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Education

UNESCO expands its AI and digital citizenship course

The third cohort of UNESCO’s free online course “Educating in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Digital Citizenship at School” is scheduled to begin on 12 October 2026. A Portuguese version joins the existing English and Spanish editions.

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Education

UNESCO ICT prize recognizes AI-learning projects in Finland and Brazil

UNESCO named Finland’s Generation AI and Brazil’s Redação Paraná as the 2026 laureates of its ICT in Education Prize. They were selected from more than 100 nominations submitted by Member States and partner organizations.

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Ministers say education must remain a common good in the AI age

More than 25 education ministers and representatives presented a joint statement on 8 September during UNESCO’s Digital Learning Week in Paris. It called for education to remain a human right and common good in the age of artificial intelligence.

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Health

WHO forum says health AI progress should be measured by governance

WHO Europe published a report emphasizing governance readiness for responsible artificial-intelligence use in health systems. Its online dialogue brought together experts from 105 countries.

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Education

China–Southeast Asia programme trains teachers in AI and STEM

A capacity-development programme held in Beijing from 17 to 23 August brought together more than 100 education policymakers, school leaders, teachers and experts from China and Southeast Asia. Participants examined how AI and STEM education could support rural teachers.

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Education

Latin American AI-in-education observatory sets 2027 agenda

UNESCO’s Observatory on Artificial Intelligence in Education for Latin America and the Caribbean reviewed regional policy research, capacity development and knowledge-sharing at its first meeting of member institutions. The platform moved from proposal to a multi-stakeholder initiative in April 2026.

UNESCO Regional Office in Santiago1 min read
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Technology

ITU and Google announce 100,000 AI skills scholarships

The ITU and Google announced a commitment to provide 100,000 scholarships for online certificates, in support of the ITU-UNICEF Giga initiative.

International Telecommunication Union1 min read
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Security

Google reports new ways threat actors are using artificial intelligence

Google Threat Intelligence Group said attackers are targeting AI workflows and cloud resources, including a second-quarter 2026 campaign that moved from cloud access to mass credential harvesting in under six hours.

Google Threat Intelligence Group1 min read
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Technology

EU states prepare first joint AI project

The European Commission said 19 member states have designed the first Important Project of Common European Interest in artificial intelligence and will pre-notify it under state-aid rules.

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