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Digital technology and artificial intelligence present important challenges to equality in the workplace and in society. As workplaces transition towards a digital future, we are already seeing that existing are being reproduced in the digital realm.

In the first of our podcast mini-series on artificial intelligence and the world of work - and to mark International Women’s Day, Dr. Orly Lobel explores the important role digital technologies can play in creating a brighter and more inclusive future of work, and some of the surprising ways they are already being used in workplaces today together with 's Anders Johnsson. 

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UNESCO, through its flagship (IGCP), run in partnership with the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS), has harnessed the intellectual capacity of a worldwide network of geoscientists to lay the foundation for our planet’s future, focusing on responsible and environmental resource extraction, natural hazard resilience and preparedness, and adaptability in an era of changing climate. In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the IGCP, UNESCO and IUGS are holding a conference, ‘.’&�Բ�����;

Today women make up under a third of the workforce in science, technology, engineering, and maths (STEM). When women are under-represented in developing new technologies, discrimination may be baked in from the start. This International Women’s Day (8 March) with the theme “,” recognizes the women and girls championing transformative technologies and digital education. The observance explores the impact of the digital gender gap on widening inequalities and the importance of protecting women’s rights in digital spaces. .

higlights the need for inclusive and transformative technology and digital education for a sustainable future. Bringing women and other marginalized groups into technology results in more creative solutions and has greater potential for innovations that meet women’s needs and promote gender equality.

Emerging technologies and digital access can greatly improve the well-being, education, health, and livelihoods of women and girls. However, a significant digital gender gap remains, limiting the equitable benefits of digital transformation. The – an intergovernmental body dedicated to gender equality and women’s empowerment – will address this problem in its (6-17 March). The group will revisit the gendered impacts of innovation and identify recommendations for a more inclusive and equitable digital evolution.

The  will demonstrate how new technologies can support the UN Sustainable Development Goals in areas such as combatting the climate crisis and bolstering humanitarian response. 

Issues of science, technology, and innovation remain endemic to development, and furthering our understanding of these issues is a core challenge for policy research. Deepening its commitment to this goal, launches the 2023 edition of its , a flagship publication that this year focuses specifically on what can be achieved by technological innovation by opening 'green windows of opportunity'. The report is built around green innovation - creating or introducing new or improved goods and services that leave lighter carbon footprints.

Today, only one in three researchers is a woman. The International Day of Women and Girls in Science (11 February) is a reminder that women and girls play a critical role in science and technology communities and that their participation should be strengthened. Under the theme of “Innovate. Demonstrate. Elevate. Advance. Sustain. - Bringing Everyone Forward for Sustainable and Equitable Development”, the 8th International Day of Women and Girls in Science Assembly will focus on the role of women and girls in science as relates to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). #WomenInScience

By mainstreaming the use of digital technologies in agriculture, is helping to transform rural communities, particularly for youth and aspiring farmers, to diversify incomes and unlock on- and off-farm opportunities. Digital technologies can help increase the production of sufficient nutritious food for an ever-growing population, manage our limited natural resources and reduce poverty.

The United Nations is increasingly turning to immersive storytelling to brief decision makers in New York on international affairs. In December, invited diplomats to try out virtual reality on the work of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia. Watch the documentary to find out the diplomats’ impressions following their first-time encounter with VR.

Science does have the potential to change our world by making it more sustainable. “We need more basic science to achieve the 2030 Agenda and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals”, the United Nations General Assembly noted in December 2021. In the context of the (2022), this year's World Science Day for ̽����ѡ and Development highlights the importance of “basic sciences for sustainable development”. Use #ScienceDay to join the conversation.

The theme of the 2022 World Space Week (4-10 October) - Space and Sustainability - is inspired by how space exploration and remote Earth observation can help drive change for our home planet. This includes measuring climate change, identifying pollution on land and at sea, supporting agriculture in developing nations. Of the 169 targets that form the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), 65 directly benefit from Earth observation satellites and related technologies. Achieving the SDGs would be so much harder without the tools and techniques available to scientists through space exploration.

For the next 5 episodes of , is focusing on technological challenges and opportunities through the eyes of some incredible and inspirational women in tech, in the run up to and during the . This major event will gather policymakers from ITU’s 193 member states to take decisions that will shape the future of technology, making it greener, more gender and youth inclusive and more accessible to everyone on our planet.

Women from all over the world studying nuclear-related subjects are encouraged to  for the IAEA’s Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship Programme by 30 September 2022. 

activities on the intend to increase awareness and provide tools to foster benefits and constrain risks stemming from dual use life sciences and technologies. Using its role as a leader in public health globally, WHO works with Member States and relevant stakeholders to harness responsible science and to establish mechanisms for adopting changes in practice that support safe, secure and responsible life sciences.