{"id":6706417,"date":"2026-09-23T14:18:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T14:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icesco.org\/?p=6706417"},"modified":"2026-09-23T14:18:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T14:18:30","slug":"icesco-un-explore-cooperation-prospects-in-ai-and-emerging-technologies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icesco.org\/en\/2026\/09\/23\/icesco-un-explore-cooperation-prospects-in-ai-and-emerging-technologies\/","title":{"rendered":"ICESCO, UN Explore Cooperation Prospects in AI and Emerging Technologies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Dr. Salim M. AlMalik, Director-General of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), met with Dr. Amandeep Singh Gill, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Special Envoy for Digital and Emerging Technologies, to discuss avenues and mechanisms for cooperation between ICESCO and the United Nations in artificial intelligence and capacity-building in science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the meeting, held on Tuesday, 22 September 2026, in New York City, the two sides explored opportunities for cooperation to support artificial intelligence initiatives, raise awareness of its applications, and promote the responsible use of modern technologies across various fields. They also discussed supporting countries in developing national strategies to integrate artificial intelligence, given technology\u2019s pivotal role in achieving sustainable development and meeting the aspirations of communities across the Islamic world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. AlMalik stressed that ICESCO seeks to foster a culture of innovation among young people in its Member States, highlighting the Organization\u2019s efforts in modern technology through several pioneering initiatives and programs, most notably the \u201cRiyadh Charter on Artificial Intelligence for the Islamic World,\u201d the \u201c10K AI Leaders\u201d Program, and the \u201cICESCO Network of Experts in Quantum Sciences.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. AlMalik reviewed ICESCO\u2019s role in expanding researchers\u2019 access to advanced scientific infrastructure through an agreement signed with Al-Farabi Kazakh National University to develop the \u201cInclusive Access to Artificial Intelligence and High-Performance Computing Infrastructure\u201d initiative. The initiative aims to broaden researchers\u2019 access, particularly in the Global South, to computing resources by leveraging the University\u2019s facilities, while also developing their capacities through training and joint research projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For his part, Dr. Gill presented the United Nations Secretary-General\u2019s proposal to establish a global fund for artificial intelligence capacity-building by mobilizing an initial investment of US$3 billion to facilitate knowledge exchange and support countries in developing these modern technologies and harnessing their potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The meeting also addressed the widening artificial intelligence divide among countries and the need for Global South countries to develop expertise and build capacity in computing and data infrastructure. It was also attended by by Mr. Anar Karimov, Head of Partnerships and International Cooperation Sector; Dr. Yergaliyev Kuanysh, Head of Science and Environment Sector; and Dr. Muhammad Sharif, Advisor at the Sector.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Dr. Salim M. AlMalik, Director-General of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), met with Dr. Amandeep Singh Gill, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Special Envoy for Digital and Emerging Technologies, to discuss avenues and mechanisms for cooperation between ICESCO and the United Nations in artificial intelligence and capacity-building in science. During the meeting, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":6705564,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[217,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6706417","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-front-page","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/icesco.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6706417","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/icesco.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/icesco.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icesco.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icesco.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6706417"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/icesco.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6706417\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icesco.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6705564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/icesco.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6706417"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icesco.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6706417"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icesco.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6706417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}