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Africa Code Week 2019 – UNESCO 400 Mozambican students introduced to Computer Programming

October 1, 2019

Museums in Slovenia show culture is positive and meaningful in the time of COVID-19

Kaja Širok is the Director of the National Museum of Contemporary History of Slovenia and a research fellow at the Faculty of Arts Department for Sociology in Ljubljana A historian by training her PhD in Cultural studies focused on contested memories and identity making in the border areas She discusses with us in this interview the impact of the pandemic crisis on culture and the mitigation of its effects Ms Širok serves as a member of the International Council of Museums ICOM Ethics Committee and the International Committee of Memorial Museums in Remembrance of the Victims of Public Crimes ICMEMO She is the president of the ICOM Slovenia and a member of the Academic Committee of the House of European History museum

December 23, 2020

UNESCO to launch publication on mapping research and innovation in Mozambique

February 15, 2021

Mapping Research and Innovation in the Republic of Mozambique

A new report on research and innovation in Mozambique was launched on 18 February by UNESCO the Islamic Development Bank IsDB and the Government of Mozambique It is the 9th volume of UNESCOs Global Observatory of Science Technology and Innovation Policy Instruments GOSPIN country profiles series The publication is the result of a joint effort by UNESCO and the Islamic Development Bank IsDB to support Member States in strengthening national Science Technology and Innovation STI systems and build robust evidencebased and inclusive STI policies The publication Mapping Research and Innovation in the Republic of Mozambique available in English and Portuguese describes the STI landscape in Mozambique and identify areas for strategic investment in STI in the country The study provides evidence and data for the revision of the national STI policy and strategy as part of the countrys transition from a lowincome country to a lower middleincome status It includes a list of key recommendations for STI policy development and STI investment notably in three strategic sectors STEM and STI policy Oil and Gas and Agriculture The study was developed based on UNESCOs GOSPIN methodology analyzing STI systems in different national contexts Ten volumes of the GOSPIN country profile series were published providing key information on STI governing bodies legal frameworks and policy instruments The publication was launched in the presence of His Excellency Dr Bandar M H Hajjar President Islamic Development Bank highlevel officials from UNESCO HQ and Maputo Office the IsDB the Minister of Science Technology and Higher Education and other highlevel government officials and representatives of STI institutions in the country In total around 150 participants joined the launch event His Excellency Dr Bandar MHHajjar in delivering his keynote address highlighted that The Bank will continue to foster and expand on partnerships including this unique partnership between the IsDB UNESCO and our member countries as we continue to provide support to increase their competitiveness by harnessing the power of Science Technology and Innovation Dr Hayat Sindi Senior Advisor to the President of the IsDB on STI underlined that The profile will in addition to helping the Republic of Mozambique develop an overarching National STI Policy strengthen capabilities to produce accurate STI information for evidencebased decision making and help eliminate the persisting gender imbalance in STI Dr NairBedouelle Assistant DirectorGeneral for Natural Sciences shared that For us at UNESCO the project in Mozambique goes beyond the borders of a national project The lessons learnt and process has helped us in building greater coherence in our STI policy response to Member States needs Prof Daniel Daniel Nivagara Minister for Science Technology and Higher Education informed the audience that This example of constructive triangular cooperation with UNESCO and the Islamic Development Bank will put the necessary knowledge and expertise at the service of our countrys progress responding in particular to the urgent needs of the gas industry in the north of the country to respond to the effects of the COVID19 pandemic and to many other basic needs of the economy and society The next step of the UNESOIsDB project is to revise the national STI policy and the action plan for Mozambique For this purpose two online surveys will be implemented in cooperation with the Ministry of Science Technology and Higher Education Links Concept note of the event PDF Mapping Research and Innovation in the Republic of Mozambique English and Portuguese UNESCO Global Observatory of Science Technology and Innovation Policy Instruments GOSPIN Islamic Development Bank and UNESCO strengthen cooperation to support Science Technology and Innovation policymaking in Mozambique and Uzbekistan For more information please contact ktzinovaunescoorg

February 19, 2021

Mozambique to launch new ten-year education plan

Mozambique with support from UNESCO through its Capacity Development for Education CapED Programme Global Partnership for Education GPE and other partners has developed its new Education Sector Plan ESP 20202029 which will guide the countrys education system for the next decade The ESPs goal is to outline the Governments longterm vision to ensure a transparent participatory and effective system that will improve equitable and quality education

February 25, 2021

Can Open Educational Resources help achieve the Education 2030 agenda?

