وظائف شاغرة لدى منظمة اليونسكو

Background

UNESCO has the mandate to promote the development of science and technology from an ethical and human rights approach. Under this framework in November 2021, UNESCO developed the Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence (AI), which the 193 Member States adopted by acclamation at the 41st session of its General Conference, and spearheading its implementation by the Member States through innovative tools and methodologies, such as the Readiness Assessment Methodology (RAM) and the Ethical Impact Assessment (EIA). Through the application of these tools, UNESCO is changing the business model that drives AI, going beyond principles to develop a range of concrete and practical solutions to ensure fair, inclusive, sustainable and equitable outcomes of AI.

The Patrick J. McGovern Foundation (PJMF) has played a pivotal role in supporting UNESCO’s efforts to position ethics as the cornerstone of building AI governance. Through the implementation of two projects (2023 and 2024), UNESCO has facilitated a multistakeholder process of evidence gathering through national consultation and the deployment of RAM in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, India, Indonesia, Morocco, Senegal, Tanzania, and Türkiye in the first phases and in the ongoing phase in Angola, Djibouti, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Moldova, and Oman. The partnership also advances key knowledge products that will further reinforce capacity-building efforts on the ground and empower stakeholders to navigate the complex AI landscape.

Long Description

The goal of the project—Scaling Inclusive, Human Rights-Based Ethical AI Governance (2025)—which started earlier this year is to consolidate the results delivered to date, build on the achievements made, expand the reach and depth of diagnostic and policy development efforts, and deploy globally the tools, methodologies, knowledge and experiences from the recent efforts of building AI governance ecosystem. The actions will be organized around three main pillars/expected outcomes: a. empowering civil society, b. expanding and deepening engagement with countries for ethics of AI through RAMs and other tools; c. producing new knowledge on AI governance.

Through its Readiness Assessment Methodology (RAM), successfully implemented in several countries, UNESCO has gathered firsthand evidence, and specific RAM recommendations have informed the development of national AI policies, such as the Draft Kenya National AI Strategy published in January 2025. Since the RAM was published in 2023 and used worldwide, valuable feedback has been gathered on its content and application. The aim of this consultancy is to integrate newly completed RAM reports into the cross-cutting analysis, identify emerging trends and common challenges in national AI governance, and define a clear methodology that can be easily replicated and expanded as new RAMs are published. As additional RAM reports are finalized, several recurring patterns call for targeted analysis to better understand their implications. The resulting comprehensive analysis will inform decision-makers, researchers, and the broader AI governance community about the main findings of UNESCO’s RAMs and highlight key trends in national approaches to AI governance.

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