The recent webinar "Innovation Talks: Fintech Startups Shaping the Future of Inclusive Agrifood Systems" held on May 20th, brought together over 100 participants, actively engaging in discussions about the transformative role of Fintech in agrifood systems. The event, organized by the FAO's Office of Innovation and the Rural Transformation and Gender Equality Division, aligned perfectly with the FAO's strategic framework that envisions a world free from hunger and malnutrition. This vision is to be achieved through the full use of science and innovation to tackle the intricate challenges...
On 14 May, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) hosted a thought-provoking webinar exploring the potential role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in shaping the future of agrifood systems governance. For this event, titled “‘AI in Charge’ of policy making and agrifood systems governance: Utopia, Exodus, or an Opportunity?”, FAO has partnered with Harvard's HUPFI programme to mentor a team tackling AI in agrifood systems and its associated policy and governance challenges. The webinar highlighted the growing importance of AI in the agricultural domain, with the...
The WSIS+20 Forum High-Level Event is scheduled to be held from 27 to 31 May 2024, co-organized by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations...
Over the last 20 years, since its implementation in its first two phases, Geneva in 2003 and Tunis in 2005, the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum has been instrumental in shaping global discussions and policies around the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) for development worldwide. ‘This year's anniversary with the celebration of WSIS+20 Forum High Level Event not only marks a decisive milestone in our common digital journey and the implementation of the Forum's original goal, towards building people-centric, inclusive, and development-oriented...
The FAO's strategic framework has a vision of a world free from hunger and malnutrition, achieved through the full utilization of science and innovation to tackle the intricate challenges within agrifood systems. In alignment with this vision, the Office of Innovation and the Rural Transformation and Gender Equality Division extend an invitation to participate in the forthcoming Innovation Talks: Fintech Startups Shaping the Future of Inclusive Agrifood Systems. This edition of Innovation Talks aims to analyze and promote models and innovations brougt forward by Fintech startups to address...
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The WSIS+20 Forum High-Level Event is scheduled to be held from 27 to 31 May 2024, co-organized by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations...
