Thursday, 17 October

13:00 – 14:00

International AI Standards Summit session:

Shaping AI Standards for Climate Response and Disaster Management

Dive into how artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the fight against natural hazards and disasters, with global standards paving the way.

This session will provide a sneak peek into the standardization endeavours taken to enhance the application of AI for forecasting, monitoring, and improving disaster response, and optimizing climate modeling. The session will also elaborate on how ITU is collaborating with other UN agencies to strengthen standardization for AI and disaster management to effectively build resilience against the increasing threats posed by climate change, and disasters worldwide.

Moderator:

Katharina Weitz, Project Manager, Fraunhofer HHI

Panelists:

Karen McCabe, Senior Director of Technology Policy, IEEE Standards Association
Nakul Prasad, Project Officer, WMO
Pritha Acharya, Scientist (Adaptation & NBS), ICARS
Qi Shuguang, Vice Chief Engineer, China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT)

14:00 – 14:15

Use Cases of the Implementation and Adoption of ITU-T Recommendations by the Telecommunications Technology Association (TTA)

This session will explore various use cases demonstrating how the Telecommunications Technology Association (TTA) has implemented and adopted ITU-T recommendations. It will highlight specific examples where TTA has integrated these standards into their projects and initiatives, showcasing the benefits and impacts on technology development and deployment. The discussion will cover the challenges encountered during implementation, the solutions developed, and the overall outcomes achieved. Attendees will gain insights into how adherence to ITU-T recommendations has influenced TTA’s strategies and contributed to advancements in telecommunications technology.

Speaker:

Minah Lee, Principal Researcher, Telecommunications Technology Association (TTA), Korea (Rep of)

14:20 – 14:35

Pangu AI Meteorological Model for climate change

This session will explore use cases demonstrating how the Pangu Meteorological Model has transformed weather forecasting through its innovative AI-based approach. It will highlight specific examples where this system has enhanced accuracy and efficiency compared to traditional methods, showcasing the benefits and impacts on meteorological practices. The discussion will cover the challenges encountered during the development and deployment of the model, the solutions devised, and the overall outcomes achieved. Attendees will gain insights into how the implementation of this advanced system has influenced meteorological strategies and contributed to advancements in weather forecasting technology.

Speaker:

Liangliang Zhang, Standardization Senior Manager, Huawei Technologies, China