Myanmar served as a significant ‘hub’ in the cross-cultural transfer of objects, traditions, techniques and artistic influences that flowed from China through Central Asia, Western Asia as far as ...

Elizabeth Rasekoala and Iulia Sevciuc examine how fragmented policies for science communication - especially in the Global South - can undermine public support in the policies informed by that science ...

Fight Illicit Trafficking (1970 Convention)Theft, looting and illicit trafficking of cultural property is a crime. It deprives people of their history and culture, it weakens social cohesion in the ...

The government of Ontario, Canada launched a basic income pilot in 2017. Though it was cancelled prior to official analysis in 2019, researchers were able to gather data and make findings about the ...

Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence UNESCO produced the first-ever global standard on AI ethics – the ‘Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence ’ in November 2021.

Rapid digitalization, fueled/driven by data monetization practices, has exacerbated significant disparities in the Global North-South divide, fostering 'digital colonialism' and amplifying regional ...

The pandemic highlighted distrust and misinformation in science communication, but are we diagnosing and tackling the problem correctly? Niels G. Mede discusses the central narratives for legitimacy ...

This policy paper is concerned with the use of basic income as (a) an emergency response to weather the immediate effects of the COVID-19 crisis, and (b) a standing policy tool to put countries on an ...

The trustworthiness of science should not require scientific expertise to assess. Trustworthiness should be based on the presence of expertise, good expert community functioning, and shared values.

Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) can serve as a public infrastructure with open, democratic principles, though proactive deliberation is needed to avoid ensuing losses of agency, sovereignty and ...

This e-team is dedicated to exploring and addressing the global challenges of the digital divide — the gap between those who have access to digital technology and the internet and those who do not, as ...

A new Director-General is elected every four years (previously every six years) by the General Conference. Under his/her authority, the Secretariat is expected to translate into reality the programmes ...