IGF 2024 WS #247 Leveraging Internet for Evidence-Based Drug Control Policies

    Organizer 1: Ali Younes, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

    Speaker 1: Betania Allo, Intergovernmental Organization, Intergovernmental Organization
    Speaker 2: Ali Younes, Intergovernmental Organization, Intergovernmental Organization
    Speaker 3: Bramlette Jennifer, Intergovernmental Organization, Intergovernmental Organization

    Moderator

    Betania Allo, Intergovernmental Organization, Intergovernmental Organization

    Online Moderator

    Ali Younes, Intergovernmental Organization, Intergovernmental Organization

    Rapporteur

    Ali Younes, Intergovernmental Organization, Intergovernmental Organization

    Format

    Roundtable
    Duration (minutes): 90
    Format description: The roundtable format encourages interactive dialogue among speakers and participants, fostering collaboration and knowledge exchange.

    Policy Question(s)

    A. How can emerging technologies enhance the effectiveness of drug control, crime prevention, and criminal justice policies while promoting peace and sustainability?
    B. What strategies can be implemented to ensure the responsible use of data analytics and AI in evidence-based policy-making?
    C. How can policymakers effectively engage with diverse stakeholders and communities to develop inclusive and impactful policies?

    What will participants gain from attending this session? Participants will gain insights into utilizing data analytics, AI, blockchain, and social media analytics for evidence-based policies. They'll understand the importance of collaboration between stakeholders and the inclusion of diverse perspectives in policy-making processes.

    Description:

    In the pursuit of enhancing the digital contribution to peace, development, and sustainability, evidence-based policy-making stands as a cornerstone for shaping effective and impactful decisions. Leveraging research and emerging technologies is indispensable in this endeavor, serving as essential tools for generating reliable evidence and informing policy-making processes. This workshop, organized by the UNODC-NAUSS Interregional Centre of Excellence, aims to explore the significance of research and emerging technology within this critical domain.

    Key Points to be Discussed:

    1. Enhancing Data Collection and Analysis
    Explore how advanced data analytics techniques, such as machine learning and natural language processing, can improve the efficiency and accuracy of data-driven decision-making in drug control, crime prevention, and criminal justice, thereby contributing to peace, development, and sustainability.
    2. Improving Policy Evaluation
    Highlight the role of rigorous methodologies and emerging technologies like predictive modeling and simulation in evaluating policy effectiveness and minimizing risks associated with policy implementation within the context of peace, development, and sustainability.
    3. Facilitating Evidence Synthesis
    Discuss how systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and machine learning algorithms aid in synthesizing diverse sources of evidence, ensuring that policy decisions within drug control, crime prevention, and criminal justice contribute to peace, development, and sustainability by being grounded in a comprehensive understanding of available evidence.
    4. Addressing Policy Challenges
    Examine how emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain offer innovative solutions to complex policy challenges, enhancing transparency, accountability, and trust in policy implementation within the domains of drug control, crime prevention, and criminal justice, thereby fostering peace, development, and sustainability.

    Expected Outcomes

    This session aims to produce actionable insights on leveraging technology for evidence-based policies, contributing to sustainable development goals. Expected outcomes include the identification of best practices, potential collaborations, and the development of follow-up processes for policy implementation.

    Hybrid Format: - Interaction between onsite and online participants facilitated through Zoom platform
    - Session designed to prioritize engagement and inclusivity for both onsite and online participants
    - Complementary online platforms such as collaborative document editing tools for increased participation and interaction