ROME, Italy – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met with United Kingdom Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology Peter Kyle on the margins of the G7 Ministerial Meeting on Industry and Technological Innovation. The two discussed the Department of Commerce’s and UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology’s ongoing collaboration on AI safety, continued cooperation on Open RAN and semiconductors, and other related topics. They also discussed deepening cooperation based on mutual interests in bolstering children’s safety online, including encouraging safer product design and promoting increased platform transparency. Secretary Raimondo and Secretary Kyle released the U.S.-UK Joint Statement on Child Online Safety, which highlights increased cooperation and improves information sharing between the two countries on children’s safety on the internet.
Originally posted at https://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2024/10/readout-secretary-raimondos-meeting-united-kingdom-secretary-state
