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UNESCO Working Group on Information Accessibility WGIA hosts Global Gathering - 28 September 2021Recognised annually on the 28th of September this years themes of the the International Day for Universal Access to Information IDUAI are What We Know about our Right to Know and The Right to Know - Building Back Better with Access to Information. The themes will highlight the role of access to information laws and their implementation to build back strong institutions for the public good and sustainable development as well as to strengthen the right to information and international cooperation in the field of implementing this human right.On this day the UNESCO Working Group on Information Accessibility WGIA is set to host its 2nd Annual Artificial Intelligence for Information Accessibility AI4IA Conference bringing together global experts to draw attention to these themes.This years event is hosted in collaboration with the Kule Institute for Advanced Studies KIAS and the AI for Society AI4S both at University of Alberta Canada the International Centre for Information Ethics ICIE Future Africa at the University of Pretoria South Africa the Centre for New Economic Diplomacy CNED in ORF India and the Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica all under the auspices of the UNESCO Caribbean Office and the UNESCO Regional Office for Southern Africa.This years event is hosted in collaboration with the Kule Institute for Advanced Studies KIAS and the AI for Society AI4S both at University of Alberta Canada the International Centre for Information Ethics ICIE Future Africa at the University of Pretoria South Africa the Centre for New Economic Diplomacy CNED in ORF India and the Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica all under the auspices of the UNESCO Caribbean Office and the UNESCO Regional Office for Southern Africa.Cordel Green WGIA ChairmanTo allow for better global participation wider reach and greater inclusivity in the program the conference will consist of two components hosted on the Gather.town platform a social platform that creates virtual spaces to bring people together Pre-recorded speaker presentations that will be available for on-demand viewing from 27 September 2021 at 0000 GMT. These will be available for a limited time on the platform and accessible to all regions of the world. Live Salon Discussions will be scheduled for 28 September 2021. These are interactive sessions intended to simulate the informal networking thought-provoking discussion and allow speakers and participants to gather on the interactive platform and engage with one another.The combination of pre-recorded sessions and live interactive discussions at set times throughout the day was to enable maximum participation from people across the globe giving as many people access to this important information. We have also planned a special session with demonstrations dedicated to showcasing accessibility technologies for people with disabilities.Samridhi Arora AI4IA Conference Chair
