A group of ten leading philanthropies announced a bold new initiative to ensure that AI advances the public interest in the areas of need identified by Vice President Kamala Harris. Participating foundations are committed to leveraging and aligning grantmaking toward progress on these urgent issues. These institutions are collectively contributing more than $200 million in funding toward public interest efforts to mitigate AI harms and promote responsible use and innovation. Going forward, they will coordinate new actions in this space and will convene in the new year with a cross-sector set of actors to take stock of progress.
African Climate Summit 2023 Commitment
An overview of agreed commitments and announcements from the Africa Climate Summit, On 4-6 September 2023, the Government of Kenya and the African Union convened the inaugural Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi. Commitments were made by governments, the private sector, multilateral, banks, philanthropists, and other organizations, that set out concrete, systematic, and sustainable plans to make the step change that is needed to progress towards Net Zero and international climate goals on finance and adaptation.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the Youth: Why it Matters
The values of diversity and inclusion are no longer just buzzwords for policy-makers, the public service, and other governmental or non-governmental institutions. When these organizations truly embody such values, it not only ensures representation of the society they serve and limits groupthink but also fosters public trust, equity, accessibility, transparency, and impartiality.