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LOCATION:Room VIII\, 3rd floor\, Building A\, Palais des Nations\,\, Switze
 rland
SUMMARY:CSTD side event: Artificial Intelligence for Regional Sustainable D
 evelopment
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:The rapid advancement of AI is reshaping global development\, w
 hile widening technological gaps pose challenges to achieving the 2030 Age
 nda. Promoting inclusive AI governance and enabling developing countries t
 o benefit from AI-driven innovation is therefore an urgent priority.The ev
 ent will convene two keynote presentations and a panel discussion on Pract
 ices and Cooperation Pathways for AI-Enabled Regional Sustainable Developm
 ent. It aims to foster consensus on leveraging AI for regional sustainable
  development and narrowing the digital divide.The event is open to represe
 ntatives of UN Member States\, international organizations\, non-governmen
 tal organizations\, experts\, and other stakeholders attending the 29th se
 ssion of UNCSTD.Participation will follow the official registration proced
 ures of the 29th UNCSTD annual session\, and participants are also require
 d to register through the dedicated side event link.The side event will be
  held on 20 April 2026 at room VIII\, 3rd floor\, building A\, the Palais 
 des Nations in Geneva\, alongside the 29th session of UNCSTD\, featuring o
 pening remarks\, keynote speeches and a moderated panel discussion. A robo
 tic interaction is planned before the panel discussion.Light refreshments 
 will be served\, and participants are warmly invited to attend.&lt\;p&gt\;
 The rapid advancement of AI is reshaping global development\, while wideni
 ng technological gaps pose challenges to achieving the 2030 Agenda. Promot
 ing inclusive AI governance and enabling developing countries to benefit f
 rom AI-driven innovation is therefore an urgent priority.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;
 p&gt\;The event will convene two keynote presentations and a panel discuss
 ion on Practices and Cooperation Pathways for AI-Enabled Regional Sustaina
 ble Development. It aims to foster consensus on leveraging AI for regional
  sustainable development and narrowing the digital divide.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\
 ;p&gt\;The event is open to representatives of UN Member States\, internat
 ional organizations\, non-governmental organizations\, experts\, and other
  stakeholders attending the 29th session of UNCSTD.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;
 Participation will follow the official registration procedures of the 29th
  UNCSTD annual session\, and participants are also required to register th
 rough the dedicated side event link.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;The side event 
 will be held on 20 April 2026 at room VIII\, 3rd floor\, building A\, the 
 Palais des Nations in Geneva\, alongside the 29th session of UNCSTD\, feat
 uring opening remarks\, keynote speeches and a moderated panel discussion.
  A robotic interaction is planned before the panel discussion.&lt\;/p&gt\;
 &lt\;p&gt\;Light refreshments will be served\, and participants are warmly
  invited to attend.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unc
 tad.org/meeting/cstd-side-event-artificial-intelligence-regional-sustainab
 le-development
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