The G20 Conference on Crime and Security in the Age of NFTs, AI, and Metaverse will start from tomorrow in Gurugram, Haryana. Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah will address the inaugural session. The conference will conclude on the 14th of this month. The valedictory session will be addressed by the Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnav.
According to the Home Ministry, Mr Shah will also flag off the Cyber Volunteer Squads from seven premier educational institutions of the country. These specially identified volunteers will work to generate cyber awareness in society, identify and report harmful content, and render technical assistance for making society cyber-safe. Mr. Shah will also inaugurate an exhibition and release Conference Medallion.
The conference will witness the participation of 900 participants from G20 countries, nine special invitee countries, international bodies, technology leaders, and domain experts. It will provide a unique opportunity to forge global partnerships to build a safe cyberspace and seek solutions for cyber security concerns.
Participants will engage in extensive deliberations to counter cyber crime in view of new and emerging technologies like Non-Fungible Tokens, Artificial Intelligence, and Metaverse. The conference will also provide a platform for sharing cutting-edge ideas, technological solutions, and knowledge exchange.
During the conference, six technical sessions will be held on Internet Governance, Artificial Intelligence, Securing Deep packet inspection amidst Unprecedented Scale of Digitization, Extended Reality, Metaverse and Future of Digital Ownership, Connecting the Dots, and Criminal Use of Information and Communications Technology.
