United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

Distr: General
30 June 2024
Original: English

DRAFT RESOLUTION 1.X

Council : United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.

Sponsors : Republic of Turkey & Russian Federation
Signatories : Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Republic of Argentina, Republic of Kenya, The
Kingdom of Spain, United Republic of Tanzania, The Commonwealth of
Australia, United Arab Emirates, Republic of Uganda, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Republic of South Africa, The United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland, The Republic of India, The Republic of Poland, The
Kingdom of Morocco, the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Kingdom Of Sweden,
The Republic of Peru, the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Kingdom of
Norway, Republic of Ukraine, the Republic of Philippines, The People’s
Republic of Bangladesh, French Republic, Federative Republic of Brazil, The
Italian Republic, State of Japan, Dominion of Canada, Socialist Republic of
Vietnam, Federal Republic of Germany, United Mexican States,
Topic : Ethical Implications of Using AI in Education

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization,

Guided by the Charter of the United Nations with purposes and principles of
enshrined, and UNESCO mandate to fostering international cooperation in education,
sciences, culture and communication,

Reaffirming the Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligences adopted in

2021 that need improvement emphasize to concrete international actions and collaborations,
 Recalling upon the Beijing Consensus on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Education,
Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence, AI and Education: Guidance for
Policy-Makers, and Guidance for Generative AI in Education and Research,

Acknowledging the increasing AI development in this era that impacted the education
sector, becoming more dynamic and changing the way of learning,

Aware of the importance of AI for future education development, but in the same time,
leading students to decrease their critical thinking,

Bearing in mind the importance of preventing harm of AI for Education, like

algorithm and data biases, student privacy data, and critical thinking biases,

Welcoming t​he collaborative efforts from international organizations, regional

organizations, governmental organizations, and other stakeholders to maximize the use of AI
for education;

ARTICLE I
BIAS, TRANSPARENT, SECURITY MANAGEMENT

1. Recommends regularly assessing security measures by conducting periodic evaluation

to identify any weaknesses or vulnerabIlities in AI systems in each country;
2. Recommends establishing information access control, such as strict regulation
regarding who can access student data, to ensure that only authorized party handle
sensitive information by taking into consideration:
a. Protecting personal identifiable information, remembering student’s records
often contain sensitive information like their names, addresses, and social
security numbers. If this data gets into the wrong hands, it can lead to identity
theft and other forms of personal harm,
b. Ensuring Academic Honesty including maintain the security of academic work
is essential for fair evaluation and safeguarding students’ intellectual property,
c. Respecting Emotional Well-being such as keeping private information such as
counseling records confidential is vital for building trust between students and
the education system;
3. Strongly recommends on establishing stringent data protection standards by creating:
a. Create a comprehensive framework that ensures student data is gathered
exclusively with express consent and utilized strictly for educational reasons,
b. Implement a system for obtaining and recording explicit consent from students
or their guardians and provide options for students to review and withdraw
their data consent anytime,
c. Conduct a regular monitoring and purge unnecessary data to reduce risks
associated with data breaches as well as audit the data usage to detect and
prevent unauthorized access or misuse;
4. Encourages cultivating digital literacy among educators, students, and parents to gain
knowledge about the functioning of AI systems and recognize the need to safeguard
data privacy that consists of:
a. Provide resources and training materials tailored for different age groups and
knowledge levels,
b. Emphasizing hands-on activities that demonstrate how data is collected,
processed, and protected by developing interactive learning tools,
c. Engage parents and provide guidance for parents through informational
sessions and resources to help them support their children’s understanding of
digital literacy and data privacy;

