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UNESCO Expands Data Governance Tools for AI Across Latin America
BusinessNovember 6, 2026, 17:55

UNESCO Expands Data Governance Tools for AI Across Latin America

UNESCO has expanded its data governance programme across Latin America and the Caribbean with a Spanish edition of its Data Governance Toolkit, new training…

Shanghai Sustainability Conference Pairs AI Debate With Everyday Green Action
Policy and regulationNovember 5, 2026, 03:35

Shanghai Sustainability Conference Pairs AI Debate With Everyday Green Action

The 2026 Sustainability Global Leaders Conference in Shanghai combined policy debate, including a high-level dialogue on artificial intelligence, with public events…

UNESCO trains officials from Africa and island states on AI ethics tools
BusinessNovember 2, 2026

UNESCO trains officials from Africa and island states on AI ethics tools

UNESCO has run training for seventeen public-sector participants from sixteen countries across Africa and Small Island Developing States (SIDS), aiming to help them turn…

UNESCO-led AI supervisors' network grows to 42 authorities, shifts to practice
BusinessNovember 2, 2026

UNESCO-led AI supervisors' network grows to 42 authorities, shifts to practice

The Global Network of AI Supervisory Authorities (GNAIS), led by UNESCO, has expanded to 42 AI supervisory authorities in its first year, according to UNESCO. At the 4th…

UNESCO and Google Test AI Ethics Toolkit with 22 Brazilian Creators
BusinessNovember 2, 2026

UNESCO and Google Test AI Ethics Toolkit with 22 Brazilian Creators

UNESCO and Google have tested a draft of the Super Creators Toolkit, a practical guide to informed and ethical AI use, with 22 Brazilian digital content creators in São…

Chile's Supreme Court and UNESCO Step Up Talks on AI in the Justice System
BusinessOctober 30, 2026

Chile's Supreme Court and UNESCO Step Up Talks on AI in the Justice System

The Supreme Court of Chile and UNESCO have opened a new round of dialogue on artificial intelligence in the judicial sphere, with a focus on training and knowledge…

UNESCO Santiago marks 25 years of IFAP with AI literacy events in Uruguay and Chile
BusinessOctober 29, 2026

UNESCO Santiago marks 25 years of IFAP with AI literacy events in Uruguay and Chile

UNESCO's Regional Office in Santiago marked the 25th anniversary of the Information for All Programme (IFAP) with two events in Montevideo and Santiago on critical…

UNESCO and Microsoft Back Data Commons for Indigenous-Led AI
BusinessOctober 21, 2026

UNESCO and Microsoft Back Data Commons for Indigenous-Led AI

UNESCO, Microsoft and The GovLab have convened a dialogue in New York on how data commons can give Indigenous communities more control over how their languages, data and…

UNESCO tests its Six Pillars Framework against AI at Digital Learning Week
BusinessOctober 19, 2026

UNESCO tests its Six Pillars Framework against AI at Digital Learning Week

UNESCO's Digital Transformation Collaborative tested its Six Pillars Framework against the rapid rise of AI in education during a Strategy Lab at Digital Learning Week…

UNESCO and CODEMAO Host Africa-Asia Youth AI Tour in Shenzhen
BusinessOctober 15, 2026

UNESCO and CODEMAO Host Africa-Asia Youth AI Tour in Shenzhen

UNESCO and its strategic partner CODEMAO ran the Africa-Asia Youth AI Tour in Shenzhen, China, from 20 to 25 July 2026, bringing together officials, educators and…

UNESCO Trains Policymakers to Define the Problem Before Building AI for Schools
BusinessOctober 2, 2026

UNESCO Trains Policymakers to Define the Problem Before Building AI for Schools

UNESCO says AI for education should begin with a clearly defined problem rather than a chosen technology, and that ethical review belongs before deployment. The…

UNESCO panel: AI in courts must be judged by who it helps reach justice
BusinessSeptember 28, 2026

UNESCO panel: AI in courts must be judged by who it helps reach justice

A panel at the 4th UNESCO Global Forum on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence in Riyadh concluded that courts should measure AI by whether the people most likely to be…

UNESCO opens third round of free AI and digital citizenship course, adds Portuguese
BusinessSeptember 25, 2026

UNESCO opens third round of free AI and digital citizenship course, adds Portuguese

UNESCO has opened a third edition of its free online course on digital citizenship and artificial intelligence, adding a Portuguese version to the existing Spanish and…