USCCR to Hold Public Briefing on Civil Rights Implications of the Federal Use of Facial Recognition Technology

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Visit our COVID-19 page for the latest updates on the pandemic response. , ,February 1, 2024 ,The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will hold a briefing on, Friday, March 8, 2024, on the civil rights implications of Facial Recognition Technology (FRT). This investigation will analyze how FRT is developed, how it is being utilized by

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The plenary meeting of the National Ecological Environmental Protection Expert Committee was held in Beijing

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  1月31日,国家生态环境保护专家委员会全体会议在京举行。生态环境部部长黄润秋主持会议并讲话。   会上,生态环境部副部长赵英民介绍了国家科技体制改革和生态环境领域科技体制改革情况,与会委员围绕深入打好污染防治攻坚战、应对气候变化和生物多样性保护、碳市场建设等方面,就推进生态环境领域科技创新、支撑美丽中国建设作了交流发言。会议还通报了2023年全国生态环境保护工作情况。   黄润秋对专委会委员长期以来关心支持参与生态环境保护工作表示感谢。他指出,专委会自成立以来,积极发挥国家生态环境保护宏观与综合决策高层专家咨询机构作用,组织各位委员围绕生态环境保护规划、重大生态环境政策等建言献策、贡献力量,有力支撑了生态环境保护工作。   黄润秋强调,“十四五”以来,生态环境部系统坚持以习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想为指导,坚决贯彻落实党中央、国务院决策部署,坚持精准、科学、依法治污,深入打好污染防治攻坚战,稳步推进绿色低碳发展,生态环境质量持续改善,人民群众生态环境获得感、幸福感持续增强。踏上新征程,要以美丽中国建设为统领,统筹把握当前和长远、局部和全局,聚焦“十四五”时期和到2027年目标任务,拓展和巩固污染防治攻坚成果,持续稳定改善生态环境质量,加快推进人与自然和谐共生的现代化。   黄润秋指出,党的二十大以来,以习近平同志为核心的党中央对全国科技体制改革作出重大部署,对新时期深化生态环境科技体制改革提出了新要求。要创新体制机制,从科技管理、科技价值、人员组织、创新平台、评价考核等方面,加快建立与美丽中国建设相适应的生态环境科技支撑体系。要建立重大战略科技需求凝练机制,加强关键核心技术攻关,探索形成以重大科学问题为导向和以国家重大需求为目标的有组织科研管理模式。要把世界科技前沿同国家重大战略需求和经济社会发展目标结合起来,形成以基础研究为动力、以成果应用为导向、以支撑服务国家重大战略效果作为重要检验标准的生态环境科技价值体系。要加强科技创新人才梯队建设,培养造就高层次生态环境科技人才队伍,支持高校和科研单位加强环境学科建设。要重构生态环境科技创新平台体系,围绕美丽中国建设和“双碳”目标等国家战略需求,谋划生态环境科技创新平台中长期建设布局,强化平台战略导向和规范管理。要创新科技成果评价工具和模式,制定科学合理、各有侧重的人才分类管理和差异化评价标准,加快建立与生态环境领域科技特点相适应的科技成果评价体系。   黄润秋强调,担任专委会委员既是荣誉、又是责任,希望各位委员继续发挥专业特长,聚焦美丽中国建设,谋划提出生态环境领域重大科技需求并强化技术攻关,增强生态环境科技供给。继续发挥高端智库作用,提出科学合理政策建议,为生态环境保护重大政策制定和管理决策提供支撑。继续发挥各自信息通道作用,当好学习宣传贯彻习近平生态文明思想的表率,积极引导、凝聚形成生态环境保护合力。   国家生态环境保护专家委员会委员,生态环境部有关部门、直属单位主要负责同志参加会议。

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Privacy Commissioner appears before Parliamentary committee on its study on the federal government’s use of technological tools capable of extracting personal data from mobile devices and computers

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Privacy Commissioner appears before Parliamentary committee on its study on the federal government’s use of technological tools capable of extracting personal data from mobile devices and computers February 1, 2024 Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne appeared today before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics to take part in its study

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G20 Environmental and Climate Sustainability GT holds first meeting under Brazilian presidency

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Os ministérios do Meio Ambiente e Mudança do Clima (MMA) e das Relações Exteriores (MRE) realizaram segunda e terça-feira (29 e 30/1) a primeira reunião do Grupo de Trabalho (GT) de Sustentabilidade Ambiental e Climática do G20. A iniciativa busca promover a cooperação entre os países para avançar a agenda ambiental, buscar soluções para a

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