ARTICLE II
AI CAPACITY BUILDING
1. Recognizes that every country have its own different needs and problems in
accordance to AI development,
2. Recommends the establishment of a National AI Committee under the jurisdiction of
relevant ministries in every respective state and has the mandate of, but not limited to:
a. Conduct Policy Development: National AI Committee should assist national
legislators to draft a national regulation on AI or improve similar and existing
regulations. This national regulation should include, but not limited to: the
criteria, ethical use and standards, and guidelines of implementation of AI,
b. Conduct National Assessment Program (NAP): National AI Committee should
conduct a national assessment program such as technological and educational
infrastructure, human capital, funding resources, and regulatory and ethical
assessment;
 c. Formulate National Strategies: National AI Committee should formulate any
national strategies with goals to address the problem based on the National
Assessment Program (NAP). This can include exploring key areas where AI
can impact the most, research priorities, and potential challenges of the
development of AI in every respective state,
d. Establish collaboration with other possible parties: National AI Committee
should determine and conduct any collaboration with every possible party,
such as another state, international organization, NGO, and any other parties in
regards to the integration and development of the AI ecosystem,
e. Ensure Data Security, Privacy, and Transparency: National AI Committee
should ensure that every AI company that operates within its borders does not
mishandle users’ data. National AI companies should also ensure that every AI
company that operates within its borders respects the national regulation on AI
and data protection;
3. Recommends the National Assessment Program (NAP) as a solution that aims to
assess and establish AI in each country's education according to its strengths and
weaknesses and follows the recommendations on the ethics of AI by UNESCO, This
program consists of, but is not limited to:
a. Initializing Country-Based Assessment for technological and Educational
Infrastructure,
i. Internet Access and Quality,
ii. Hardware and Software Availability,
iii. Curriculum and Educational Policies Adaptability,
iv. Education Space Availability;
a. Human Capital,
i. Teachers Expertise,
ii. Student Preparedness,
iii. Non-digital and Digital Literacy skills,
iv. Professional Development;
b. Financial Resources,
i. Funding Availability,
ii. Cost of Implementation;
c. Regulatory and Ethical Factors,
i. Data Privacy Laws,
ii. Ethical Guidelines;
4. Calls upon any relevant bodies to conduct any measure based on the National
Assessment Program (NAP),
a. The National Artificial Intelligence Committee (NAICe) of each country will
develop national strategies and programs that are most suitable to the needs of
each country,
b. Regularly evaluating national strategies and programs and scaling up based on
the evaluation;
5. Conduct collaboration with the NGOs, local government, community, and private
sectors to help with the initial integration of AI,
6. Encourages the AI company to establish AI for Students as a new version in
education to prevent the critical thinking biases from the AI,
7. Emphasizes the implementation AI for Student will focus to develop critical thinking
and cognitive thinking through, but not limited to:
a. Prohibit generating essays or other writing document that can directly copied
and pasted by students,
b. Provide general thinking framework to guide them in finding their own path in
their study,
c. Deliver reliable sources and further reading documents, and articles to ensure
the credibility of generative answer;
8. Further Emphasizes the concepts of AI for Student are,
a. Students below thirteen years old are required to use AI for students,
b. Students up to 13 years old have the option to use broader AI tools;
9. Supports Teachers Training, a program for AI education, aims to equip educators with
the skills and knowledge necessary to effectively integrate AI into their teaching
practices, with the expectation to grasp the principles and mechanics of AI algorithms,
apply AI tools and techniques in the classroom, and devise strategies to mitigate any
potential negative impacts of AI on education with details,
a. The Teacher Training Program will start with the lowest AI knowledge
countries,
b. The teachers that have to follow the program are those with little to no AI
knowledge,
c. The teacher Training program will last for one month;
10. Affirms the Teachers Training Program has a transparent selection process with two
phases by UNESCO, which are:
a. The phase one,
 i. UNESCO will provide a form of platforms to teachers/professionals with
sufficient to outstanding knowledge of AI,
ii. The teachers have to fill the application form and provide an CV with
detailed experience;
b. The Phase two,
i. The teachers will get the announcement whether they have been selected
or not,
ii. The teachers that get selected will go through the interview conducted by
the recruiters from UNESCO and a collaboration with NGOs and other
several parties;
c. Selected teachers are obligated to educate the instructors about the use of AI for
education;

ARTICLE III
VOLUNTARY FUNDING
1. Invites voluntary funds from several parties that include, but are not limited to:
a. Member States,
b. Public or Private Sector,
c. Stakeholders,
d. NGOs that are open for fundraising campaign, donations, and other methods;
2. Urges the transparency of a funding allocation to prevent the misuse of any illicit
activities, or miss-located incentives within each country by establishing
Transparency Portal on a website that is monitored by UNESCO in elaborating the
track records of funding allocation;
3. Ensures the security of fund allocation undergoing strict supervision to avoid any
illicit activities during the transaction and under the supervision of UNESCO.