About UNESCO
UNESCO is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. It seeks to build peace through international cooperation in Education, the Sciences and Culture. UNESCO's programmes contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals defined in Agenda 2030, adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2015.Activities by UNESCO
Women 4 Ethical AI Network (Women4EthicalAI)
Global Not ApplicableUNESCO's Women4Ethical AI platform, co-chaired by ADG/SHS and Alessandra Sala, brings together leading experts to advance gender equality in the world of AI. The initiative supports governments, companies and the entire AI ecosystem to ensure women’s equal representation in AI design, development, and deployment, while promoting inclusive and trustworthy AI systems. The platform is committed to the implementation of UNESCO's Recommendation on the Ethics of AI and its Gender Policy Action Area through sharing research and best practices, promoting non-discriminatory algorithms, and encouraging greater participation of women, girls, and underrepresented groups in the AI field. UNESCO’s Women4Ethical AI leverages the knowledge, contributions and networks of leading Artificial Intelligence (AI) experts to advance gender equality in the AI agenda. This multi-stakeholder collaborative platform supports governments and companies’ efforts to ensure that women are represented equally in the design, use and deployment of AI, and to promote trustworthy, gender-friendly and inclusive AI systems. Women4Ethical AI’s experts further contribute to advancing all the other policy chapters and to implementing the provisions contained in the UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence, from education and research, to economy and labour, and the environment and ecosystems.
Activity Type Research/Reports/AssessmentsAwareness/AdvocacyNetworks/Mentorship/ExchangeDeveloping AI competencies for school students
Arab States OmanLebanonBased on the "Teaching Artificial Intelligence at School" project, the main objectives are to develop a reference framework on AI competencies to raise awareness and build capacities related to developing knowledge, skills and values needed to live and work in the AI era. The project also involves capacity building activities and organization of workshops.
Activity Type Research/Reports/AssessmentsTrainings/workshopsPolicy/Regulatory GuidanceGlobalpolicy.ai Portal
GlobalThe platform provides policy and decision makers with data, research, use cases, and best practices in the field of AI policy. It serves as a platform that highlights cooperation between International Organizations and makes information readily available on one centralized portal related to AI Governance.
Activity Type Research/Reports/AssessmentsAwareness/AdvocacyInfrastructure/Systems DevelopmentAI/ML solutions for Climate Action
GlobalA project to crowdsource innovative AI solutions to tackle the climate crisis by reducing emissions, increasing resource use efficiency, and building resilience. Top solutions were pitched at the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28).
Activity Type Research/Reports/AssessmentsAwareness/Advocacy