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<span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ISLAMABAD: Bangladesh&rsquo;s Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Thursday reaffirmed the country&rsquo;s commitment to a rule-based international order and collective global action, emphasizing dialogue and cooperation to address shared&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/bangladeshs-economy-grows-by-450-in-q1-of-fy26-state-media" target="_blank" style="color:#0073e6;" rel="noopener noreferrer">economic challenges</a><span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, state-run Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) reported on Saturday.<span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">&ldquo;As a responsible neighbor and an active member of the&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/european-union-deploys-56-longterm-observers-nationwide" target="_blank" style="color:#0073e6;" rel="noopener noreferrer">United Nations</a><span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">&nbsp;and other international bodies, Bangladesh advocates for a rule-based international order and collective action in addressing global economic challenges,&rdquo; Touhid said. &ldquo;We support active engagement to promote dialogue, confidence-building, and cooperative solutions to shared concerns.&rdquo;<span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">He was speaking as the chief guest at the inaugural session of the SAFA International Conference on &ldquo;Next Generation Profession: Converging Ethical Artificial Intelligence and Sustainability Reporting&rdquo; in the city. <span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" id="isPasted">Engaged with multilateral institutions<span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Touhid said Bangladesh remains actively engaged with multilateral institutions to promote stability, trust, and cooperative solutions.&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">He noted that the &ldquo;convergence of ethical artificial intelligence and sustainability reporting is increasingly relevant as technological innovation transforms professions worldwide, while global emphasis grows on transparency, accountability and responsible governance.&rdquo;&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For Bangladesh, the integration of technology and sustainability is crucial to sustaining economic growth and strengthening global integration, he said, adding that professionals must remain not only technically capable but also ethically grounded and socially responsible.<span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Touhid said platforms such as the SAFA conference provide important opportunities for knowledge exchange, sharing best practices, and fostering collaboration among professionals across South Asia and beyond.&nbsp; <span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Integrity and innovation <span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">He expressed encouragement that the conference brought together experts, practitioners, and thought leaders from the region and other parts of the world, saying their discussions would help guide the next generation of professionals by balancing integrity, accountability, and innovation, the BSS reported.<span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Experts at the conference said the global accounting profession is entering a new phase as ethical artificial intelligence and sustainability reporting begin to converge, reshaping business risk, investor expectations, and public trust.<span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Organised by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh, the conference featured three technical sessions and a valedictory session.&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Delegates from Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka participated in the event.

Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain addressing the inaugural session of the SAFA International Conference in the city (Bangladesh Foreign Ministery)

Bangladesh

Foreign Affairs Adviser, Md Touhid Hossain, reaffirms Bangladesh’s commitment to a rule-based international order and collective global action, emphasizing dialogue and cooperation to address shared economic challenges, state-run Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha reported on Saturday.

Bangladesh backs rule-based global economic cooperation: Foreign adviser

ISLAMABAD: China has released official guidelines to systematically integrate artificial intelligence into government operations, aiming to enhance efficiency, decision-making, and security. The guidelines have been issued by the Cyberspace Administration of China and the National Development and Reform Commission, said a statement posted on Chinse government website on Saturday. According to the statement, the guidelines provide direction for the deployment, application and continuous optimization of AI large model technologies, products and services across agencies. Systematic and orderly approach&nbsp;They aim to ensure a systematic and orderly approach to integrating AI by emphasizing planning, intensive development, people-orientation, collaborative construction and sharing, as well as ensuring high efficiency, safety and effectiveness. The guidelines emphasize scenario-driven approaches.&nbsp; &ldquo;By focusing on common and high-frequency needs in areas such as governmental services, social governance, office operations and decision-making support &mdash; governmental departments are encouraged to select typical scenarios for the exploration and application of AI large models based on local conditions and existing technological foundations to standardize deployment,&rdquo; the statement said. &lsquo;Coordinated and intensive&rsquo;&nbsp;The Chinese government issued guidelines state that AI deployment in government affairs should be coordinated and intensive.&nbsp; &ldquo;Prefectural cities should follow provincial guidelines, while counties should reuse computing power and model resources from higher-level governments.&rdquo; Additionally, data governance should be strengthened to improve data quality and support optimized AI model training, the guidelines said. The guidelines also stress the importance of operational management, noting that departments should balance workload reduction with technological empowerment &mdash; avoiding excessive focus on technological advancement and preventing &quot;digital formalism&quot;.&nbsp; Model hallucinations&nbsp;&ldquo;A life cycle management system should define application methods and boundaries, emphasizing AI&#39;s auxiliary role to mitigate risks such as model hallucinations,&rdquo; the official statement says. The guidelines propose the implementation of robust safety management, including the establishment of a safety responsibility system to clarify safety duties and tasks, and enhance the capacity to respond to AI security risks.&nbsp; Additionally, adhering to confidentiality requirements is essential to prevent the input of State secrets, work secrets and sensitive information into nonclassified AI large models, thereby mitigating the risk of leaks caused by the aggregation and association of sensitive data. The guidelines also emphasize the need to strengthen organization and implementation by accelerating the development of a national standard system for AI large models in the government affairs sector and establishing key standards.&nbsp; Improving digital literacyThis also involves promptly summarizing and promoting typical scenarios and innovative applications. Monitoring and evaluation should be conducted by establishing a comprehensive system for the entire process of deploying and applying AI large models in the government affairs sector to facilitate continuous iterative optimization, according to the guidelines.&nbsp; Training and publicity efforts should be enhanced to improve the application capabilities and proficiency of staff and to elevate the digital literacy of the entire population, the statement concludes.

Artificial Intelligence

China's new AI guidelines direct systematic integration of large models in government work, emphasizing efficiency, safety, scenario-based deployment, data governance, risk mitigation, staff training, digital literacy, and a national standard system for continuous improvement.

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