Young Beirut Journalist: Lynn’s Digital Dialogue - 'AI-assisted Digital Dialogue' | United Nations

“Lynn’s Digital Dialogue” is the story of a young journalist from Beirut who participates in UNSCOL’s digital dialogue with Lebanese youth in May 2022. In May 2022, the United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (UN DPPA) Innovation Cell supported the UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Ms. Joanna Wronecka, and the Office of the UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon (UNSCOL) in launching an artificial intelligence-enabled digital dialogue with Lebanese youth. Using cutting-edge AI technology, the digital dialogue provided a safe and secure space for Lebanese youth to anonymously share their thoughts, concerns and aspirations ahead of the country’s parliamentary elections. “Lynn’s Digital Dialogue” is the story of Lynn Mousa, a young journalist from Beirut who participates in the digital dialogue. In this short documentary, Lynn discusses why youth voices are essential and how technology can create opportunities for citizens to meaningfully engage in political discourse. Learn More: https://dppa.un.org/en/innovation https://futuringpeace.org/ ------------- In January 2020, the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs launched the Innovation Cell, an interdisciplinary team dedicated to helping the Department and its field presences to understand and explore, pilot, and scale new technologies, tools, and practices in conflict prevention, mediation and peacebuilding. Responding to the Secretary-General’s call on the UN system to accelerate its uptake of innovative methods, the Innovation Cell catalyses innovation in peace and security, while providing a forum for colleagues at UNHQ and in the field to engage collaboratively in human-centred design and problem-solving.


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