Information Technology Agreement's role in AI readiness highlighted in thematic session

The Information Technology Agreement (ITA) Committee on 23 June held a thematic session featuring presentations from public and private sector experts on how the ITA can be harnessed to enhance access to AI-enabling technologies, particularly for developing economies and least-developed countries (LDCs). The session aimed to enhance awareness of AI’s high dependence on information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure, and how eliminating tariffs on hardware – such as chips and servers – under the ITA helps reduce costs, accelerates the deployment of frontier technologies and stimu