Arquivo.pt 2019 Award
Arquivo.pt is a research infrastructure managed by the Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P. (FCT, IP) through its FCCN unit, which allows searching and accessing web pages since 1996. The main objective is the preservation of information published on the web for memory, study and research purposes.
Arquivo.pt 2019 contest aims to reward original and innovative works that demonstrate the usefulness of the Arquivo.pt service, the importance of preserving and using the information published on the web. Entries may deal with any subject, provided that Arquivo.pt is used as the main source of information, practical applications or complete research studies based on information preserved from the web by Arquivo.pt. The applications must clearly demonstrate the usefulness and unique nature of Arquivo.pt for the proposed work and the impact of the work on the society or community for which it is intended. The competition is open until May 3rd at 1PM, to all interested parties, individually or in groups, although its main recipients are members of the educational and scientific community.
Information about this competition can be obtained from:
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Upcoming Events
Educational Workshop on Responsible AI for Peace and Security (UNODA)
On June 6 and 7, The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) are offering a selected group of technical students the opportunity to join a 2-day educational workshop on Responsible AI for peace and security.
The third workshop in the series will be held in Porto Salvo, Portugal, in collaboration with GAIPS, INESC-ID, and Instituto Superior Técnico. The workshop is open to students affiliated with universities in Europe, Central and South America, the Middle East and Africa, Oceania, and Asia.
Date & Time: June 6 a 7
Where: IST – Tagus Park, Porto Salvo
Registration deadline: April 8
Summary: “As with the impacts of Artificial intelligence (AI) on people’s day-to-day lives, the impacts for international peace and security include wide-ranging and significant opportunities and challenges. AI can help achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals, but its dual-use nature means that peaceful applications can also be misused for harmful purposes such as political disinformation, cyberattacks, terrorism, or military operations. Meanwhile, those researching and developing AI in the civilian sector remain too often unaware of the risks that the misuse of civilian AI technology may pose to international peace and security and unsure about the role they can play in addressing them. Against this background, UNODA and SIPRI launched, in 2023, a three-year educational initiative on Promoting Responsible Innovation in AI for Peace and Security. The initiative, which is supported by the Council of the European Union, aims to support greater engagement of the civilian AI community in mitigating the unintended consequences of civilian AI research and innovation for peace and security. As part of that initiative, SIPRI and UNODA are organising a series of capacity building workshops for STEM students (at PhD and Master levels). These workshops aim to provide the opportunity for up-and-coming AI practitioners to work together and with experts to learn about a) how peaceful AI research and innovation may generate risks for international peace and security; b) how they could help prevent or mitigate those risks through responsible research and innovation; c) how they could support the promotion of responsible AI for peace and security.”