Foster AI accessibility for building inclusive Knowledge Societies: a multi-stakeholder reflection on WSIS+20 review – UNESCO

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The UNESCO Information for All Programme (IFAP) through its Working Groups on Information Ethics and Information Accessibility is organizing a workshop entitled: “Fostering AI accessibility for building inclusive Knowledge Societies”.  This multi-stakeholder and multi-disciplinary discussion will contribute to the WSIS+20 review process by providing a guidance framework addressing opportunities and challenges posed by the current digital landscape.
As a tangible action of enhancing this multi-stakeholder discussion, UNESCO will also launch the newly founded IGF Dynamic Coalition (DC) on Measuring Digital Inclusion. This coalition includes key organizations such as the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), the Regional Centre for Studies on the Development of the Information Society (CETIC), the United Nations University Group on Electronic Governance (UNU-EGOV), and Tech and Global Affairs Innovation Hub. 
Aligned with the IFAP Strategic Plan 2023-2029, the workshop will address a range of issues focusing on the promotion of accessibility through Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Ethics, critical aspects that have already been highlighted during the IFAP-organized AI for Accessibility Conference series and brainstorming sessions on AI and Ethics. 
The goal of the workshop is to:
raise awareness regarding the imperative of ensuring inclusion and participation of groups left behind throughout the AI value chain;
catalyse partnerships to support the work of IFAP Working Groups experts and a diverse array of stakeholders of the Dynamic Coalition. 
The subject matter intersects with several WSIS Action lines: C3 Access to information, C8 Cultural Diversity and C10 Ethical dimension of information society. 
5’ Mr. Pablo Medina Jimenez, the Chair Information for All Program (IFAP) of UNESCO
5’ Ms. Onica Makwakwa, Executive Director, Global Digital Inclusion Partnership (GDIP)
5’ Mr. Yves Poullet, Emeritus Professor and Rector, University of Namur (Belgium), ex-Chair (interim) of IFAP Working Group on AI Ethics, Member of the Belgian Data Protection Authority and of the CCF/Interpol, Member of the Royal Academy of Belgium
Joint 10’ Mr. Alexandre Barbosa & Fabio Senne, Head of the Regional Centre of Studies on Information and Communication Technologies under the auspices of UNESCO (Cetic.br) & ICT Project Coordinator at the Regional Centre for Studies on the Development of the Information Society (Cetic.br) / Brazilian Network Information Centre (NIC.br)
5’ Dr. Maja Maricevic, Director of Science and Innovation, the British Library, UK
15’ Questions & Answers
Moderated by Ms. Xianhong Hu, Programme Specialist of IFAP Secretariat, Division for Digital Inclusion and Policies and Digital Transformation, UNESCO

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