Project ID 2210661022

UNESCO will assist Member States in developing inclusive and human rights based policies that enable them to harness the opportunities offered by the digital innovation and transformation, while addressing key challenges embedded in the development and use of digital technologies, including Artificial Intelligence (AI). To promote digital inclusion, digital public goods, digital rights and digital competencies, UNESCO will support multistakeholder policy making processes, provide policy advice for green digital transformation and support the development of capacities of policy makers for inclusive and human rights based digital governance.

  • On-going

USD 70,000

Total Project Budget

USD 66,878

Total Incurred Expenditures

Progress

On-going
Start Date 2022.01.01
End Date 2023.12.31
96%
Benchmark as of 2023.09.30

Geographical Scope and Beneficiaries

Country Allocation

Financial plan

Type of Funding Uses of Funding Sources of Funding Project Budget (USD) Incurred Expenditures (USD)
Assessed Contribution - Assessed Contribution Communication and information Contribution to Regular Budget 70,000 66,878

Project contributes to

Contribution to UNESCO Results Framework 2022-2025
Sector: Communication and information
Outcome 9 - Develop ethical standards, norms and frameworks for action to meet the challenges of innovative technologies and digital transformation Output: 9.CI6 - Member States have enhanced their policies for inclusive digital transformation and AI development, and are enabled to address the digital and knowledge divides, including gender-based divides
Intersectoral
Outcome 9 - Develop ethical standards, norms and frameworks for action to meet the challenges of innovative technologies and digital transformation Output: 9.IP5 - Institutional capacities strengthened for harnessing the benefits of artificial intelligence in all areas of UNESCO's competence, while addressing the ethical challenges and ensuring the use of digital technologies to promote, protect and fulfil human rights and fundamental freedoms
Contribution to Sustainable Development Goals
  • 30%
  • 40%
  • 30%
  • 30%
  • 30%
  • 90%
UNESCO Global Priorities and Priority Groups
  • Gender Equality | 30%
  • Youth | 10%
  • Priority Africa | 20%
  • Small Island Developing States | 10%