September 15, 2017

Mozambique joins World Network of Biosphere Reserves

DG Audrey Azoulay Commended the Quality of the UNESCO Maputo Annual Report

September 14, 2018

YouthMobile transforming education in Mozambique

October 8, 2018

Agreement to establish the International Research Centre on Artificial Intelligence in Ljubljana signed

AI has the potential to accelerate the achievement of sustainable development goals but also contribute towards new challenges that we must anticipate Aggressive deployment of AI is raising many ethical questions across the globe as its configuration rapidly transforms various spheres of human agency This underlines the importance of a humancentred approach to maximize benefits and counter challenges and the significance of plans to create an International Research Centre on Artificial Intelligence IRCAI as a UNESCO Category 2 centre in Ljubljana Slovenia The Agreement was signed on distance by Slovenias Minister of Education Science and Sport and Deputy Prime Minister Dr Jernej Pikalo and UNESCOs Assistant DirectorGeneral for Communication and Information Mr Moez Chakchouk as the representative of the Director General on 5 March 2020 During the ceremony Mr Pikalo expressed his confidence in the Governments partnership with UNESCO and noted This agreement between UNESCO and the Government of Slovenia illustrates a strong foundation for the future activities of IRCAI and represents a direct response to the challenges many member states are faced with in view of emerging AI technologies For his part Mr Chakchouk thanked the Government of Slovenia and the Deputy Prime Minister and noted that AI can help to pave the way for new opportunities for sustainable development and help in constructing knowledge societies This Centre represents a shared vision by the Government of Slovenia and UNESCO to better understand AIs role for humanity The establishment of IRCAI was debated during UNESCOs Executive Board at its 206th session and was subsequently approved during the 40th session of the UNESCO General Conference This validated the proposal and authorized the DirectorGeneral to sign an agreement between UNESCO and the Government of Slovenia concerning the establishment and operation of the Centre The Centre will not only maximize the benefits of AI to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals but also expedite a multistakeholder mechanism to put AI under the litmus test of ethical legal openness and policy challenges The Centre will also add a unique focus and further expertise on UNESCOs AI programmes In particular it will leverage the power and capability of AI across various areas of competence of UNESCO by generating relevant statistics on AI AIrelated applications and associated technological innovations The creation of the Centre also takes place against the backdrop of a recentlylaunched UNESCO publication Steering AI and Advanced ICTs for Knowledge Societies This publication highlights some of the challenges and opportunities of AI from a human rights openness inclusive access and multistakeholder perspective It advocates for steering clear of both technological utopianism and dystopian thinking while giving attention to the role of human agency and humancentred values in the development of AI Category 2 centres under the auspices of UNESCO are established and funded by Member States to contribute to the achievement of UNESCOs objectives Though not legally part of the Organization these Centres are associated with UNESCO through formal arrangements approved by the General Conference More information about UNESCOs work on humancentred AI is available at httpsenunescoorgartificialintelligence For more information on this article please contact Bhanu Neupane bneupaneunescoorg

Corona Virus Media Watch launched by UNESCO’s International Research Centre on Artificial Intelligence in Slovenia

The global COVID19 outbreak has been described as a pandemic by World Health Organization WHO following almost 125000 cases that have been reported to WHO from 118 countries and territories World leaders including UNESCO DirectorGeneral Audrey Azoulay have called for solidarity and action to address emerging challenges due to the spread of COVID19

Empowering women through literacy and numeracy skills in Mozambique

Family learning approach boosts literacy, numeracy and language skills in Mozambique