The seven leading western industrialized countries want to improve the security of data cables on the sea floor. To this end, cooperation in the G7 group itself and with like-minded partners will be deepened, according to the final declaration of the meeting of digital and technology ministers, which took place in the Japanese city of Takasaki until Sunday, reports the dpa. Japan currently chairs the group of states.
After the explosions on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines off the Danish island of Bornholm, there are fears in the West that important communication links could also be targeted in a conflict. The authorities are assuming sabotage at Nord Stream. It is unclear who is responsible for this.
Compatible, redundant data networks
According to the ideas of the G7 countries and the EU, multi-layer networks should be maintained for the security of data connections, which include terrestrial, sea and radio connections, as the statement shows. It is also important that the various networks are compatible so that you can switch to other routes in an emergency. “As the main arteries for the global Internet, undersea cables should be better secured and redundancies set up,” said Volker Wissing (FDP), Minister for Transport and Digital Infrastructure.
Overall, the G7 countries Germany, France, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Canada and the USA want to work more closely together on digital issues. This also applies to artificial intelligence, which is covering more and more areas of business and life. In the final declaration (PDF file) was in the context of opportunities and challenges speech. Future talks could therefore be about rules for the AI. This could affect copyright and misinformation spread from abroad.
“We in the G7 agree that we have to act quickly when it comes to regulating AI,” Wissing said in a statement. Generative AI – which includes text robots like ChatGPT – has immense potential to increase productivity and improve lives. You can help to find solutions to complex problems, for example in medicine or for climate protection. “It is all the more important that we as democrats lead the way and accompany the development with clever rules that protect us from abuse and manipulation.”
(tiw)
