India: Morocco Participates in the World Artificial Intelligence (AI) Summit in New Delhi

The Kingdom is represented at this event by a high-level delegation led by the Minister Delegate to the Head of Government in charge of Digital Transition and Administrative Reform, Amal El Fallah Seghrouchni, accompanied by the Ambassador of His Majesty the King to India, Mohamed Maliki.

This participation falls within the Kingdom’s broader dynamic of openness and international cooperation, in line with the High Directives of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, aimed at strengthening South-South cooperation and sharing expertise, particularly in the fields of innovation and digital technologies in the service of inclusive and sustainable development.

Organized under the theme “Well-being for All, Happiness for All,” the summit is intended as an international platform for reflection and dialogue on the future of AI and the challenges related to its governance, with the stated ambition of further integrating the priorities and concerns of countries of the Global South.

According to the Indian government, the “AI Impact Summit” seeks to move discussions “from dialogue to concrete impact,” by promoting the development of AI in the service of inclusive, sustainable, and human-centered growth.

The summit brings together more than 100 governmental representatives, including over 20 Heads of State and Government, around 60 ministers and deputy ministers, as well as the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, 500 global AI leaders, academics, and researchers.

In his opening address, the Indian Prime Minister stated that AI represents a transformation comparable in magnitude to major turning points in human history. He stressed that the summit’s central objective is to define how this technology can become “a human-centered tool rather than a machine-centered one, grounded in ethical and responsible principles.”

He also emphasized the need to democratize AI so that it becomes a lever for inclusion and empowerment, particularly for countries of the Global South, calling for collective mobilization to place this technology at the service of the global common good.

For his part, French President Emmanuel Macron stated that AI will help humanity “invest more rapidly (…) in health, energy, mobility, agriculture, public services, and the common good for all,” underscoring the need for France and India to “move together toward innovation, independence, and strategic autonomy” in this field.

Mr. Macron also highlighted the importance of better protecting children from “digital and AI-related abuses,” describing it as a priority of France’s G7 presidency this year.

Meanwhile, Mr. Guterres emphasized the need to strengthen skills, data capacities, access to affordable computing power, and the establishment of inclusive ecosystems, warning that without sufficient investment, many countries risk being “excluded” from the AI era.

“AI must belong to everyone,” he declared, while noting the efforts undertaken by the United Nations to frame AI development, particularly the creation of an independent International Scientific Panel on AI during the latest General Assembly.

Among the speakers at the opening session were OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, and Dario Amodei, head of Anthropic.

In addition to attending the opening session, Ms. Seghrouchni participated in the various conference sessions and followed presentations and discussions on global AI trends.

She also held meetings with several international officials and experts to explore opportunities for cooperation in the field of digital innovation.

Editorial team/le7tv