Session
Speaker 1: Taoufik Jelassi, Intergovernmental Organization, Intergovernmental Organization
Speaker 2: Maria De Brasdefer, Civil Society, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Speaker 3: Michele Woods, Intergovernmental Organization, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Speaker 4: Fabio Senne, Civil Society, Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC)
Speaker 2: Maria De Brasdefer, Civil Society, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Speaker 3: Michele Woods, Intergovernmental Organization, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Speaker 4: Fabio Senne, Civil Society, Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC)
Moderator
Zeynep VAROGLU, Intergovernmental Organization, Intergovernmental Organization
Online Moderator
Tatevik Grigoryan, Intergovernmental Organization, Intergovernmental Organization
Rapporteur
Eleni Boursinou, Intergovernmental Organization, Intergovernmental Organization
Format
Roundtable
Duration (minutes): 90
Format description: The roundtable format with a 90-minute duration is ideal for fostering interactive, collaborative dialogue among all participants. This setup encourages equal participation from diverse stakeholders—policy experts, legal advisors, and representatives from UNESCO, IFLA, and Creative Commons—ensuring that every perspective is heard. The format supports dynamic discussions on integrating AI, OER, and open licensing within digital inclusion frameworks, facilitating the exchange of ideas and experiences.
Duration (minutes): 90
Format description: The roundtable format with a 90-minute duration is ideal for fostering interactive, collaborative dialogue among all participants. This setup encourages equal participation from diverse stakeholders—policy experts, legal advisors, and representatives from UNESCO, IFLA, and Creative Commons—ensuring that every perspective is heard. The format supports dynamic discussions on integrating AI, OER, and open licensing within digital inclusion frameworks, facilitating the exchange of ideas and experiences.
Policy Question(s)
- How can open licensing, OER, and AI-driven innovations be integrated into digital inclusion policies to ensure equitable, quality access to learning resources, underpinned by ROAM-X principles?
- Which policy frameworks best support cross-sector collaboration among international organizations such as UNESCO, WIPO, and Creative Commons to promote open solutions for universal information access?
What will participants gain from attending this session? Attendees will gain insights into how open solutions and AI can enhance digital inclusion and universal access to knowledge. They will learn about:
Open Educational Resources (OER) and AI: How these technologies support equitable access to information.
Diverse Perspectives: Expertise from UNESCO, IFLA, WIPO, Creative Commons, and other global stakeholders on open knowledge ecosystems.
Policy and Strategy Insights: How to integrate open licensing and AI-driven tools into digital inclusion policies, aligning with the Global Digital Compact and Dubai Declaration on OER.
SDGs
Description:
The Global Digital Compact (GDC) calls for actions to create an inclusive, open, sustainable, and secure digital future for all. A key element is promoting digital public goods, like Open Educational Resources (OER), ensuring privacy and aligning with international laws. This vision aligns with Theme 2: Universal Access and Digital Rights of the 2025 Internet Governance Forum (IGF) and supports Theme 1: Digital Trust and Resilience, Theme 3: Sustainable Innovation, and Theme 4: Digital Cooperation. This workshop will explore the Dubai Declaration on OER, adopted at the 3rd UNESCO World OER Congress in November 2024, complementing UNESCO’s 2019 OER Recommendation. The Declaration highlights the potential of AI and emerging technologies to create open, ethical, and inclusive digital ecosystems. It is grounded in UNESCO’s ROAM-X principles—Rights-Based, Open, Accessible, Multi-Stakeholder, and Cross-Sectoral—while emphasizing gender equity, privacy, and sustainable digital cooperation. The workshop will focus on: -Operationalizing the Dubai Declaration through capacity-building and policy development for digital inclusion. -Applying ROAM-X principles to create equitable, privacy-conscious, and resilient digital learning environments. -Aligning OER with the GDC to maintain open learning content as a public good amidst emerging technologies. Through an interactive format, the session will provide actionable recommendations for governments, institutions, and civil society to implement the UNESCO 2019 OER Recommendation. The goal is to ensure knowledge remains open, accessible, and inclusive in a rapidly evolving digital landscape, supporting universal access and the protection of digital rights. Expected outcomes include a deeper understanding of how OER can enable the GDC’s strategic goals.
The Global Digital Compact (GDC) calls for actions to create an inclusive, open, sustainable, and secure digital future for all. A key element is promoting digital public goods, like Open Educational Resources (OER), ensuring privacy and aligning with international laws. This vision aligns with Theme 2: Universal Access and Digital Rights of the 2025 Internet Governance Forum (IGF) and supports Theme 1: Digital Trust and Resilience, Theme 3: Sustainable Innovation, and Theme 4: Digital Cooperation. This workshop will explore the Dubai Declaration on OER, adopted at the 3rd UNESCO World OER Congress in November 2024, complementing UNESCO’s 2019 OER Recommendation. The Declaration highlights the potential of AI and emerging technologies to create open, ethical, and inclusive digital ecosystems. It is grounded in UNESCO’s ROAM-X principles—Rights-Based, Open, Accessible, Multi-Stakeholder, and Cross-Sectoral—while emphasizing gender equity, privacy, and sustainable digital cooperation. The workshop will focus on: -Operationalizing the Dubai Declaration through capacity-building and policy development for digital inclusion. -Applying ROAM-X principles to create equitable, privacy-conscious, and resilient digital learning environments. -Aligning OER with the GDC to maintain open learning content as a public good amidst emerging technologies. Through an interactive format, the session will provide actionable recommendations for governments, institutions, and civil society to implement the UNESCO 2019 OER Recommendation. The goal is to ensure knowledge remains open, accessible, and inclusive in a rapidly evolving digital landscape, supporting universal access and the protection of digital rights. Expected outcomes include a deeper understanding of how OER can enable the GDC’s strategic goals.
Expected Outcomes
Expected outcomes include a deeper understanding of how OER supports the GDC’s goals of digital inclusion, privacy, and sustainable cooperation. The session will provide actionable recommendations for implementing the Dubai Declaration on OER and operationalizing ROAM-X indicators. It will explore strategies for integrating AI and OER into digital inclusion policies, reinforcing international collaboration and knowledge-sharing. The outcomes will contribute to a framework for capacity-building, policy development, and stakeholder engagement, with pathways for continued dialogue and implementation beyond 2025.
Hybrid Format: We will ensure inclusive engagement through Q&A sessions, providing equal opportunities for both onsite and online participants. Audience participation will be encouraged through interactive Q&A, where all participants can submit and rank questions. This ensures diverse voices are heard and prioritized. We will use virtual collaboration tools and a Q&A pod to crowdsource and rank questions.