The CCG Tech Podcast is designed to engage with and connect academics, policy professionals, decision-makers, and others interested in issues of information technology law and policy. We talk to subject matter experts, technologists, and decision-makers to discuss the implications of emerging technologies on law and policy, and our daily lives.
With the rapid pace at which global technologies are evolving, we hope this podcast will create more spaces for conversations, diverse perspectives, thoughts and approaches to how we can bring considerations for societal benefit, democratic values, and constitutional principles closer to the core of technology development.
The CCG Tech Podcast is designed to engage with and connect academics, policy professionals, decision-makers, and others interested in issues of information technology law and policy. We talk to subject matter experts, technologists, and decision-makers to discuss the implications of emerging technologies on law and policy, and our daily lives.
With the rapid pace at which global technologies are evolving, we hope this podcast will create more spaces for conversations, diverse perspectives, thoughts and approaches to how we can bring considerations for societal benefit, democratic values, and constitutional principles closer to the core of technology development.
On 26 August 2025, the UN General Assembly decided to establish the Independent International Scientific Panel on AI and the Global Dialogue on AI Governance. Two weeks prior to this, we had a chance to speak with Amandeep Gill, UN Under-Secretary-General and Special Envoy for Digital and Emerging Technologies. Episode 07 of The CCG Tech Podcast looks at the importance of processes like WSIS, GDC, etc, the role of the International Scientific Panel on AI, and the questions of meaningful participation for the Global South.
Amandeep Gill is the UN Under-Secretary-General and Special Envoy for Digital and Emerging Technologies. He is also a member of the Secretary-General's High Level Advisory Body on AI and of his Scientific Advisory Board. He is a former Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer who served in various capacities in disarmament and strategic technologies and international security affairs.
Resources:
UN Office for Digital and Emerging Technology - https://www.un.org/digital-emerging-technologies/
Global Digital Compact - https://www.un.org/global-digital-compact/en
Hosts: Jhalak Kakkar
Editor: Gopika P
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