The summit meeting of the Democracy Summit, which started in 2021 with the proposal of the United States, was held on the night of the 20th, and South Korean President Yoon Seong-yeol (Yun Seok-yeoul), who hosted the summit, announced that important elections are scheduled in various parts of the world this year. He emphasized the need for countries to work together to counter disinformation that can affect the world.
The Democracy Summit, which started in 2021 at the suggestion of the Biden administration in the United States, will be hosted by South Korea in 2024, with ministerial meetings and discussions by civil society held from March 18th, and the summit will be held online on the final day, the 20th. It was held in.
At the summit, elections and disinformation were discussed as elections are scheduled to be held around the world in 2024 to determine the composition of leaders and parliaments.
President Yoon Seong-ryul, who chaired the meeting, said, ``Our responsibility to protect the foundations of democracy through fair elections is more important than ever. We must prepare laws and systems to counter disinformation.'' He emphasized the need for countries to work together to counter disinformation that could affect elections.
Furthermore, with North Korea and other countries in mind, he stated, ``The international community should work together to strictly enforce the law against forces that try to influence elections in other countries across borders.''
Prime Minister Kishida ``Cooperating with the international community to counter disinformation''
Prime Minister Kishida participated online in the ``Democracy Summit'' held in South Korea, and spoke about measures against disinformation that exploit technology such as AI in order to protect an environment where healthy discussions and debates, which are essential to democracy, can take place. He emphasized the idea of working together with the international community.
The ``Democracy Summit'' was started in response to a call from US President Biden to unite democratic nations, and this time, the third time, it was held in South Korea.
Prime Minister Kishida participated in a summit meeting held online on the 20th and said, ``With the development of the Internet and SNS, information can now be obtained instantaneously, but discriminatory speech and behavior can now be spread easily.'' As a result, there is a risk that there will be exchanges of blame and silence, divisions in society, and the inability to have the healthy debate and debate that is essential to democracy.''
Furthermore, ``Deep fakes and spoofed voices created by AI pose a risk of making it difficult to distinguish between the truth and falsehood of information, leading to social instability and confusion,'' and Japan is also working to develop technologies to prevent the spread of false information. , explained that they are considering regulations for businesses.
He added, ``The spread of disinformation is a common issue for all countries, and requires common international understanding and cooperation.'' "We will work together with society," he said.