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NEW YORK, Oct 17 (KUNA) -- The Gulf Group at the UN voiced support to initiatives aiming at investing technology to make information pertinent to multilateral treaties available to the public so easily, transparently and free of charge.
Addressing the Sixth UN Committee on behalf of the group late Thursday, Kuwaiti Diplomatic Attachأ© Jana Al-Dhfairi said that amid rapid changes in legal and technological realms, it is indispensable to double efforts to transfer knowledge and share expertise, leading to balanced international relations based on mutual respect and understanding.
She cited the Kuwait Declaration, which was adopted during the 45th session of the GCC, as underlining the significance of strategic investment in information technology, mainly artificial intelligence, big data analytics, cloud computing and cybersecurity.
The declaration also stressed the necessity of developing digital infrastructure, expanding emerging technologies and grooming young people for digital transformation
The Kuwaiti diplomat also explained the importance of technology and digital infrastructure in GCC development goals, saying that mutual interest has positively reflected on GCC advance in communication development and information technology index.
She spoke highly of international efforts purposed to invest technology in treaty-making practices as a strategic tool of developing governance systems, respecting human rights and establishing the rule of law in international relations. (end)
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