U.S. Ambassador at Large for Cyberspace and Digital Policy Nathaniel C. Fick will travel to Italy and Belgium from October 9-15. From October 11 to 13, he will be in Rome for the G7 Ministerial Meeting on Industry and Technological Innovation. Ambassador Fick will participate in discussions on strengthening digital development, implementing solutions for resilient critical supply chains like semiconductors, and fostering adoption of AI and emerging technologies.
On October 13-14, he will be in Brussels, Belgium, to meet with European Union and NATO counterparts to further cyber and digital policy cooperation. From Brussels, Ambassador Fick will return to Italy through October 15 for the G7 Digital and Technology Ministerial Meeting in Como-Cernobbio. Ministers will discuss digital government, digital identity, and AI in the public sector, as well as the Hiroshima Process International Code of Conduct for Organizations Developing Advanced AI Systems.
Work conducted under the G7 Digital and Technology track is key to advancing the U.S. approach to digital policy and to promoting an innovative digital economy and the safe, secure, and trustworthy use of AI and related emerging technologies.