Indonesia implements UNESCO's AI RAM for ethical AI evaluation
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia has become one of the countries implementing UNESCO’s Readiness Assessment Methodology (RAM) for AI, a framework for evaluating national readiness in adopting AI ethically and responsibly.
According to a press release from the Indonesian National Commission for UNESCO (KNIU) in Jakarta on Tuesday, Indonesia’s Deputy Permanent Delegate to UNESCO, IGAK Satrya Wibawa, assessed that RAM AI serves as an important instrument to ensure technology development is not only innovation-oriented but also aligned with humanitarian values.
“Through RAM AI, we can map Indonesia’s readiness in aspects of regulation, human resource capacity, and data governance. This ensures that digital transformation proceeds in line with UNESCO’s global ethical principles,” said Satrya.
This was conveyed during the webinar series of Atdikbud and Wadetap RI for UNESCO themed “Global Spirit, Local Impact: UNESCO and Indonesia in Two-Way Dialogue.”
Satrya also emphasised that amid the acceleration of digital transformation, an ethics- and data-based approach is becoming increasingly important, particularly in the context of digital cultural protection, media literacy, and information security.
“UNESCO lives in everyday practice, in teachers using global references, in researchers utilising open data, and in communities developing culture-based innovations,” said Satrya.
Furthermore, Satrya stressed that UNESCO’s strength lies in its ability to bridge global values with local, data-based implementation.
According to him, more than 250,000 open documents are available through UNESCO’s Digital Library (UNESDOC) and various strategic reports such as the Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report, which serve as primary references in evaluating global education achievements.
He hopes that synergy between the government, KNIU, educational institutions, and society will grow stronger in making UNESCO a strategic platform for inclusive national development that is data- and evidence-based, and globally competitive.
KNIU stated that for the education sector, Indonesia currently has more than 80 schools joined in the UNESCO Associated Schools Network (ASPnet), part of a global network encompassing more than 10,000 schools in around 80 countries.
Indonesia is also connected to more than 850 UNESCO Chairs in 117 countries, strengthening research collaboration, academic capacity development, and global knowledge production.
In the cultural sector, Indonesia continues to strengthen its position with more than 16 Intangible Cultural Heritages (ICH) recognised by UNESCO, as well as several World Heritages with universal value.
In the field of science, Indonesia has more than 20 UNESCO Biosphere Reserves and 12 UNESCO Global Geoparks, which integrate conservation, scientific research, and sustainable local economic development.
Additionally, in the communication and information sector, Indonesia has 16 archives registered in UNESCO’s Memory of the World (MoW), as part of contributions to preserving the world’s documentary heritage.