UNESCO delegation visits the prime minister.
ORANJESTAD—Marva Browne, Secretary General of UNESCO Curaçao, and a delegation from UNESCO Aruba visited Prime Minister Mike Eman, who is in charge of culture in Aruba.
They exchanged information about the ratification of various cultural conventions.
UNESCO established the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2003. https://natcomcuracao.org/intangible-cultural-heritage/
The Kingdom of the Netherlands ratified the Convention in 2012, and Associate Members of UNESCO within the Kingdom co-ratified the Convention in 2012 (Aruba), 2014 (Sint Maarten), and 2016 (Curaçao).
Its goals are:
- To safeguard the intangible cultural heritage;
- to ensure respect for the intangible cultural heritage of the communities, groups, and individuals concerned;
- to raise awareness at the local, national, and international levels of the importance of the intangible cultural heritage, and of ensuring mutual appreciation thereof;
- To provide for international cooperation and assistance.
The UNESCO target on artificial intelligence prompted the development of the Artificial Intelligence Ethics document in 2021. It regulates the use of artificial intelligence but in a controlled manner. To this end, UNESCO has created two tools to assist member countries in AI usage. One tool is the Readiness Assessment Methodology, which inventories a country's legal framework for artificial intelligence use. Artificial intelligence is a significant tool, even within the realm of culture. However, we must understand how to utilize it appropriately.