UNESCO AI Readiness Assessment Report: Anchoring Ethics in AI Governance in the Philippines

About the UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence:

With its unique mandate, UNESCO has led the international effort to ensure that science and technology develop with strong ethical guardrails for decades. The UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence was adopted by 194 member states. The Recommendation is the first global standard setting instrument with applicable Policy Action Areas, which allow policymakers to translate the core values and principles into action with respect to data governance, environment and ecosystems, gender, education and research, and health and social wellbeing, among many other spheres.

About Readiness Assessment Methodology:

The Readiness Assessment Methodology (RAM) includes a range of quantitative and qualitative questions designed to gather information about different dimensions related to a country's AI ecosystem, including the legal and regulatory, social, and cultural, economic, scientific, and educational, and technological and infrastructural dimensions. The RAM is currently implemented in 80 countries globally. The Philippines AI Readiness Assessment through the RAM tool is supported by the European Union through the Directorate-General for International Partnership on the "Supporting Member States in Implementing UNESCO's Recommendation on the Ethics of AI through Innovative Tools" and International Telecommunications Union for its support via the "Enhancing the Development of Standards and Frameworks for Critical Technologies in Southeast Asia".