"Artificial intelligence can be a great opportunity to accelerate the achievement of sustainable development goals. But any technological revolution leads to new imbalances that we must anticipate."
Audrey Azoulay
UNESCO Director-General
Regional Forum on Artificial Intelligence in Latin America and the Caribbean
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the Brazilian Network Information Center (NIC.br) through its Regional Center for Studies on the Development of the Information Society (Cetic.br), and the Brazilian Government, through its Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRE) and the Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communications (MCTIC) are jointly organizing a Regional Forum on Artificial Intelligence in Latin America and the Caribbean on 12-13 December 2019 in São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Rapid technological advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI), as well as other advancing technologies such as robotics, cloud computing and Internet of Things, are transforming disciplines, economies and industries, and challenging ideas about what it means to be human. AI has enormous potential for social good and promoting the achievement of the SDGs if it develops in a way that benefits humanity, respects global norms and standards, and is anchored in peace and development.
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News
UNESCO prepares teachers and learners for 21st century challenges
First High-level Forum on Artificial Intelligence in Africa
AI is already present on the continent through incubators for technological innovation and applications that provide school support or monitor the breathing of newborns.
But initiatives are still limited and, as everywhere else, they raise important ethical questions concerning the use of private data, freedom of expression, responsibility and human labour.
These subjects were at the heart of the two-day Forum, organized in Morocco from 12 to 13 December 2018, to enrich the global reflection by drawing up an assessment of an African scale,taking into account challenges, opportunities and issues specific to local contexts.
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Events
World Arabic Language Day 2019 – Round Tables on Arabic Language and Artificial Intelligence
Regional Forum on Artificial Intelligence in Latin America and the Caribbean
Publications
Steering AI and Advanced ICTs for...
Final Report of the International...
Beijing Consensus on artificial...
Artificial Intelligence in Education:...
Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable...
