Israeli researcher Lena Neufeld examines a 3D model of a malignant tumor, as part of a brain cancer research that uses patients' cells to make 3D printed models of tumours, at Tel Aviv University, Israel August 17, 2021. Picture taken August 17, 2021. Israel and Germany have launched a joint forum to work on advancing the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in healthcare, with the two nations keen to learn together from the lessons of the coronavirus pandemic. As part of a three-year project, the German Israeli Health Forum for Artificial Intelligence will bring together stakeholders from the health ecosystem, startups and experts of both countries to discuss developments, regulations and applications of AI solutions in the health sector. The initiative is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Health and was established together with the European Leadership Network (Elnet).

HIGHLIGHTS FROM DAY 1 WHERE IS IQ'WHALO? What will our generation be remembered for? This year marks the second IGF attended by UN Secretary-General António Guterres. His opening speech last year – together with French President Macron's speech – carried substantive reflections on the state of global digital policy, and an encouraging vision for the digital developments ahead of us. This year's opening speech couldn't be more different. Characterised by examples of how the Internet is being misused and exploited, Guterres gave a stark account of the profound issues which are affecting today's technology and tomorrow's developments. 'It is for me an enormous frustration to be that today, not only we are still building physical walls to separate people, but that there is also the tendency to create some virtual walls in the Internet also to separate people.' The three main divides – the digital divide, the social divide, and the political divide – are still profound.