Conclusion of the International Forum “The Artificial Intelligence Revolution – Challenges and Prospects” at the University of El Oued
Today, December 13, 2023, the activities of the International Doctoral Forum were concluded after three days of scientific interventions, workshops, and competitions, which were activated by professors, researchers, specialized experts, and doctoral students.
The closing ceremony was supervised by the University Rector, Professor Omar Farhati, in the presence of the forum’s participating guests from Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, the Sultanate of Oman, Jordan, Britain and France, in addition to the Vice Rectors , the Director of the Higher School of Desert Agriculture, the representatives of the Ministry’s General Directorate of Scientific Research, the deans of faculties , the Secretary General of the University, the university family, and professors. And doctoral students.
For his part, the Vice Rector for Scientific Research, Professor Boubakar Mansour, as Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Forum, expressed his thanks to all the university administrators who contributed to this event and thanked Mr. University Rector for his great efforts.
-Forum recommendations-
01- Ensuring the continuity of the forum by holding it periodically
02- Integrating artificial intelligence standards into the charter of scientific research ethics to ensure that the required conditions in scientific research are met.
03- Seeking to establish a legal system that supports international cooperation to confront the risks of the negative use of artificial intelligence.
04-The necessity of developing a national strategy to adopt artificial intelligence by supporting, encouraging and valuing innovative projects
05- Proposing the establishment of a General Directorate for Artificial Intelligence affiliated with the Presidency of the Republic in order to support it and enhance its role.
06- It is necessary to draw up a national strategy for training in fields related to artificial intelligence: big data, blockchain, the Internet of Things, etc., which will create jobs in the future.
07- Giving great importance to cybersecurity in order to protect the economy and society from inappropriate uses of artificial intelligence
08-The necessity of protecting the personal data of community members by enacting legal legislation and the necessary technical protection tools to avoid negative influence, polarization, and manipulation of individuals’ positions.
09-Develop an effective national information system capable of providing the necessary data to feed artificial intelligence and make it a national tool for construction
10-Ensure the development of legislation that limits unethical uses of artificial intelligence and its applications in a way that allows for benefiting from its advantages and avoiding its risks.
11-Allocate research laboratories in artificial intelligence and support them with the necessary means and programs
12- The necessity of integrating courses related to artificial intelligence into all educational stages for the purpose of localization
13- Adapting artificial intelligence to support people of determination to achieve the principle of accessibility
14- Inviting experts in artificial intelligence and specialists in the field of Charia and law to prepare a system that responds to the requirements of the issues in this regard.
15- Investing the results of artificial intelligence in literary and linguistic research and the field of human and social studies in a way that serves the universality of knowledge.
16- allocating clubs for those interested in artificial intelligence at the national university level
17- Organizing a national competition sponsored by the Ministry of Higher Education to value the best research on artificial intelligence and its applications
18- Paying attention to the field of scientific publishing in internationally classified and high-impact journals in order to improve the visibility of national universities and activate texts related to the payment of publishing dues to encourage researchers.
19-Allocating incentive prizes for the best articles published in the most prestigious international magazines.
20- Promoting English language teaching in accordance with international standards
The event also witnessed the honoring of the winners with valuable prizes and gifts, while Professor Elias Boukrami, coming from Regence University in Britain, honored the Rector of the Echahid Hamma Lakhdar University – El Oued –
