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1 United Nations flagship ICT in education conference Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Development 4 and 8 March 2019 UNEO Headquarters Fontenoy Building, Paris, France Entrance: 125 avenue de Suffren Provisional Agenda Mobile Learning Week is a United Nations flagship ICT in education event. UNEO, in partnership with its confirmed partners the International Telecommunication Union and the Profuturo Foundation will convene a special edition of Mobile Learning Week (MLW) from 4 to 8 March 2019, at the UNEO Headquarters building in Paris (France). The five-day event, under the theme Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable development will start with the Global Conference - Principles for AI: Towards a humanistic approach?, followed by a one-day Policy Forum and s, a two-day International Symposium and a half-day of Strategy Labs. On 8 March, towards the close of MLW, participants will be invited to join the celebration of International Women s Day, particularly a debate on Women in AI to be held in UNEO Headquarters. During the entire week, exhibitions and demonstrations of innovative AI applications for education and more than 20 workshops will be organized by international partners and all programme sectors of UNEO.

2 Monday 4 March 2019, Room 1 GLOBAL CONFERENCE - PRINPLES FOR AI: TOWARDS A HUMANISTIC APPROACH? The overall purpose of this conference is to raise awareness and promote reflection on the opportunities and challenges that AI and its correlated technologies pose, notably in the area of transparency and accountability. The conference will also explore the potential of AI in relation to the SDGs. For this purpose, UNEO intends to act as a convener among Member States, civil society, media, the technical community, academia, and the cultural and creative industries, building on its record of multi-stakeholder consultation and consensus building. UNEO will, through this conference, further facilitate dialogue between participants who represent a variety of stakeholders from around the world on the potential benefits and challenges of AI and its applications, particularly in the areas related to education, the sciences, culture, and communication and information, with a specific focus on gender equality and Africa. Discussions will focus on the universal aspects of AI, its ethical dimensions, and how to ensure human-centered development and design in AI applications. In this regard, the possibility to draft universal principles to respect in the development of AI will be examined in depth. 08:00 09:00 Registration 09:30 10:00 Opening Session, Speech by UNEO DG and Special Guests 10:00 10:30 Keynote 1, with moderator 10:30 12:30 Plenary Session 1: Opportunities, challenges and universality of AI 12:30 14:00 Lunch This session will mobilize heads of state, leaders from the private sector and civil society, as well as youth. The session will examine the major impact of AI on sustainable development, as well as the opportunities and challenges related to its deployment for Agenda It will also explore how AI can be harnessed to reduce inequalities, including the digital divide and discrimination. 14:00 14:30 Keynote 2, with moderator 10:30 12:30 Plenary Session 2: What steps towards a humanistic approach of AI? 16:00 16:30 Coffee Break This session will explore the ethical dimensions of artificial intelligence. It will provide an overview of the current, immediate and potential ethical challenges raised by AI. It will also provide a reflection on different alternatives for establishing ethical frameworks and normative standards related to AI. Speakers include high-level experts, representatives from governments and international standard setting bodies, as well as academics and philosophers. 16:30 17:00 Keynote 3, with moderator 17:00 18:30 Plenary Session 3: A multilateral approach to address challenges in the development of AI 18:30 19:00 Closing remarks 19:00 21:00 Cocktail This session will bring together international organizations and regional bodies, countries that have developed national strategies for AI, and Member States active at the UN General Assembly level, leading efforts on the adoption of resolutions related to AI. They will discuss the challenges and opportunities in the development of public policies for AI, and how to coordinate, at the global level, actions related to the development of frameworks and principles for AI. The plenary will be moderated by a member of the Secretary General s Highlevel Panel on Digital Cooperation. 2

3 Day 2 - Tuesday 5 March 2019 POLICY FORUM and WORKSHOPS The Policy Forum will offer a platform to discuss the different pathways that governments are using to harness AI and ensure that it does not deepen the existing inequalities in AI-powered education. A number of Ministers of Education and ICT from various countries will be invited jointly by UNEO and ITU. The s, selected through a call for proposals, will facilitate demonstrations of innovative policies, research, projects and solutions that use AI tools and frontier technologies for education and learning. The presenters are to be chosen from a wide range of international organizations, NGOs, governmental agencies and academic institutions. Following up on the Global Conference, the Communication and Information Sector (), Science Sector (), Culture Sector () and Social and Human Sciences Sector () will organize workshops on the implications of AI in the key mandatory areas of UNEO. 08:00 09:00 Registration 09:00 11:30 POLICY FORUM Room 4 Welcome & Introduction MLW WOKSHOPS on AI in Education, 7 #1 #2 WOKSHOPS on AI in mandatory areas of UNEO other than Education, 3, 5, 9 11:30 11:45 Coffee Break 11:45 13:15 #3 #4 13:15 14:30 Lunch Break 14:30 16:00 #5 #6 16:00 16:15 Coffee Break 16:15 18:00 Closing remarks #7 #8 3

