María González Veracruz defends in Andorra “a united position of Europe together with Ibero-America to promote an inclusive, ethical and people-centred digitalization”

· In his speech, he stressed that “technological sovereignty cannot be understood without linguistic sovereignty”, arguing “to guarantee the active presence of Spanish, Portuguese and the Ibero-American linguistic diversity of artificial intelligence”.

· For this reason, he has set as an example ALIA, the open public Spanish model aimed at a shared technological sovereignty, to promote an Ibero-American space that allows progress on equal terms with English-speaking models.

The Secretary of State for Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence, María González Veracruz, participated today in the Ibero-America-Spain Collaboration Meeting on Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence, held within the framework of the II Forum of Public-Private Partnerships for Digital Transformation of Andorra, where she defended “a united position of Europe together with Ibero-America to promote inclusive, ethical and people-centred digitalization, where technology is at the service of democracy, diversity and sustainable development”.

During her speech, the Secretary of State stressed “the strategic opportunity of this technological revolution to redefine a solidarity and tangible international collaboration that strengthens alliances between regions and a shared digital model based on digital rights.” It also highlighted “the importance of building shared policy spaces, promoting regional strategies and strengthening multilateral cooperation to ensure fair, inclusive and balanced access to artificial intelligence.”

González Veracruz stressed that “technological sovereignty cannot be understood without linguistic sovereignty”, arguing “to guarantee the active presence of Spanish, Portuguese and the Ibero-American linguistic diversity of artificial intelligence”. In this way, he has set as an example the impulse of pioneering initiatives that Spain is leading such as the artificial intelligence language models ALIA, “which can represent a step forward towards shared technological sovereignty, allowing the Ibero-American space to dialogue under equal conditions with the English-speaking models”.

The Secretary of State has reaffirmed “the multilateral vocation of Spain and its commitment to technical cooperation, political dialogue and regulatory convergence in the digital field”, as she recently defended at the G20 in South Africa, in line with the position defended at the United Nations by the President of the Government. He stressed that this position of Spain in the main international forums is reinforced not only by the dual status of a European and Ibero-American country, but also by its current role as Pro Tempore Secretariat of the Ibero-American Conference.