He said that our education, health, work capacity, everything will be done through e-governance. Digital tools will be used for e-education, e-health, everything. We will be able to do this by 2041 and we should proceed accordingly. He said the same thing in the program of distribution of text books among the students on the first day of the year. Then inaugurating the Police Week on Tuesday, he said, we will create a smart police of global level.
Due to technological advancement, there has been a demand for a smart city, a smart society. The adjective has come to the fore especially because of the application of Artificial Intelligence – AI – in various spheres of the state and society. It cannot be denied that opposing technological progress is suicidal. However, there is an ongoing global debate on the use of AI. The democratic world is stressing on legal framework and laws to ensure that this technology is used for the welfare of the people and is not misused for their harm or loss. This technology is already being used in various ways and to varying degrees in developing and less developed countries. It is therefore imperative to address questions of its use and misuse, legal framework and ensure accountability.
The US’ Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the UK’s Privacy International and many other institutions and civil organizations have researched and published detailed reports on the issue. A Carnegie report published in 2019 says that at least 75 countries in the world are using AI surveillance technology, of which 56 countries are doing so in the name of smart city platforms, 64 countries are using it for facial recognition systems. are doing and 52 through smart policing. China is a leader in AI technology around the world, especially companies like Huawei.
Chinese companies have signed AI technology supply deals with 36 countries participating in China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). China is not alone. The US, Japan, Germany and Israel are all very active in providing this technology. The Carnegie report says that this technique is being used for surveillance everywhere from liberal democracies to authoritarian countries, but it is being misused in undemocratic authoritarian countries.