Broadband Commission Session:
Title: Leading in the Digital Era: How can Public Sector Leaders Use AI for the Good of All?
Date: 9 May 2023
Time: 14h30 CET / 8h30 EST
Host: Working Group on AI for Capacity Building Co-Chairs, UNESCO and Nokia
Registration here: Link
Session Description:
This session introduces the AI and Digital Transformation Competency Framework, a practical guide for civil servants, international organisations and regional and national actors to support digital and AI capacity development. Developed by the Broadband Commission Working Group on AI Capacity Building, a multistakeholder collaboration led by UNESCO and Nokia, the framework and session aims to strengthen the abilities of the public sector to effectively use digital tools, develop and implement digital transformation projects, and address complex governance challenges.
Moderated by Prateek Sibal, UNESCO
Speakers:
- Julia Jasinska, Nokia
- Maria Paz Hermosilla Cornejo, GobLab UAI
- Sadhvi Saran, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Yolanda Botti-Lodovico, Patrick J. McGovern Foundation
- Esther Kunda, Government of RwandaUNESCO
About Ai for Good:
AI for Good is a year-round digital platform where AI innovators and problem owners learn, build and connect to identify practical AI solutions to advance the UN SDGs.
The goal of AI for Good is to identify practical applications of AI to advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and scale those solutions for global impact. It’s the leading action-oriented, global & inclusive United Nations platform on AI.
AI for Good is organized by ITU in partnership with 40 UN Sister Agencies and co-convened with Switzerland.
