Tag: digital divide
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Closing the Gender Gap in Education: Long Term Barriers and Emerging Challenges
The Office of the President of the General Assembly and UN Women presented an in-person event at CSW68 titled ‘Closing the Gender Gap in Education: How to Address Long-term Barriers and Emerging Challenges in a World of Complex Crises? How can we make sure we are intersectional in closing the gender gap in education? An…
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Think Critically, Click Wisely: How to put Technology at the service of Education?
Blog of Evelyne Para, SI UN Representative at UNESCO. In the current period of tension and multiple global upheavals, marked by unresolved conflicts, the growing threat of climate change and economic turbulence, we are concerned about the many threats that are shaking societies today, particularly those arising from disinformation. Radio, television, computers, Internet and social…
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Global Ethical Standards for Artificial Intelligence
Marie-Christine Gries explains how artificial intelligence has both the potential to accelerate progress as well as harm, as she outlines a UNESCO report on the global standards for emerging new technologies.
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Education in a digital world
SI UN Representative discusses the need for universal access to an education that promotes digital literacy.
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UN names the Digital Divide as the New Face of Inequality
High-level Thematic Debate names the digital divide as the new face of inequality.
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Gender Inequality in the Digital Sector
SI United Nations Representative in Geneva, Donatella Benjamin, explains how digital exclusion affects women and girls in many ways, including online and in business.
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Solidarity of NGOs Facing the Pandemic: Communication and Culture
SI United Nations (UN) Representative, Evelyne Para, brings us the third instalment in her series of blogs about how Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. This blog focuses on Communication, Information, and Culture. “To face the consequences of the global COVID-19 crisis, the mobilisation of local associations and NGO partners of the…
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Solidarity of NGOs facing the pandemic: Education
SI UN Representative, Evelyne Para, brings us the next installment in her series of blogs about how NGOs are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. This instalment focuses on education and distance learning.
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Artificial Intelligence: A Regression for Gender Equality?
SI UN Representative, Marie-Christine, discusses Artificial Intelligence and considered whether it is causing a regression in gender equality.
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CSW65 Side Event: Digital Gender Gaps and Opportunities
New York SI UN Representatives, Siren Fadler and Maria Fornella-Oehninger, report on the CSW65 Virtual Side Event, “Digital Gender Gaps and Opportunities”, organised by Germany and the Council of Europe.