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
AI and Journalism in Latin America
Latin America and the Caribbean Not ApplicableThis project developed a series of knowledge products on journalism and AI, building on training programmes for 4,000 Latin American journalists. The training focused on the coverage of technology by the media, particularly AI. A regional assessment on the use of AI by Latin American journalists was published and a series of four videos is currently being produced.
Activity Type Research/Reports/AssessmentsAwareness/AdvocacyUNESCO-Uzbekistan Beruniy International Prize for Scientific Research on the Ethics of AI
Global Not ApplicableThe UNESCO-Uzbekistan Beruniy International Prize for Scientific Research on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been established to encourage ethical development and use of AI and promote scientific endeavour and cooperation in this field. The Prize is awarded biennially to three laureates, individuals, institutions, or organisations, whose research, policy contributions, or innovations have significantly advanced the development in the area of ethics of AI or contributed to its practical implementation.
Activity Type Research/Reports/AssessmentsAwareness/AdvocacyNetworks/Mentorship/ExchangeImagining post-Covid-19 UN: foresight for organizational realignment and adaptation
Global Not ApplicableUN Global Pulse fostered a strategic foresight exercise to frame the role of the UN post-COVID-19 through scenarios and future visioning. The activity leveraged partnerships with two private sector entities to access AI tools for foresight research and scenario building.
Activity Type Research/Reports/AssessmentsNetworks/Mentorship/ExchangeSTEM education
Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean RwandaDominican RepublicEastern AfricaThis program focuses on designing codes, algorithms, linkage between hardware and software and 3D printing to allow teachers, trainers, and students to create machines and AI applications. In Rwanda, a STEM Mentoring Boot Camp on Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, 3D Printing and Microscience was convened for 120 students, teachers and UNESCO Trainers.
Activity Type Trainings/workshopsTechnical assistance