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United Nations Activities on Artificial Intelligence (AI)

legislation and international standards, such as UNESCO’s Recommendation on the Ethics of AI,
developing case studies for good practices, and assessing different modalities for supervising
AI via a multistakeholder consultation.

The project has 3 phases: UNESCO

1) comprehensive approach to understand the current state of AI supervision in the EU and
beyond presented in a comprehensive report;
2) capacity building efforts centring on specific domains and topics based on results of first
phase, in the form of a series of case studies to explore AI supervision. It will look at how
existing tools such as the EIA can contribute to the mission of the competent authorities;
3) a multistakeholder consultation to explore and develop options for operationalizing AI
supervision among Competent Authorities. This will culminate with recommendations on
the operational settings and requirements for AI supervision.
• Project Status: Ongoing
• Project Start Year: 2024
• Project End Year: 2025
• Project Domain: Knowledge sharing, capacity building, AI governance, ethical AI, multi-
stakeholder participation, implementation of the Recommendation
• Related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): SDG 3 – Good Health and Well-being;
SDG 4 – Quality Education; SDG 5 – Gender Equality; SDG 8 – Decent Work and Economic
Growth; SDG 9 – Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure; SDG 10 – Reduced Inequality;
SDG 13 – Climate Action; SDG 16 – Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
• Partnership: European Union, Dutch Digital Infrastructure Authority
• Contact Information: Irakli Khodeli (i.khodeli@ unesco .org), ai -ethics@ unesco .org

Project 19: Supporting Africa and SIDS to Benefit from AI Technologies while
Addressing Ethical Risks

• Project Description: This project aims to strengthen capacities and policies of Member
States in Africa and SIDS to benefit from Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies and
to address the associated ethical risks, focusing especially on gender inequalities and
discrimination. This will be pursued through the development of innovative capacity-
building tools, including the Ethical Impact Assessment and Readiness Assessment
Methodology as outlined in the Recommendation on Ethics of AI, which upholds
protection, promotion and respect of human rights and fundamental freedoms, human
dignity and equality as its objective.
• Project Status: Ongoing
• Project Start Year: 2022
• Project End Year: 2024
• Project Domain: A capacity building, implementation of the UNESCO Recommendation
on the Ethics of AI, Africa, SIDS
• Related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): SDG 3 – Good Health and Well-being;
SDG 4 – Quality Education; SDG 5 – Gender Equality; SDG 8 – Decent Work and Economic
Growth; SDG 9 – Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure; SDG 10 – Reduced Inequality;
SDG 13 – Climate Action; SDG 16 – Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
• Partnership: Government of Japan
• Project Website (links): https:// en .unesco .org/ artificial -intelligence/ ethics
• Contact Information: Irakli Khodeli (i.khodeli@ unesco .org), ai -ethics@ unesco .org

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