Michelangelo Baracchi Bonvicini

Michelangelo Baracchi Bonvicini has been president of Atomium - European Institute for Science, Media and Democracy, since its launch with the former French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing on the 27th November 2009 at the European Parliament.^[1]

Valéry Giscard d'Estaing and Michelangelo Baracchi Bonvicini, Honorary President and President of Atomium-EISMD

Early life

Baracchi Bonvicini was born in London and grew up in Italy, where he completed his studies at the University of Bologna attaining a bachelors in History.^[2]

He began in 1999 as a war correspondent in Kosovo, Albania and Montenegro for the Italian editorial group Il Quotidiano Nazionale.^[3]

In 2002 he covered the second Intifada reporting from Israel and Palestine.^{[citation needed]}.

In 2003 he worked for the Italian newspaper Libero from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran, following the US invasion of Afghanistan. In that same year he published Sognando Gerusalemme^[4][5][6] resulting from his reporting from Israel and Palestine in 2002.

Career

With Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, Baracchi Bonvicini founded Atomium - European Institute for Science, Media and Democracy in November 2009 at the European Parliament in Brussels, together with twenty-two rectors and presidents from the partner universities.^[7][8]

In 2011, Baracchi Bonvicini and Giscard d'Estaing received the medal "Plus Ratio Quam Vis" from the Polish university Jagiellonian University for "their contribution to the European academic community by founding the institute".^[9][10]

In September 2012, during the negotiations regarding the EU budget for 2014–2020, Baracchi Bonvicini and Giscard d'Estaing together with the former Prime Minister of Spain Felipe González Márquez, jointly signed the letter "For a European Consciousness, For a More Competitive Europe", asking EU member states to increase the budget for research and innovation. The letter was sent to all European prime ministers and head of governments.^[11][12][13]

 

Michelangelo Baracchi Bonvicini and Jean-Claude Juncker at the European Commission

In 2016, Baracchi Bonvicini promoted together with Massimo Marchiori the set-up of REIsearch,^[14][15] a non-profit initiative co-funded by the European Commission, Nokia, Elsevier, and other Atomium partners.^{[16][17][18][19]} Its aim is to connect researchers and policy makers on topics linked to scientific research, in order to promote evidence-based policy making.^[20] REIsearch has focused on chronic diseases, next generation internet and digital skills.

 

Michelangelo Baracchi Bonvicini and Tony Blair at the European Parliament in November 2018 for the presentation of the "AI4 People's Ethical Framework for a good AI Society"

In 2018 Michelangelo Baracchi Bonvicini and Luciano Floridi launched AI4People Institute,^[21][22] bringing together researchers and policy makers to shape the debate on AI Ethics in the European Union.^[23][24]

In 2018 AI4People presented at the European Parliament the "AI4People's Ethical Framework for a Good AI Society: Opportunities, Risks, Principles, and Recommendations" during the "Towards a Good AI Society Summit" opened by Tony Blair.^{[25][26][27][28][29]} Its action is at the origins of the regulatory process that led to the AI Act in Europe, the world’s first AI regulation. This first report led to the identification of 7 Key Requirements for a Trustworthy AI presented by the Commission in April 2019.^[30][31][32]

References

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11. "Atomium Culture: Ein Appell For a European Consciousness. For a More Competitive Europe". Faz.net. 20 September 2012.
12. Márquez, Felipe González; d'Estaing, Valéry Giscard; Bonvicini, Michelangelo Baracchi (10 September 2012). "Por una conciencia europea". El País.
13. "Education and innovation key to prosperity, says EU body". The Irish Times.
14. "Koordinierter Kampf gegen chronische Krankheiten". Der Standard.
15. "Un puente entre ciudadanos, investigadores y políticas en salud". El País. 27 April 2016.
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17. Libre.be, La. "REIsearch, une passerelle nécessaire entre citoyens, chercheurs et décideurs politiques".
18. "Participez à l'enquête en ligne: Combien de temps aimeriez-vous vivre ?". 6 October 2015.
19. "Want to have a say in European health policy? Take our survey". The Irish Times.
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23. Digital Ethics Lab. "AI4P: Europe's first global forum on the social impact of AI".
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25. "AI4People's Ethical Framework for a Good AI Society | Atomium-EISMD". Retrieved 5 April 2020.
26. Floridi, Luciano; Cowls, Josh; Beltrametti, Monica; Chatila, Raja; Chazerand, Patrice; Dignum, Virginia; Luetge, Christoph; Madelin, Robert; Pagallo, Ugo; Rossi, Francesca; Schafer, Burkhard (1 December 2018). "AI4People—An Ethical Framework for a Good AI Society: Opportunities, Risks, Principles, and Recommendations". Minds and Machines. 28 (4): 689–707. doi:10.1007/s11023-018-9482-5. ISSN 1572-8641. PMC 6404626. PMID 30930541.
27. "AI4People—An Ethical Framework for a Good AI Society: Opportunities, Risks, Principles, and Recommendations". ResearchGate.
28. Floridi, Luciano; Cowls, Josh; Beltrametti, Monica; Chatila, Raja; Chazerand, Patrice; Dignum, Virginia; Luetge, Christoph; Madelin, Robert; Pagallo, Ugo; Rossi, Francesca; Schafer, Burkhard (6 November 2018). "AI4People - An Ethical Framework for a Good AI Society: Opportunities, Risks, Principles, and Recommendations". Minds and Machines. 28 (4): 689–707. doi:10.1007/s11023-018-9482-5. PMC 6404626. PMID 30930541. SSRN 3284141.
29. Luciano Floridi; Josh Cowls; Monica Beltrametti; Raja Chatila; Patrice Chazerand; Virginia Dignum; Christoph Luetge; Robert Madelin; Ugo Pagallo; Francesca Rossi; Burkhard Schafer; Peggy Valcke; Effy Vayena (December 2018). "AI4People—An Ethical Framework for a Good AI Society: Opportunities, Risks, Principles, and Recommendations". Minds and Machines. 28 (4): 689–707. doi:10.1007/s11023-018-9482-5. PMC 6404626. S2CID 199434252.
30. "Ethics guidelines for trustworthy AI". European Commission. 8 April 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
31. "AI4People – An Ethical Framework for a Good AI Society: Opportunities, Risks, Principles, and Recommendations" (PDF). Politecnico Milano.
32. adham. "AI4People: Europe's first global forum on the social impact of AI". Digital Ethics Lab. Retrieved 5 April 2020.

External links

• http://www.eismd.eu