The Ministry of Innovation, Science, and Technology has issued a public call for the formation of a national expert forum on artificial intelligence. The forum will include experts from academia, industry, and leading civil society organizations.
The expert forum will reportedly assist in developing a governmental strategy and policy for promoting the safe use of artificial intelligence, aiming to encourage innovation and maximize the technology's social and economic benefits.
Additionally, the ministry added that the forum will work on shaping innovation-supportive regulation, addressing the technological and regulatory complexities associated with AI, and the risks and challenges regulators and government ministries face in both routine and emergency situations.
The selected forum will hold regular meetings and support the work of the Ministry of Innovation, Science, and Technology and the government's activities in AI. According to the ministry's statement, forum members will also contribute to forming Israel's professional stance and policy in light of international developments in the field.
Government initiative
The forum is reportedly being established and led by the Government Center for AI Regulation and Policy within the Ministry of Innovation and Science, which was created by Government Resolution 173.
The center serves as a knowledge hub and coordinator for government AI activities, the ministry noted. Since its establishment, the center has been working to provide regulatory and ethical guidance, policy direction, international cooperation, and the integration of AI in the public sector.
The government center will reportedly select forum members based on their areas of expertise and the diversity of the organizations represented.