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LOCATION:Room VIII\, Palais des Nations\, Geneva\, Switzerland
SUMMARY:CSTD side event: Panel discussion on gender inclusion in an AI-powe
 red future
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DESCRIPTION:Science\, Technology and Innovation in an AI-Powered Future: Th
 e Gender Inclusion Imperative for Economic TransformationArtificial intell
 igence represents one of the most significant science\, technology and inn
 ovation developments of our time\, with the potential to contribute up to 
 USD 20 trillion to the global economy by 2030. However\, this potential is
  constrained by persistent gender inequalities across the AI value chain. 
 Women remain significantly underrepresented in AI research and design\, ar
 e largely invisible in training datasets\, and face lower rates of adoptio
 n of emerging AI tools\, particularly in developing countries.This side ev
 ent will present evidence from recent analytical work of the Gender Adviso
 ry Board showing how gender exclusion in AI limits economic performance an
 d innovation outcomes. It will highlight three critical gaps: women’s un
 derrepresentation in AI research and leadership\; gender bias and invisibi
 lity in data and algorithms\; and persistent adoption divides linked to un
 equal access and meaningful connectivity.The discussion will move beyond t
 echnical training solutions to examine how women’s meaningful participat
 ion in ideation\, problem definition and decision-making processes can unl
 ock the full economic potential of AI. Panelists will share policy-relevan
 t evidence and practical experiences demonstrating that gender-responsive 
 approaches to AI governance and innovation consistently outperform exclusi
 onary practices.The objective of the event is to inform policymakers and s
 takeholders on how inclusive science\, technology and innovation policies 
 can strengthen AI-driven economic transformation\, while advancing commitm
 ents under the Sustainable Development Goals and ongoing global digital go
 vernance processes.The confirmed panel members are as follows:Alice Rangel
  de Paiva Abreu\, CSTD Gender Advisory Board\, Professora Emérita\, Unive
 rsidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroRitu Agarwal\, CSTD Gender Advisory Board
 \, Professor\, Johns Hopkins University\,  Founding Co-Director Johns Hop
 kins Center for Digital Health and Artificial Intelligence (CDHAI) Anita 
 Gurumurthy\, Executive Director\, IT for ChangeAna Neves\, CSTD Gender Adv
 isory Board\, Head\, Office for the Information Society and Internet Gover
 nance\, FCT-FCCN\, PortugalModerator: Caitlin Kraft-Buchman\, CSTD Gender 
 Advisory Board Co-Chair\, CEO Women At The Table /  Alliance for Inclusive
  Algorithms /  Initiative&lt\;h4 class=&quot\;text-align-center\n\nView me
 eting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/cstd-side-event-panel-disc
 ussion-gender-inclusion-ai-powered-future
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