Meetings and Events

Today more than ever, we are witnessing a tremendous acceleration of digital transformation, which has received only further impetus recently by the COVID-19 pandemic, with the rapid emergence of new technologies and increased digital connectivity. One of...

The right to information is an integral part of the fundamental right to freedom of expression, which encompasses the right ‘to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers’ (1948 United Nations General...

The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the period 2022-2032 as the International Decade of the Indigenous Languages (IDIL) and invited UNESCO to serve as the lead UN Agency for its organization, in cooperation with the United Nations Department of...

Numbers tell the truth – there is a big gender divide in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning. According to recent researches of the World Economic Forum and WIRED, only 22% of AI professionals and 12% of researchers in the...

At times of global crisis and beyond, memory institutions will be crucial in upholding the public right to know and access to information for present and future generations to understand the pandemic and inform scientists, historians and policy-makers...

UNESCO and FOSSASIA invite developers, designers, students, bloggers and all open source contributors to join the hackathon “Getting the Message Across: Climate Change and Sustainable Development” on 13 and 14 October 2018 in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam...

[ภาษาไทย] How do we assure a free, open and accessible Internet for all? How can we best realize the potential of online expression and interactions for sustainable development? What are the actions that could positively influence artistic freedom and...

What: UNESCO Science and Open Data Hackathon at FOSSASIA Summit When: 24-25 March Where: Lifelong Learning Institute, Singapore Free and open-source technology and software open up a world of opportunity to develop the innovative solutions we need to some...