{"id":2638,"date":"2026-02-27T13:03:54","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T17:03:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/principal\/?p=2638"},"modified":"2026-06-23T13:14:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T17:14:52","slug":"unesco-ai-readiness-assessment-methodology-workshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/principal\/unesco-ai-readiness-assessment-methodology-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"UNESCO AI Readiness Assessment Methodology Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On February 27th, 2026, the Campus hosted a UNESCO AI Readiness Methodology (RAM) Workshop at the Office of the Campus Principal. Led by Dr Letetia Addison, the event featured notable speakers, including Senator Dominic Alexander Smith, Minister of Public Administration and Artificial Intelligence, and Mr Eric Falt, UNESCO Regional Director for the Caribbean. 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Participants engaged in discussions and group work, which helped identify strengths and areas for improvement in the methodology&#8217;s application in Trinidad and Tobago.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2642\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2642\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2642\" src=\"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/06\/UNESCO_Workshop.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"950\" height=\"383\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2642\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>(Centre-left) Pro Vice-Chancellor and Campus Principal, Professor Rose-Marie Belle Antoine, and (centre-right) Regional Director and Representative of the UNESCO Office for the Caribbean, Mr Eric Falt, join representatives from The UWI and UNESCO for a group photograph at the UNESCO RAM Validation Workshop 2026, hosted at The UWI, St Augustine<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On February 27th, 2026, the Campus hosted a UNESCO AI Readiness Methodology (RAM) Workshop at the Office of the Campus Principal. 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