantee the fundamental rights and freedoms of the people affected by putting them at the center of development. Thus, it is foreseen that both the document and the associated recommendations can be disseminated among the different target audiences so that they can incorporate the recommendations they deem appropriate. Adherence to the code will be required by the public sector for certain processes, and voluntary for the rest of the actors involved.
"This is a first step around this new technology that allows us to lay some foundations for a possible future regulatory development that can go hand in hand with legislation that is promoted in neighboring countries and worldwide," said the Secretary of State for Digital Transformation and Telecommunications, Marc Rossell.
The Government's 2020-2030 digitalization strategy, which is articulated through Andorra's Digital Transformation Program, already points to the need to lay the foundations for responsible and sustainable digital transformation, and, to do so, it is essential to ensure the orderly adoption of key emerging technologies for the country's socio-economic development, such as Artificial Intelligence.
In this way, the document establishes recommendations for the public sector how to promote the training and training of public workers in this field. At the same time, it encourages the establishment of appropriate and regulatory frameworks consistent with human rights and AI governance, and also calls for promoting responsible innovation. With regard to the private sector, it calls for promoting reliable AI, having appropriate policies and processes around new tools or promoting a culture of responsible innovation. Finally, regarding the protection of citizens' rights, the document provides tools to know and identify the risks and opportunities that AI has.
