Section outline

  • The Technology and Innovation Report 2025 highlights the pressing need for developing countries to prepare for the opportunities and challenges posed by Artificial Intelligence. The report examines how Artificial Intelligence can drive progress toward sustainable development while emphasizing the importance of minimizing risks, such as exacerbating inequalities among countries. The short course will focus on three aspects covered by the report: infrastructure, data, and skills. It will also zoom in on the analysis of the policies and requirements necessary to foster inclusive technological progress. Additionally, the importance of policies as related to ethical oversight, transparency, and international cooperation to co-create a global framework for Artificial Intelligence that promotes equity and prosperity will be addressed. What are the short falls and where we are lagging behind, will be addressed, from the prism of developing countries.

    At the end of this course, delegates will have gained knowledge of:

    • Insights into national-level policies to support Artificial Intelligence, adoption, and adaptation, as related to SDG 9.
    • Understanding of global governance strategies and partnerships for inclusive AI, as related to SDG 17.
    • Practical recommendations to harness Artificial Intelligence for sustainable development while mitigating risks.