On Monday, 17 July 2023, Chile, on behalf of a group of 62 WHO member states called for a more transparent, inclusive process for civil society engagement in the WHO negotiations of a pandemic treaty at the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body… Continue Reading
KEI provided these comments to the Senate HELP Committee staff on July 10, 2023, regarding a draft bill dealing with pandemic preparation and response. The specific issue KEI was asked to comment on concerned the proposal by Senator Sanders for… Continue Reading
KEI Comments in response to the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Request for Information (RFI), regarding National Priorities for Artificial Intelligence, as noticed on May 23, 2023 in the Federal Register, 88 FR 34194. July 7, 2023 Knowledge… Continue Reading
on Friday, 7 July 2023, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered its general statement at the Sixty-Fourth Series of Meetings Assemblies of the Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). KEI general statement – WIPO General Assembly 2023 7… Continue Reading
On Friday, 7 July 2023, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following statement on the work of WIPO’s Standing Committee on the Law of Patents. KEI GA statement on work of SCP July 7, 2023 Generative AI is going to… Continue Reading
On the fourteenth of June, the European parliament passed sweeping legislation on the regulation of artificial intelligence. The parliament’s position was backed with an overwhelming majority of 499 votes in favor and 28 against, with 93 abstentions. The legislation, which… Continue Reading
KEI-NTIA-AI-Accountability-RFC KEI response to NTIA request for comments on AI Accountability Policy, expressing concerns over trade agreement provisions which limit the transparency of source code and algorithms RE: Notice by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration on 04/13/2023, Document Citation:… Continue Reading
On 12 June 2023, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following statement at the resumed fifth meeting and drafting group of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body to draft and negotiate a WHO convention, agreement or other international instrument on pandemic prevention… Continue Reading
In the aftermath of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) 76th World Health Assembly, the pace of WHO negotiations on: 1) a pandemic treaty and 2) amendments to the International Health Regulations (IHR) will intensify over the coming months. WHO’s informal… Continue Reading
On Friday, 26 May 2023, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following statement on WHO negotiations on a pandemic treaty. KEI makes 3 points on the INB negotiations. First, There needs to be less secrecy of the INB negotiations on… Continue Reading