{"id":2506,"date":"2025-09-02T03:48:25","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T03:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/?p=2506"},"modified":"2025-09-04T02:31:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T02:31:47","slug":"international-training-workshop-on-big-data-and-artificial-intelligence-empowering-professionals-in-the-global-south","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/2025\/09\/02\/international-training-workshop-on-big-data-and-artificial-intelligence-empowering-professionals-in-the-global-south\/","title":{"rendered":"International Training Workshop on Big Data and Artificial Intelligence: Empowering Professionals in the Global South"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2506\" class=\"elementor elementor-2506\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4213a7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c4213a7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f57113 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f57113\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><span class=\"TextRun SCXW25361052 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW25361052 BCX0\">The International Training Workshop on Big Data and Artificial Intelligence to<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW25361052 BCX0\">ok place from the <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW25361052 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW25361052 BCX0\">25<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW25361052 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun Superscript SCXW25361052 BCX0\" 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class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW25361052 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW25361052 BCX0\" style=\"font-size: 0.875rem; letter-spacing: 0.1875rem;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h6><h6><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The programme was jointly organized by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">ISTIC under the auspices of UNESCO,<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ikcest.org\/articleS-686618.htm\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">International Knowledge Centre for Engineering Science and Technology (IKCEST)<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> under the auspices of UNESCO, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mimos.my\/about-mimos\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">MIMOS Berhad<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (Malaysian Institute of Microelectronic Systems), and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.xjtu.edu.cn\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Xi&#8217;an Jiaotong University<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h6><h6><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW259483283 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259483283 BCX0\">The event brought together 67<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW259483283 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259483283 BCX0\">participants from across the Global South<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW259483283 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259483283 BCX0\">, including policymakers, researchers, engineers, and academics, creating a platform for learning, collaboration, and exchange.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-657ef77 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"657ef77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-680fd5b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"680fd5b\" 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style=\"font-size: 1.5rem;\">A Dynamic Learning Experience<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.5rem;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:281,&quot;335559739&quot;:281}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Over the course of the workshop, participants engaged in <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">expert lectures, interactive discussions, technical demonstrations, and study visits<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. The program featured\u00a0 speakers from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.xjtu.edu.cn\/\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Xi\u2019an Jiaotong University<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mimos.my\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>MIMOS<\/b><\/a><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/mila.edu.my\/?utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=sgr_mila-uni_sem_my_all_competitor_all_c3-always-on_20250618&amp;utm_content=sgr_mila-uni_sem_conv_all_all_c3-always-on_my_competitor-phrase&amp;utm_term=sgr_mila-uni_en_c3-always-on_competitor-rsa_text_v2&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=22824461216&amp;gbraid=0AAAAA-kzSyMh_LCqiCHE3AAfr0CW9eXiz&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwk7DFBhBAEiwAeYbJsQHVEA0ktoBUYoN1rsCE0fsZxeUXhuPPdIFYhIUpOWQzWWRLWF5ZTRoCR0IQAvD_BwE\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Universiti Malaya (UM)<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ukm.my\/portalukm\/ms\/selamat-datang\/\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and <\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/upm.edu.my\/\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, who shared insights on the latest advancements in Big Data and AI.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40382b2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"40382b2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e0c686 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e0c686\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW234395134 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW234395134 BCX0\">Sessions covered a wide range of topics, from the <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW234395134 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW234395134 BCX0\"><b>fundamentals of AI and Big Data<\/b> platforms<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW234395134 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW234395134 BCX0\"> to advanced applications such as <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW234395134 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW234395134 BCX0\">computer vision, <b>deep learning, <\/b><\/span><b><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW234395134 BCX0\">AIoT<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW234395134 BCX0\">, and quantum-enhanced large language models<\/span><\/b><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW234395134 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW234395134 BCX0\">. Technical visits to <b>MIMOS R&amp;D labs<\/b> allowed participants to <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW234395134 BCX0\">witness<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW234395134 BCX0\">cutting-edge<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW234395134 BCX0\"> technologies in action, reinforcing the practical value of the training.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3157488 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3157488\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f67687 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9f67687\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1756112053005-1024x682.jpeg\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-daab91e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"daab91e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbbbb84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fbbbb84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #27aae1;\"><b>Knowledge Gained and Impact<\/b>&nbsp;<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Participants reported gaining <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">both technical and strategic skills<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> to better understand how Big Data and AI intersect with broader economic and social trends.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">They learned how these technologies could be applied to:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Improve <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">decision-making and policy design<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> in science, technology, and innovation (STI).<\/span><span 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