Session
UNESCO
Mr Tawfik Jelassi, Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information, UNESCO
Ms Sonia Gill, Secretary-General, Caribbean Broadcasting Union (Latin America and the Carribean)
Mr Ahmed Nadeem, Secretary-General, Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (Asia-Pacific)
Mr Mounir Daymi, Executive Director of Digital, Al Jazeera (Arab States)
Ms Sherrie Wang, Assistant Professor, Earth Intelligence Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Europe and North America)
Mr John Shawe-Taylor, Director, International Research Centre on Artificial Intelligence (Europe and North America)
(The above list is provisional and is subject to change.)
Mr Tawfik Jelassi, Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information, UNESCO
Mr John Shawe-Taylor, Director, International Research Centre on Artificial Intelligence
Targets:
Roundtable
Panel discussion among representatives from UNESCO, public service broadcaster, media associations, as well as private sector organization and academic institution specialized in AI, accompanied by a demonstration of the online repository of AI tools for climate and disaster reporting, and interaction with stakeholders participating online, notably media institutions that wish to integrate AI in their day-to-day work related to climate and disaster reporting.
World leading media organizations are increasingly using AI tools to report on climate change, natural hazards, and disaster risks. These tools can help media uncover underreported stories, search public records, assess public opinion, identify misinformation, and visualize data and disaster scenarios. Besides, AI tools provide media outlets with a cost-effective and efficient way to produce and distribute content tailored to specific local communities, enabling them to better reach and engage with their target audience. With enhanced digital competencies, media will be better equipped to spotlight contextual responses to local environmental challenges and disaster risks. However, smaller media outlets still face a significant development gap in this area.
The session aims to launch and promote an Online Repository of AI Tools for Media Reporting on Climate Change and Disasters developed by UNESCO. The repository is a one-stop resource for media to identify, assess and leverage AI tools of their choice to enhance their reporting on climate change, environment, and disasters. It will curate the most useful AI tools for different media operations under four main categories: news gathering, production, distribution and audience engagement, and workflow, and provide practical guidelines supported by empirical data. The repository will help media harness the transformative potential of digital technologies, notably AI, to better function as key actors in climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction and to address pressing environmental challenges.
On-site participants will be able to take part in the interactive demonstration of the repository on their own devices, with the guidance of the technical moderator. Stakeholders who connect to the session online will have the opportunity to join a dedicated Q&A at the end of the session. Interactive live polling tools such as Mentimeter may be used to increase participation and interaction during the session.