4 Day 3 & 4 - Wednesday 6 March 2019 & Thursday 7 March 2019 SYMPOSIUM The Symposium is the summit event of Mobile Learning Week. During the two-day event, UNEO will gather participants from around the world to share experiences and plan joint actions with a view to harnessing AI to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4). It will feature keynote speeches, high-level plenary addresses, demonstrations of AI applications and numerous breakout sessions, which will facilitate actions towards: (1) inclusive and equitable use of AI in education; (2) AI-powered education and learning; (3) skills development for jobs and life in the AI era; and (4) transparent and auditable use of education data. Symposium - Wednesday 6 March :00 09:00 Registration 09:30 10:00 Opening ceremony ADG/ED, UNEO SG of the ITU 09:30 11:00 11:00 11:30 Coffee Break Keynote 1 Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Development Plenary #1 Ensuring inclusive and equitable use of Artificial Intelligence in education Moderator: TBC Ibrahima Guimba Saidou, Director General of the National Agency for the Information Society of Niger (ANSI) Sarah Porter, CEO and Founder of Inspired Minds Elena Sinel, Founder of Teens in AI and Acorn Aspirations Hanan Salam, Co-founder of Women in AI 11:30 13:00 Breakout sessions Ensuring inclusive and equitable use of Artificial Intelligence in education Side Meetings 1. AI for refugees 2. AI for inclusive education 3. AI for vulnerable groups IITE, UNHCR #4. Gender & AI Launch of AI in Education Policy Guidelines Room 3 AI for Policy Makers (Microsoft project) Room TBC 13:00 14:30 Lunch Break 14:00 14:40 Partners Speeches 14:40 16:10 16:10 16:40 Coffee Break Keynote 2 Artificial Intelligence Human Intelligence Collective Intelligence Plenary #2 Leveraging AI to enhance education and learning Moderator: TBC Andreas Schleicher, Director for Education and Skills, OECD Simon Walker, CEO of STEER Priya Lakhani, Founder of Century Tech 4

5 16:40-18:10 Breakout sessions Leveraging AI to enhance education and learning Side Meeting 1. Humanmachine collective intelligence 2. EMIS & LMS 3. AI powered learning & assessment 4. AI & teachers on Global Digital Library Room 3 18:10 20:00 Reception Symposium - Thursday 7 March :00 11:00 11:00 11:30 Coffee break Keynote 3 'AI skills for life and work Plenary #3 Promoting skills development for jobs and life in the AI era Moderator: ITU representative 11:30 13:10 Breakout sessions Promoting skills development for jobs and life in the AI era Side Meeting 1. Frameworks on AI skills 2. Best practices on AI skills development 3. AI literacy 4. AI-ready policy makers Room 8 Launch of UNEO reports and tools 13:10 14:30 Lunch break 14:30 15:00 15:00 16:30 Partners speeches Plenary #4 Safeguarding transparent and auditable use of education data Moderator: TBC 16:30 18:00 Breakout sessions Safeguarding transparent and auditable use of education data Side Meeting 1. Frameworks on protection of data privacy 2. Emerging data technology Room 8 UNEO centers/institutes or MLW partners 18:00-18:40 Keynote 4 AI for Sustainable Development Closing Ceremony 5

6 Day 5 - Friday 8 March 2019 STRATEGY LABS The Strategy labs will convene interested partners to launch major initiatives and conceptualize collaborative projects that seek to harness AI s potential in accelerating the achievement of SDG 4. 09:00 11:30 Strategy Lab 1 - AI for refugees and vulnerable groups Potential partners: UNHCR, ITU, UNICEF, UNEO Strategy Lab 2 AI in Education Readiness Index & AI-ready policy makers Potential partners: Microsoft, ITU, UNEO Strategy Lab 3 Coding and AI skills development Potential partners: Ericsson, UNEO Strategy Lab 4 Launch of the initiative on Co-designing innovative solutions for SDG4 Potential partners: CRI/France, UNEO Room 3 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN S DAY Side Meeting (TBC) Room 8 11:30-13:00 International Women s Day Debate on Women in AI Reception Lunch 13:00-16:00 International Women s Day Edit-a-thon Hall Ségur MOBILE LEARNING WEEK EXHIBITIONS Monday 4 March 2019 to Friday 8 March 2019 Hall Ségur and Foyer UNEO, ITU and Profuturo Foundation as well as sponsors and supporters will host a number of side events, information meetings and exhibits to complement the main programme of Mobile Learning Week. 6

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