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
The UNESCO-Verlab Institute Call for Remote Access to High-Performance Computing (HPC) for Research and Innovation in Life Sciences
Global Bosnia and HerzegovinaUNESCO and the Verlab Institute in Bosnia and Herzegovina, launched a virtual capacity-building programme combining remote access to a High-Performance Computing sandbox with targeted mentorship and training in Biomedical simulation and modelling, Data science in environmental and public health, Neuroscience and computational biology and Digital and e-health innovation. Current participants (4 from Africa, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Ukraine) receive technical support to conduct simulations, train AI models, and process complex data.
Activity Type Trainings/WorkshopsNetworks/Mentorship/ExchangeFellowshipWomen 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/ExchangeUNESCO-CAS call for remote access and training on AI use in scientific research
Global ChinaUNESCO and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) launched a call for remote access and training on the ScienceOne platform for AI use in scientific research. ScienceOne is a comprehensive scientific research platform designed to support the entire research workflow — from hypothesis formulation and literature analysis to modeling-driven simulation, experimental reasoning, and knowledge discovery. The programme is now delivered to an international group of researchers selected based on merit. The training combines foundational AI concepts with applied methodologies such as AI foundations for scientific research, preparing AI-ready research data, AI-driven knowledge discovery, AI agents and toolchains, and applied use of the ScienceOne platform.
Activity Type AI Tools/SolutionsTrainings/WorkshopsNetworks/Mentorship/ExchangeFellowshipAI Governance for Parliamentarians: Emerging Approaches to AI Regulation Across the World
Global FranceA UNESCO policy brief that explores various global strategies for regulating artificial intelligence (AI) systems. It examines how different countries are addressing the challenges and opportunities presented by AI, focusing on regulatory frameworks, ethical considerations, and governance models. It also serves as a knowledge basis for capacity building of parliamentarians engaged in AI governance.
Activity Type Research/Reports/AssessmentsPolicy/Regulatory Guidance