Webinar on Tech Law

The AIFC Academy of Law and Ai Mo Innovation Consultants are pleased to invite you to the webinar on “Legal progression of Technology Law in Central Asia” by Dr. Ammar Younas

Date and time: Friday, June 19 at 15.00 (NS time, GMT+6)

Overview: Technology is becoming a part of the fabric of modern Central Asian life and expected to deliver great benefits for Central Asian economy and society. The idea of safer, fairer, inclusive and informed technological autonomous systems cannot be realized without great care and combined effort which includes consideration of how technological development and usage should be governed, and what degree of legal and ethical oversight — by whom, and when — is needed. To date, self- and co-regulatory approaches informed by current laws and perspectives from companies, academia, and associated technical bodies have been largely unsuccessful at curbing inopportune technology use in Central Asia. Emerging technologies will continue to pose numerous transboundary policy problems in both the short- and the long-term. Autonomous and intelligent systems (A/IS) may spur development across economies and society through numerous applications, including in commerce, finance, labour, health care, agriculture, education, transportation, politics, privacy, public safety, national security, civil liberties, and human rights. To encourage the development of socially beneficial applications of A/IS, and to protect the public from adverse consequences of A/IS, intended or otherwise, effective policies and government regulations are needed in Central Asia. In this first webinar of the series of Technology Law webinars, Ammar Younas will shed a light on the legal progression of Technology Law in Central Asia and highlight the approaches which will continue to suffice, within the constraints provided by existing governance mechanisms (e.g., sector-specific regulatory bodies).

Speaker: Dr.Ammar Younasis originally from Pakistan and residing in different Central Asian countries since 2009. He consulted to the Research Institute of Legal Policy under the Ministry of Justice of Uzbekistan as an International Expert for writing a new Civil Code of Uzbekistan. He is a member of IEEE Global Initiative Law Committee. At the early age of 21 years, he earned his Medical Doctor (MD) degree, making him one of the youngest medical doctors in the world. He earned 6 other degrees in Finance, Political Marketing, International Relations, Jurisprudence, Human Rights and Chinese Law from Kyrgyzstan, Italy, Lebanon and China. In 2019, he coined the term “Central Asia Tech Law (CAT Law)” and started advocating the idea of a Generalized AI Policy for Central Asia. Ammar launched his StartUp named as “Ai Mo Innovation Consultants” to provide consultation to the tech giants, businesses, state institutions and academia about digital transformation, technology regulations, policies and ethics. His research interests include but not limited to Technology Law, Societal Impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Regulation of AI & Emerging Technologies, Human Rights, Medical Law and Central Asian Politics.

Language: English