Federal Councillor Albert Rösti is attended the WEF Annual Meeting in Davos on 16 and 17 January. On Tuesday and Wednesday, he held bilateral talks on the security of energy supply, including with German Vice Chancellor and Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection, Robert Habeck. The two countries work closely together on grid stability. In addition to energy supply issues, the regulation of AI was also an important topic at the WEF Annual Meeting.
Meeting with Robert Habeck
Meeting between Federal Councillors Albert Rösti and Guy Parmelin and the German Vice Chancellor and Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection, Robert Habeck
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Federal Councillor Albert Rösti welcomes German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck
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Federal Councillor Albert Rösti met with German Vice Chancellor and Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection, Robert Habeck. As an electricity hub with the ability to make flexible use of hydropower plants, Switzerland contributes significantly to the stability of the Central European market. Switzerland also plays an important role in the transit of natural gas between Germany and Italy. A gas solidarity agreement is being sought with these countries. Discussions were also held on the potential of a future hydrogen network.
Meeting with Brazilian Energy Minister
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In the energy and infrastructure sector, many Swiss companies are making an important global contribution to decarbonisation. This is partly due to cutting-edge research and a favourable environment for spin-offs.
Panel on artificial intelligence (AI)
Federal Councillor Albert Rösti opened the panel discussion on 'Advancing AI-Powered Sustainable Development' at the Annual Meeting. The discussions followed on from the 'AI Safety Summit' held in London on 2 November, which Albert Rösti also attended. For Albert Rösti, in his capacity as media minister, it is important to harness the opportunities offered by artificial intelligence, while at the same time protecting fundamental rights.
Mr Rösti also sees great potential in the use of AI in agriculture where this technology can make a major contribution to security of supply.
Geneva, which is already home to many organisations involved in digital policy and new technologies, can play an important role internationally in the development and advancement of AI.
Speech by Federal Councillor Albert Rösti
Meeting with CEO of Liberty Global (LG)
Federal Councillor Albert Rösti held various bilateral talks with business representatives in Davos, including Mike Fries, CEO of Liberty Global (LG). The focus was on topics such as the expansion of 5G mobile networks and the federal government's gigabit strategy. The gigabit strategy aims to provide households and businesses with an internet speed of at least one gigabit per second across the board.
Panel «Re-Thinking Energy Infrastructure»
Brazil is an important trading partner for Switzerland. Around 500 Swiss companies are active in the country. Federal Councillor Albert Rösti and Brazilian Energy Minister Alexandre Silveira de Oliveira discussed the ways in which Brazil is a model nation in the wind and hydropower sector.
