WSIS+20 High-Level Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly - Side Event “Harnessing AI, Digital Innovations, and STI for Sustainable and Advanced Agrifood Systems: Digital Agriculture and AI Roadmap and Knowledge & Partnership Gateways”, organized by the FAO Office of Innovation in collaboration with ITU.
This session explored how Artificial Intelligence (AI), digital innovations, and Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) are reshaping agrifood systems and advancing the WSIS Action Line C7 on e-Agriculture. Building on two decades of FAO’s leadership in promoting inclusive digital transformation, the event will highlight the FAO Digital Agriculture and AI Roadmap and the Knowledge & Partnership Gateways as catalysts for scaling responsible, equitable, and sustainable digital solutions.
The event provided a platform for sharing insights, strengthening multi-stakeholder partnerships, and identifying priority actions to accelerate progress toward climate-resilient, efficient, and inclusive agrifood systems.
- Angelique Uwimana, Innovation Specialist (Digital Agriculture), Office of Innovation, FAO – Moderator
- Vincent Martin, Director, Office of Innovation, FAO – Opening remarks
- Henry van Burgsteden, Senior Innovation Officer, Office of Innovation, FAO
- Erik Van Ingen, Senior Digital Agriculture and Innovation Specialist, Office of Innovation, FAO
- Roxana Widmer-Iliescu, Head of Digital Inclusion Service, ITU
- Giacomo Rambaldi, Senior Advisor, Digitalization for Agriculture
- Innocent Musabyimana, Chief Agricultural Technologies Officer and TAAT Coordinator, African Development Bank
- Ben Addom, Senior Policy Adviser, The Commonwealth
- Sah Gitanjali, Strategy and Policy Coordinator, ITU – Closing remarks
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