Project ID 2210453011

In the vision of establishing and strengthening Ethical standards, norms and frameworks in the Arab region, this activity focuses on strengthening the Arab capacities to adopt ethics standards of AI and frontier technologies and to address inequalities and discrimination issues including the following: (i) Training and Dissemination of the MOOC of the Arab Charter of Ethics on Science in the Arab Region, (ii) Planning regional capacity development in adopting the Declaration on Ethics of AI emphasizing gender equality and networking issues, and (iii) Planning for regional advocacy and adopting the Declaration on Ethics in the time of Climate Change in joint collaboration with BEI.

  • On-going
As of
Q1 2022 Q2 2022 Q3 2022 Q4 2022 Q1 2023 Q2 2023
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USD 43,300

Total Project Budget

USD 5,727

Total Incurred Expenditures

Progress

On-going
Start Date 2022.01.01
End Date 2023.12.31
13%
Benchmark as of 2023.06.30

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 Social and human sciences Contribution to Regular Budget 43,300 5,727

Project contributes to

Contribution to UNESCO Results Framework 2022-2025
Sector: Social and human sciences
Outcome 9 - Develop ethical standards, norms and frameworks for action to meet the challenges of innovative technologies and digital transformation Output: 9.SHS5 - Member States capacities and policies strengthened to benefit from AI, gene-editing, neuro-technologies, and other frontier technologies, and to address the associated risks, including inequalities and discrimination, in line with international ethical standards, recommendations and frameworks
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
  • 5%
  • 5%
UNESCO Global Priorities and Priority Groups
  • Gender Equality | 50%
  • Youth | 25%