Il 23 e 24 giugno 2025 si è svolta la XVII edizione della Conferenza Annuale dell’UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN), in collaborazione con Enghien-les-Bains, Città Creativa per le Media Arti.

Il tema di quest’anno: "Culture and Artificial Intelligence: Shaping the Future of UNESCO Creative Cities."

Creative Cities representatives explored innovative ways to integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI) with cultural development.

Sulla scia della Conferenza annuale dell’UCCN 2024 svoltasi a Braga, in Portogallo, l’edizione 2025 ha continuato il lavoro avviato con il Braga Manifesto of UNESCO Creative Cities. The document, approved by the Mayors of Creative Cities, emphasises the crucial role of cities in promoting innovative cultural policies and integrating culture as a central pillar of future urban development strategies.

Over 500 delegates from around 200 member cities gathered to share good practices and explore innovative partnerships on the proposed theme.

At the event, UNESCO drew attention to the Raccomandazione sull’etica dell’intelligenza artificialeemphasising the need to promote responsible, human-centred artificial intelligence in the cultural and creative sectors. As centres of innovation, UNESCO Creative Cities are called upon to encourage the meaningful, inclusive and ethical use of AI.

Official website www.unesco.org/en/articles/highlights-xvii-uccn-annual-conference?hub=80094

in the photos:

• Modena during the presentation of the project 'Master Trees"developed in cooperation with the German city of Karlsruhe: a digital platform for mapping the trees and green cultural heritage of the cities in the UNESCO Network;
• the Creative Cities Media Arts delegation